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Philosophical Foundations for

Art Education in Fulton County Schools

Art Education in Fulton County Schools integrates the study of art history, art criticism, aesthetics, and art production. As a subject in our schools, art education is based on the belief that looking at, talking about, and making art are processes essential to the well-educated student. The well-educated person is conversant with a breadth of ideas about:

  • functions and styles of art in a wide range of cultures and societies.
  • influences, impact, and relationships of art to events and the human condition throughout history.
  • purposes, functions, and theories of art and artists in society.
  • knowledge, application and use of a variety of art media, skills, techniques, and processes.

The study of art provides major opportunities to nourish high level thinking. When well taught, skills associated with artistic thinking include the ability to see clearly, analyze, reflect, make judgments, forge connections among ideas and information, and generate new ideas from diverse sources.  more



Art News

Congratulations!

Mary Nowak

Congratulations to Mary Nowak for being named the GAEA Croy West Special Needs Art Educator of the Year! Mary was presented the award and recognized for her many years of work with art students with special needs at the Saturday night gala banquet.

 

Primary Contacts

Department Coordinator: Jessica Booth

Professional Assistant: Connie Plowden

 

Office Number: 404-763-6767

Fax Number : 404-669-4958

Middle & High School Department Chairpersons

Elementary Art Support Teachers

Art Teachers: All School Assignments (Excel File) (HTML File)

 

Links

National Art Education Association

Georgia Art Education Association

Learning, the Arts, and the Brain

Beyond Basics Acheiving ... for All

Pleasure, Beauty, and Wonder, the Role of the Arts,,,

Americans for the Arts

The Scholastic Art and Writing Competition

NAEA 2009 PowerPoint: Teacher Dispositions

 

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