NAFAE Perspectives: Art Teaching Theory Resources
About NAFAENAFAE is the Subject Association for Fine Art education in the UK. To read these articles you must join NAFAE. |
About: NAFAE Perspectives: Art Teaching Theory ResourcesTeaching theory is central to all education and should always be based on contemporary critical debate, in this case within Fine Art and Art and Design . NAFAE sees providing informal articles that put these critical debates into perspective as central to its role, sparking interest and debate that should help protect and shape the future of Fine Art education. The following articles are loosely based on the principles of Fine Art and Art and design education at BA, MA and PHD level. |
May you teach in interesting times
This article is based on a presentation to the NAFAE AGM; 30th April 2007. It discusses how contemporary Fine Art work can be assessed breaking it down into 5 different criteria. An extended version of this article is available in JVAP: The Journal of Visual Art practice issue 6.1
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Primary Narcissism
Risk is disappearing in almost every educational structure and this is potentially a serious loss. What is called the ‘workmanship of risk’ means that at any moment, whether through inattention, or inexperience, or accident, the application of inappropriate force is liable to ruin the job. In this article Joel Fisher examines changing approaches to Art Education and the impact this has had on risk taking.
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