El Parnaso is an interesting cultural center in the small city of Young, which is located a bit north of Trinidad, Uruguay. This center is a non-profit organization dedicated to meeting the information needs of its population, and it contains a children's library and a music library. El Parnaso hosts a wide variety of activities for children and…

Mark McCoy, Ph.D., was president of DePauw University from March 2016 through July 2020, having served previously as dean of the DePauw University School of Music from 2011-2016. A first generation college student and the son of a coal miner, Dr. McCoy was committed to making DePauw an even greater place to learn, live, and work, with an emphasis…

Olivia Gude has a long and distinguished career as both a public artist and an art educator. She is currently the Angela Gregory Paterakis Professor and Chair of Art Education at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), where she works with graduate and undergraduate students to prepare for working as artist educators in school and…

Media arts has been familiar to many through television, film, and digital graphics, and often appears as an extension of the four traditional arts disciplines: music, arts, theatre, and dance. As media arts continues to acquire its own unique identity, particularly through technological means, it has been included as a stand-alone discipline in…

This article reports on an interview with Marcia McCaffrey, the state arts consultant for the New Hampshire Department of Education and current president of the State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE). The discussion revolved around how the new arts standards may interact with evolving structures of arts teacher evaluation…

Ling Li, who is an education professor in China, initiated the conversations that resulted in the dialog presented in this article. She sought out Susan's support for a grant from the Chinese government for arts-based educational research. Correspondences between Susan and Ling have continued over two years and set the stage for Morgan's research…

Contact Theatre is an Arts Council of England-funded theatre on the campus of the University of Manchester, in the north of England. From its re-opening in 1999 until the end of 2008, it was led by Artistic Director John McGrath who created a programme of theatre performances and projects specifically geared to young people (between the ages of 13…

In this article, an interview with Muslim author Mohja Kahf is presented. Kahf is the author of the novel "The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf" and "Emails from Scheherazad." During the interview, Kahf talked about how her religion has become the foremost factor in bringing her to her voice. She also related how she became dismayed with Islam being…

This article describes Nilaja Sun's groundbreaking one-woman show about a TA, her students, and her school, and includes interviews with the author/performer, an excerpt of the work, and a discussion of the organization behind it.

A successful professional photographer, Joe Meyerowitz, discusses his life and work. He has gone from painting to art photography to commercial photography. A believer in the poetry of everyday life, Meyerowitz recommends that students stand on a busy street corner or walk a certain route consistently, and then photograph it. (CS)

Presents an interview with Black educator, Elma Lewis, founder of the National Center for Afro-American Arts. The interview covers Lewis' early childhood education, family background, and Black cultural background. Lewis describes her vision for the Afro-American Center, its current financial problems, and her perception of the role of art in…

Presents an interview with Ruth Mitchell, associate director of the Council for Basic Education, discussing the importance of arts in the curriculum, how they can fit into standards and assessment, and what teachers can do to help ensure the place of the arts in education reform. (SR)

This article describes six types of photographs: (1) descriptive; (2) explanatory; (3) interpretive; (4) ethically evaluative; (5) aesthetically evaluative; and (6) theoretical. Notes that these categories overlap and that a photograph will fit into several categories simultaneously. (JDH)

This article describes how an international student viewed her United States preparation in art education after returning home to work as an artist. (JDH)

Presents an interview with Black artist Jacob Lawrence. He comments on the role of the artist and art in society, the value of the creative experience, and the influence of Harlem and Africa on his work. (AM)