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The TCU Art Education program is structured for artists who want to make and teach art.
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education prepares majors to competently instruct art to children in grades Kindergarten through Twelfth. It is a dynamic program, emphasizing the integration of art education theory and practice. The art education major takes courses in studio art, art history, and education. Art education courses enable majors to understand how all of the content areas of their program come to bear on their practice in an elementary and secondary art classroom. Each art education course includes a field component, where majors spend time observing and teaching in an elementary or a secondary art classroom.
Art education majors receive instruction from professional artists in their studio courses. In consultation with art education and studio faculty, majors choose a studio area of emphasis (such as ceramics, painting, photography, printmaking or sculpture) and complete twelve hours of upper level coursework in that area. This enables majors to gain a greater understanding of the artistic process and develop an area of expertise.
A primary strength of the art education program is its emphasis upon building networks of resources. Art education majors begin meeting and working with local art educators and community arts organizations in their first art education course. They learn about the art education related careers of museum education and art therapy, and they explore the many vocational options that exist for art educators. These experiences, coupled with the regular advisement of art education faculty, provide majors the opportunity to clearly define their needs, interests and strengths as future art teachers.
TCU maintains an active student chapter of the Texas Art Education Association. Members attend state conferences, complete service projects with local art organizations and schools and offer art related workshops for the TCU community.
For more information, contact Dr. Amanda Allison.
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Amanda Allison
Instructor of art, Coordinator of Art Education Program
Amanda Allison joined the TCU faculty in 2006. She holds a B.A. in Art Education from Louisiana State University, an M.A. in Art from Northwestern State University and a Ph.D. in Art Education at the University of North Texas. She also holds a museum education certificate from the University of North Texas and a teaching certificate from the state of Louisiana. She has experience instructing art in a variety of settings and to a wide array of populations, including public and private schools, universities, museums, centers for adults with disabilities, community centers and hospitals. Her research interests include supporting art teachers as they instruct students with disabilities and fostering teacher identity in preservice art teachers.
Professionally, Amanda has contributed to the field of art education by maintaining membership in both the Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) and the National Art Education Association (NAEA). She regularly makes presentations at conferences and volunteers. She is a member of the Special Needs Interest Group of NAEA, a group devoted to advancing knowledge about how art can empower students with disabilities. She is a contributing author to McGraw Hill’s Art Connections and Theatre Arts Connections textbooks.
In an effort to equip art education majors with the resources and connections they need to succeed as art teachers, Amanda works closely with area teachers and school districts, community arts organizations and various departments and schools within the TCU community. She conceptualizes herself as a resource for students, faculty and community as they explore and expand their artistic knowledge and skills.
Her artistic specializations include watercolor, mixed media and digital photo manipulation.
Contact via Email: a.allison@tcu.edu
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