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Interdisciplinary Objectives in Art Curriculum
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Are artifacts & images important?

YES

YES

Do these artifacts & images contain elements of creativity and information?

YES

YES

Are subjects best learned and discussed with a specialist in that subject area?

YES

YES

Can coursework be highly effective in isolated from other subjects?

NO

NO

Should creative people develop ways to utilize their artistic skills in interdisciplinary work.

YES

YES


An important part of art is the ability to visual communicate information. Some may argue that with art the means is more important than the message. This is far too often the case with secondary image making. But in graduate school we find a major shift; students focus primarily on the message and often the means is a footnote. It’s all about the message i.e., government surveillance, the politics of personal choice, corruptions of corporate leaders, etc.

The adjective interdisciplinary, means “to combine academic studies or disciplines”. There is a legitimate fear of interdisciplinary activity between art and other courses in art education. A colleague of mine once filled a stint as an elementary art teacher. The history teacher was outraged that he would not provide his time and effort to help her pupils make pilgrim hats out of construction paper. The state standards for art education discuss methods and materials, and critical thinking, but how they maneuver within the interdisciplinary realm is a matter of judgment.

Don’t force it. There is a natural interdisciplinary element in the creation of a work of art. But don’t neglect research.


POINTS DUE
10   Select an interdisciplinary theme from list.
10 Create a bibliography of ten web links.
10 Name five associations and organizations connect with this discipline.
10 Select a book to read dealing with this theme.
10 Create five interdisciplinary projects you could do. List them and talk with instructor. Between the two of you select the best project.
50 Create five thumbnails
100 Final Project (Materials selected by instructor)
200 TOTAL


















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