PAEA Book Club - Teaching Contemporary Art with Young People

Join us as we read, discuss and share ideas for integrating contemporary art, philosophy and methods into K–12 classrooms!
About this Event

Are you interested in teaching with contemporary art? The authors of this book provide a framework that looks at art through the lens of nine themes: Self & Others; Science, Nature & Earth; Everyday Life; Space & Place; Power; Popular Culture; Work; Time & Change; and Inheritance. They also provide guidelines and examples for how to use contemporary art to change the dynamics of a classroom, apply inventive lenses to topics and spur creative and critical thinking. The selected artwork should be inspiring for both teachers and students. Everyone should find the selected art to be relevant to their lives, probing, serious and funny. Join us and learn new ways to challenge conventional notions of what art is and how it can and should be created.

Please join Mandy Forst and Karla Rupp, along with Moderator, Brookye Keeney, as they host this collaboration between the PAEA Book Club and Region 7. They are excited to share conversations about contemporary art in the classroom with art educators across the state and beyond.

Session dates: January 12, January 27, February 10 and February 24, 2025

All sessions 7:00-8:00 PM

Participants will receive Google Meet information before each session.

Participants will only need to register once and can receive up to 12 hours of Act 48 credit.

Book can be purchased through your favorite bookseller.