Democratic Vistas: Civic Life, History, and American ArtNational Endowment for the Humanities Summer Course (pending funding) Institute Dates: August 12 – 13, 2010 Open to New England educators from schools that have received the Picturing America art portfolio. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to request an application. How can American art be used to deepen your students' understanding of democracy in American life? This two-day conference, offered in conjunction with the NEH Picturing America program, will show you new ways to incorporate important works of visual art in the core humanities curriculum. The conference explores democratic values and aesthetics as a theme in American art and highlights the "art of the people"—folk and traditional art—as an expression of American creativity. Lectures and workshops by leading scholars and classroom practitioners will examine Picturing America selections spanning three centuries. Participants will experience Boston's unique artistic and historical treasures with a downtown walking tour of public and civic art (including Saint-Gaudens's Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial) and a tour of Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. Selected Faculty: |
Educating for Global Understanding
