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Folk Art In Art Education: Toward A General Theory Of Art As A Social Institution, James Noble Stewart
Folk Art In Art Education: Toward A General Theory Of Art As A Social Institution, James Noble Stewart
Journal of Social Theory in Art Education
Art may be understood by considering it as a social institution in which particular artifacts are presented as candidates for appreciation. This institution includes the domains of production, distribution, and consumption, all of which are regulated according to rules and standards relating to both art objects and behavioral roles for those people involved. In the paradigm case all participants in the institution are of the same cultural group. This is important for art educators to understand because of the diversity of cultures represented in the classroom. Because a person's greatest opportunity for meaningful involvement in the arts comes from within …
Sue Williamson: The Artist’S Struggle Toward Freedom In South Africa, Betty Laduke
Sue Williamson: The Artist’S Struggle Toward Freedom In South Africa, Betty Laduke
Journal of Social Theory in Art Education
I first learned of Sue Williamson through an exhibit of her photo silk screen prints, A FEW SOUTH AFRICANS, sponsored by On the Wall Gallery in Medford, Oregon, in November, 1985. Combining visual and verbal elements, Williamson's seventeen portraits focused on black and white women and their ongoing, historical struggle against political injustice as experienced by South Africa's predominant black population. In February, 1986, I had the opportunity to interview Sue Williamson in New York City and learn how her personal development as an artist became linked with the expression of her political views, resulting in A FEW SOUTH AFRICANS. …