FATE’s (Foundations in Art Theory and Education) 17th Biennial Conference Foundations in Flux will be hosted by Columbus College of Art & Design in Columbus, Ohio

Assigning Art History: New Modes and Methods of the Art History Assignment

Art History is a component to many Foundation programs. Survey I and II, often taught as separate semester courses, divide the history of art into two semesters. How do art history professors ensure that students have a strong and solid foundation in art history as they go forward to advanced level courses in art history, studio, and more, while also engaging with project- based learning and concept-based learning techniques? Furthermore, art history courses are often writing focused in the curriculum. What are alternatives to traditional assignments that still provide vigorous preparation in both writing and critical analysis? This session seeks papers that address in-class or outside of class learning exercises and assignments which strengthen students’ learning – engaging in new pedagogy while also maintaining a thorough foundation in art history - its ideas, movements, terms, and objects. We also welcome papers that address both the positive and negative outcomes of these kinds of assignments in survey art history courses as well as presentations that address new and exciting modes of the “art history lecture” as an alternative to the traditional mode of instruction.

Please submit your 200 word proposal through the FATE website: https://www.foundations-art.org/conference by September 25, 2018.