Viewpoint; View from the Field » By Trina Harlow, Professor of Art, Art Education » Arkansas Art Educators, the state association for the National Art Education Association, honored Dr. Jeff Young of UCA with the 2020 Higher Education Educator of the Year Award for his service to art … [Read more...]
Art Education Club Embraces Fall of 2020
Viewpoint; View from the Classroom » By Shelby Bennett, Art Ed Club Co-President, BA Art Education » The National Art Education Association Pre-Service Chapter, known as Art Ed Club on campus, has been busy planning events for club members and to create community during the fall of … [Read more...]
Early Experiences in Art Education
Viewpoint; View from the Field » By Jeff Young, Associate Professor of Art, Art Education » The Art Education Emphasis Some students come to UCA knowing that they want to become art teachers. Some students start off in other majors or emphases and then later want to explore the … [Read more...]
Students Attend Art$ Town Hall Meeting
Viewpoint; View from the Field » By Gayle Seymour, Associate Dean CFAC | Associate Professor of Art, Art History » Five members of UCA Students for the Arts and one alum attended the Art$ Town Hall meeting on Oct. 27, 2019 at the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub in North Little Rock. The … [Read more...]
Alumni Experience in Art Conservation
Viewpoint, View from the Field » By Gayle Seymour, Associate Dean CFAC | Associate Professor of Art, Art History » UCA alumni Marie Desrochers has just started her second of a three year program at the University of Delaware and the Winterthur Museum after a successful summer internship in … [Read more...]
New Teachers Hired and Next Group on Their Way
Viewpoint, View from the Field » By Jeff Young, Professor of Art, Art Education » Just like last year, I want to start by congratulating recent graduates who secured teaching positions as art teachers. Each earned the B.A. in Art: Art Education Emphasis with the exception of Jessica Camp (2013 … [Read more...]
Arrowmont Here I Come!
Viewpoint, View from the Classroom » By Anna Wagner, BFA Studio Art, Emphasis: Ceramics » A Brief History of Arrowmont... In 1912, Arrowmont began as a Pi Beta Phi Settlement School in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. During that time there was no formal schooling in the area. The children and parents … [Read more...]
