One of the misconceptions that art teachers face from students is that we are just teachers and not professional
artists, which is far from the truth. A huge percentage of art teachers are active artists outside of their education
career. Many teachers display work in galleries,
shows, create murals, commissions, and community work, plus many are active
participants in artist guilds and online communities.
My students are surprized when I tell them I am a working artist
and I know professional working artists. They are used to learning about artists
in history and they know there are famous artists today, but the idea of their
own art teacher displaying artwork in galleries and personally knowing working
artists sparks their interest.
For January's Stepping Stones in Arts & Activities Magazine, I wanted to focus on how to bring working artists to the art class. Since I create artworks outside of the classroom and actively
participate in online artist communities, I've met many great artists in the
field, and they are always willing to share their work with
the students.
More more highlights on bringing artist to the classroom, please visit a previous post of mine, Bringing Artists to the Classroom.
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