Brave Art and Teens

Download or read book Brave Art and Teens written by Jodi A. Patterson and published by . This book was released on 2011-04-06 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for anybody considering a career as a secondary art teacher. It provides basic information about what the job of an art teacher is and who the art students are. Then it presents ways to help make a studio-based art class relevant to teens, providing the future teacher with some tools to help encourage an atmosphere conducive to making "brave" art.The ability to learn from art (and thus each other) in safe and caring classroom atmospheres is the core of a brave art paradigm. This method of instruction (and learning) is based on a trust in art and humanness, which begins with the teacher/leader and eventually filters into the students. Under this philosophy brave art for teens is not about making art objects. It is about finding life-meaning via reflecting upon the art-making process.