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Ua68/5/1 Senior Art Show Catalog, Wku Art Apr 2007

Ua68/5/1 Senior Art Show Catalog, Wku Art

WKU Archives Records

Exhibition catalog showcasing the artwork of senior art students in a variety of mediums.


Ua68/5/1 Western Kentucky University Ceramics Invitational, Wku Art Mar 2007

Ua68/5/1 Western Kentucky University Ceramics Invitational, Wku Art

WKU Archives Records

Exhibition catalog highlighting the work of Julia Galloway, Leslie Baker, Kirk Mangus, Ted Adler, Robert McClurg, Eva Kwong, Tim Mather, Pattie Chalmers, Charles McWeeny, Von Venhuizen, Brad Schwieger, Mike Davis, Tabitha Griffith, Margarette Bean, Nichole Shaver, Rachel Anderson, Sara Truman, Emily Loehle, Kelly McKibben, Tina Plunkett, Rosemary Swain and Andrew Williams.


Interview Of Daniel Burke F.S.C., Ph.D., Daniel Burke F.S.C., Ph.D., Christopher A. Thompson Jan 2007

Interview Of Daniel Burke F.S.C., Ph.D., Daniel Burke F.S.C., Ph.D., Christopher A. Thompson

All Oral Histories

Interview with Brother Daniel Burke FSC. Born in Pittsburgh, PA in 1926, Brother Daniel, an Irish-American, went to an all Italian grade school where he emerged as an art student and class valedictorian. His father fought in World War I and survived. After the war, Brother Daniel’s father, also Daniel Burke, was a automobile sales and repair man, then worked on the staff of the Registrar of Wills, Allegheny County, PA. His mother worked at the newspaper, the Pittsburgh Press during the depression. Brother Daniel went to high school at La Salle Hall in Ammendale Maryland, and College at Catholic …


Art To Bring About Change: The Work Of Tyree Guyton, Melanie L. Buffington Jan 2007

Art To Bring About Change: The Work Of Tyree Guyton, Melanie L. Buffington

Art Education Publications

Public art takes many forms including commemorative sculptures, site-specific works, and collaborative murals. Additionally, public art can beautify an urban environment (Riley, 2005) or raise awareness of social issues in a manner similar to the AIDS quilt (Russell, 2004). Another possibility is that public works of art are a form of discourse and open conversations and dialogue. Such works of art can help communities work toward unity and empowerment (Hall, 1989; The Heidelberg Project, n.d.; Senie, 2006). As noted by Russell (2004) and Argiro (2004), studying public works of art can be an important part of art education. Tyree Guyton …


Six Themes In The History Of Art Museum Education, Melanie L. Buffington Jan 2007

Six Themes In The History Of Art Museum Education, Melanie L. Buffington

The Melanie Buffington Papers

This chapter explores six important themes in museum education: experimenting and responding to society; educating to improve society; delivering appropriate content; meeting school curricula and collaborating with teachers; improving practice with theory and research; and developing and implementing emerging technologies.


Contemporary Approaches To Critical Thinking And The World Wide Web, Melanie L. Buffington Jan 2007

Contemporary Approaches To Critical Thinking And The World Wide Web, Melanie L. Buffington

Art Education Publications

This article begins with a review of the history of critical thinking and some current ideas on the topic. Then, I explain my working description of critical thinking and how critical thinking is currently articulated in discussions of the WWW in schools. I conclude with ideas for teachers related to developing critical thinking in art classrooms using the WWW.