by Ellen Mueller on February 12, 2018, no comments
I am chairing a panel at the SECAC conference in Birmingham, October 17 – 20th, 2018. My panel is entitled, Intersections: Drawing & Social Practice, and I’m looking for presenters. Here’s the abstract: Socially engaged art practices are growing in popularity, encompassing more media, approaches, forms, and strategies. As Pablo Helguera articulates in Education for Socially Engaged Art, “[it] is […]
by Ellen Mueller on December 28, 2017, no comments
I finally have gotten around to my end-of-semester re-cap for fall 2017 (winter break has been a long to-do list so far!): My courses included 2D Design (highlight was a field trip to Boston’s ICA), Foundations Seminar (notably, hosting visiting artist Sage Perrott and organizing a student exhibition of zines at the library), and Digital Fabrication (hosted […]
by Ellen Mueller on October 16, 2017, no comments
The Teaching Social Practice Conference is now complete, and I was delighted with the turn-out and feedback. Below is a schedule of the presenters along with links to each of their presentations from the live-stream of the event. [Click the bold times to jump directly to each person’s presentation] 1:37:09 M. Michelle Illuminato // Portland State […]
by Ellen Mueller on July 21, 2017, no comments
Great news! As of today 40 people have registered for the Teaching Social Practice Conference. They are coming from far and wide: MA, RI, CT, TX, NY, OR, OH, CO, ME, NC, IA, and IN. Making the conference accessible to as many people as possible has been an ongoing effort, which is why we’ve included […]
by Ellen Mueller on May 23, 2017, no comments
Remember that awesome regional event I held in 2016 on 4D foundations? Well, I’m putting together something similar… For this October, I’m planning a free 1-day event/conference focused on teaching social practice. It will be located at UMass Dartmouth, and I’m surveying people to set the exact date and content. Please spread the word! I’ve targeted people in Massachusetts […]