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Barry Schauck

Faculty – Master of Arts in Art Education

Barry holds a BS in Art Education and minor in philosophy with a concentration in ceramics from Frostburg State College, and an MFA in Art Education with a concentration in printmaking from the Maryland Institute College of Art. He began his teaching career in Baltimore County, MD in 1972 and served as art department chairman at the middle and high school levels. An invitation was extended to him in 1976 to become an instructor for the Young People's Studios at MICA.

He was appointed countywide Resource Teacher for Gifted and Talented Art after completing twelve years as a studio classroom teacher at the secondary level in Baltimore County. Mr. Shauck became art supervisor for the Howard County Public School System two years later. The following year he was asked to assume program directorship for YPS at MICA. Barry retired in 2002 from the HCPSS and as YPS Director at MICA to teach art education at BU. He is a member of the Massachusetts Art Education Advisory Council, a group sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Education.

Mr. Shauck has collaborated on a series of articles appearing in School Arts magazine called Teacher as Artist, Artist as Teacher. In 2005, his chapter 'Developing a Culture for Arts Leadership' was published in NAEA's administration and supervision monograph, The Changing Roles of Arts Leadership. Barry served the Maryland Art Education Association in numerous capacities including President, and the National Art Education Association as Division Director for Supervision and Administration, 2005 Convention Coordinator for the national conference held in Boston, and was recently elected NAEA President. Barry was given the Marion Quinn Dix Leadership Award in 2004 and has received other awards and recognition from state and national art education associations.

Mr. Shauck continues his artistic production maintaining sketchbooks and producing plein air pastel landscapes. His affiliation with the Hurwitz Center for Art Education at Maryland Institute College of Art is renewed summers as Adjunct Professor to teach Administration, Leadership, and Supervision in the Masters of art education research program. He is a doctoral candidate in the department of Administration, Training, and Policy Studies with a concentration in Human Resource Education in the School of Education at Boston University.