The Dada and Surrealist movements are known for producing work that challenges reader-viewers' perceptions of reality. These movements also prompted creators to experiment with unexpected mediums and materials, and this can be seen through the intersection of visual art and writing. This essay emphasizes the importance of an interdisciplinary…

Art integration has been used to explore "the relevance and approaches to arts education connected to [the larger] curriculum and instruction with learners of all ages, including teacher learners" (Cahnmann-Taylor & Sanders-Bustle, 2019, p. 2). Art integration utilizes commonalities among the many components of other disciplines.…

The paper reflects upon the tools, approaches and applications of visual literacy in the Visual Arts Department of Cross River University of Technology, Calabar, Nigeria. The objective of the discourse is to examine how the visual arts training and practice equip students with skills in visual literacy through methods of production, materials and…

This paper presents a theorised classroom-based account discussing the author's interdisciplinary approach to engaging first-year teacher-education students in self-critical inquiry using creative writing techniques as an entry point into Arts-based three-dimensional storytelling. Via an interpretation of Lacan's "speaking…

Art studio experiences can meaningfully integrate multiple curricular discipline areas. Through a study of public visual expression, from historic labyrinths to contemporary graffiti, connections can be made to art forms related to spiritual realms and ceremonial rituals. Such activities can also serve as a springboard for writing. In this…

Discusses the life and artwork of Charles Burchfield, particularly focusing on his depiction of nature, watercolor techniques, and use of symbolism in his artwork entitled "Arctic Owl and Winter Moon." Provides lessons for philosophy, visual arts, music, natural science, language arts, and astronomy. (CMK)

"Art practice as research" casts artmaking as inquiry--as a particularly experiential and constructivist process of learning in which imaginative synthesis and creative image making are ways of constructing knowledge. This article explores how artmaking functions as research through the creation of visual images, especially images that picture…

Contends that, although the Eurocentric focus in art and literature currently may be out of favor, the lack of a cultural background may hurt students' scores on standardized tests. Describes a teaching plan based on artist John Constable's painting, "Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Garden." (CFR)

Describes a three-week integrated art and writing unit in a freshman composition course (team taught by a visiting sculptor and an English professor), which provided students with an opportunity to explore the nature of art and the artistic process through writing. (SR)

Illustrates the value of interdisciplinary approaches to patient care by exploring visual articulations of suffering as rendered by one artist. Makes general observations about the nature of humanities courses offered to medical students and depicts a visual portrayal of an illness story representing personal perspectives about patient suffering…

Describes an interdisciplinary activity combining visual and language arts. First grade students explore the meaning of "Starry Crown" by John Biggers through the use of student-generated interrogative and demonstrative sentences. Lists the materials needed and provides information about John Biggers and the "Starry Crown." (CMK)

Introduces the topic for the next Clip and Save Art Print series: unique regions of the North American continent. Includes three paintings, with background information, on this topic. Discusses the format and use of the Clip and Save Art Prints. (CMK)

Analyzes the medical discourses of infection, purity, and impurity and how these relate to the manipulation of images and ideas inherent in modern art. Argues that various concepts of purity (both in form and as a metaphorical subject) continue to exert powerful influences on artists in the 20th century. (MJP)

THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON NEW DIRECTIONS IN ART EDUCATION, HELD IN BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA, JULY 27-29, 1966, AND SPONSORED COOPERATIVELY BY UNESCO, THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR EDUCATION THROUGH ART, THE INSEA COMMITTEE OF YUGOSLAVIA, AND THE NATIONAL ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES, PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS SOME…

Attempts to explain Claude Monet's obsession with water lilies in the last 25 years of his life through an interdisciplinary approach combining ideas from the history of landscape design, social history, and anthropology. Offers Monet's gardens at Giverny (France), his series paintings, and the railroad as some possible influences on his painting.…