http://blog.art21.org/2009/04/22/burn-baby-burn/ The Official Blog of Art21, Inc. and the Art in the Twenty-First Century PBS series Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:04:30 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://blog.art21.org/2009/04/22/burn-baby-burn/comment-page-1/#comment-11312 Joe Fusaro Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:48:34 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/?p=4744#comment-11312 Making that dual connection and simultaneously being excited about teaching with these artists makes our work a pleasure! Making that dual connection and simultaneously being excited about teaching with these artists makes our work a pleasure!

]]> http://blog.art21.org/2009/04/22/burn-baby-burn/comment-page-1/#comment-11286 susan rotilie Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:30:17 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/?p=4744#comment-11286 I have been thinking about the idea of "change in the landscape" of art education that you mentioned. As museum educators at the Walker Art Center, we encounter similar opportunities and challenges connecting to the work of contemporary artists. I, too, have noticed how much change is part of how we navigate what we do. That's because the practice of so many artists today is about flux, evolution, shifting perameters, transformations, and connecting to the world. Being open to change as we encounter the new and innovative in the practice of artists today is both unsettling and stimulating. We are about translating these changing ideas, concepts, and points of view of contemporary artists into authentic teachable moments that connect students to the artists' work and to their own creativity. This is ultimately what art education should be about. It's also what Art21 does so well. I have been thinking about the idea of “change in the landscape” of art education that you mentioned. As museum educators at the Walker Art Center, we encounter similar opportunities and challenges connecting to the work of contemporary artists. I, too, have noticed how much change is part of how we navigate what we do. That’s because the practice of so many artists today is about flux, evolution, shifting perameters, transformations, and connecting to the world. Being open to change as we encounter the new and innovative in the practice of artists today is both unsettling and stimulating. We are about translating these changing ideas, concepts, and points of view of contemporary artists into authentic teachable moments that connect students to the artists’ work and to their own creativity. This is ultimately what art education should be about. It’s also what Art21 does so well.

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