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Michael Gormley
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Art Education,
From Classical to
Experimental
he lazy days of summer are
not the best time to attempt
the heavy lifting one associates
with serious art study or ambitious studio projects. But as the summer season
ebbs, our minds begin to wander off the
beaches and long for home and work.
This pull is instinctualby nature, we
artists are not an idle lot. Our desire to
return to our studio work and to our
teaching and studying engagements is a
sure sign that autumn nears.
Art education has historically
been the primary focus of American
Artist. Over the years, the aims and
methods of art education have evolved
through risk and experimentation. In
this issue we present some of these
advances in art education by focusing
on the schools, teaching artists, and
allied professionals who have led the
way. We begin with a directory of art
schools to guide your return to study
and practice (page 18). Next, we review
two schools that have achieved an
almost mythic status in the art world:
Black Mountain College and Ox-Bow
(pages 30 and 34, respectively). Both are
famous for their avant-garde approach
and experiments with cross-disciplinary
Courtney Jordan
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