ART AS EDUCATIONWorking Towards Sustainable Transformative Pedagogy
Art as Education (ACE) understands “art” as a means of thinking flexibly and not limited by disciplines, that is, as a meta-discipline, applicable to all teaching and learning processes.
We develop methodologies for diverse educational environments, both formal and nonformal, with the aim of generating collaborative actions informed by local contexts.
We establish cross-cultural collaborations with governments, NGOs, educational and cultural institutions (public and private) and diverse communities. Our work includes: course development, pedagogical strategies, curriculum design, conceptualizing educational materials and exhibitions, professional development, educational residencies, among other actions.
TEAM
LUIS CAMNITZER is a Uruguayan artist and pedagogue who has lived in New York since 1964. He participated in the Curriculum Reform of the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes where he later taught until 1963. He is Professor Emeritus at the State University of New York, College at Old Westbury; between 1999 and 2006 he was Curator of the Viewing Program at The Drawing Center, New York; He was Pedagogical Curator of the 6th MERCOSUR Biennial and Pedagogical Curator of the Fundação Iberê Camargo, Porto Alegre, Brazil from 2007 to 2010. Until 2012 he was Pedagogical Advisor of the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros. Camnitzer, co-founder of the Art as Education collective, has been the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships and his work is in the collections of more than forty museums.
MARÍA DEL CARMEN GONZÁLEZ is co-director of the Art as Education collective. From 2005 to 2013, she was Curator of Education for the Fundación Cisneros and the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, where she led the management of educational programs in several countries in Latin America and the United States. From 1992 to 2004 she held various positions within the Department of Education at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA). From 1994 to 1998 she was an Adjunct Professor in the Art Education Department at the School of Visual Arts, New York. She is the author of essays for museum catalogs and educational materials. In addition, she currently teaches and conducts workshops for educators, students and the general public at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.
SOFÍA QUIRÓS is co-director of the Art as Education collective and a Sustainability Educator. She worked as Assistant Curator of Education for the Fundación Cisneros and Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros in New York, developing and co-managing the implementation of educational initiatives in Argentina, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, the United States, and Venezuela. She also worked as Chief of Education of the Museos del Banco Central de Costa Rica where she directed the Education Department in developing pedagogical programming and materials as well as leading the Outreach Program aimed at diverse rural, indigenous and urban communities. In addition, she worked as Interim Project Manager for the Centre for Executive Education at the UN-established University for Peace and currently works as Sustainability Coordinator at the United World College Costa Rica.
Working Towards Sustainable Transformative Pedagogy
Art as Education (ACE) understands “art” as a means of thinking flexibly and not limited by disciplines, that is, as a meta-discipline, applicable to all teaching and learning processes.
We develop methodologies for diverse educational environments, both formal and nonformal, with the aim of generating collaborative actions informed by local contexts.
We establish cross-cultural collaborations with governments, NGOs, educational and cultural institutions (public and private) and diverse communities. Our work includes: course development, pedagogical strategies, curriculum design, conceptualizing educational materials and exhibitions, professional development, educational residencies, among others.
TEAM
LUIS CAMNITZER is a Uruguayan artist and pedagogue who has lived in New York since 1964. He participated in the Curriculum Reform of the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes where he later taught until 1963. He is Professor Emeritus at the State University of New York, College at Old Westbury; between 1999 and 2006 he was Curator of the Viewing Program at The Drawing Center, New York; He was Pedagogical Curator of the 6th MERCOSUR Biennial and Pedagogical Curator of the Fundação Iberê Camargo, Porto Alegre, Brazil from 2007 to 2010. Until 2012 he was Pedagogical Advisor of the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros. Camnitzer, co-founder of the Art as Education collective, has been the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships and his work is in the collections of more than forty museums.
MARÍA DEL CARMEN GONZÁLEZ is co-director of the Art as Education collective. From 2005 to 2013, she was Curator of Education for the Fundación Cisneros and the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, where she led the management of educational programs in several countries in Latin America and the United States. From 1992 to 2004 she held various positions within the Department of Education at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA). From 1994 to 1998 she was an Adjunct Professor in the Art Education Department at the School of Visual Arts, New York. She is the author of essays for museum catalogs and educational materials. In addition, she currently teaches and conducts workshops for educators, students and the general public at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.
SOFÍA QUIRÓS is co-director of the Art as Education collective and a Sustainability Educator. She worked as Assistant Curator of Education for the Fundación Cisneros and Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros in New York, developing and co-managing the implementation of educational initiatives in Argentina, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, the United States, and Venezuela. She also worked as Chief of Education of the Museos del Banco Central de Costa Rica where she directed the Education Department in developing pedagogical programming and materials as well as leading the Outreach Program aimed at diverse rural, indigenous and urban communities. In addition, she worked as Interim Project Manager for the Centre for Executive Education at the UN-established University for Peace and currently works as Sustainability Coordinator at the United World College Costa Rica.