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Evaluate and build arts partnerships in Penn’s neighborhood
EDUC 501.001, fall 2012Community Partnerships in Arts and Education
University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education
Instructor: Edward M. Epstein | Thursdays 12-2 pm
Students in this class will gain firsthand knowledge of
the significance and workings of community arts partnerships. The course will
explore the notion of art as an incubator for development, both of the
individual mind and the surrounding community. Through reading, research, and
actual practice participants will understand the effect of placing artists in
schools as well as community organizations that have an educational mission.
During the first part of the term, students will observe and evaluate arts
outreach projects already in progress. The instructor will then ask each
student to become a project coordinator, organizing, managing, and evaluating
an arts partnership of his or her own. Partnerships may involve K-12 teachers,
community organizations or neighborhood public art projects. The class will
connect students with visual artists from the 40th St. Artist-in-Residence
(AIRSpace) program, as well as performing artists from the Annenberg Center and
the Rotunda. This course is designated as Academic-based Community Service
(ABCS), meaning that students will be evaluated partly on their work in the
community.
