June 27-July 7, 2012
This 10-day long workshop in Greece offers 3 credits in art education, with an optional 3 credits in art history. The program is open to K-12 art teachers and students in undergraduate or graduate art education programs. All students must have a current, valid passport for travel.
This new Summer Travel Intensive is designed especially for current or aspiring K-12 art teachers. The workshop begins in Athens where students are immersed in Greek art and mythology at the acclaimed Acropolis Museum and many other cultural sites.
After traveling to the beautiful island of Skiathos via a short ferry trip, workshop participants begin their own studio investigations in a retreat-like setting at Studio Mirovili. Situated in a contemporary villa overlooking olive groves and the Aegean Sea, students move through a rotation of their choice of media: printmaking, digital photography and/or mixed media. Participants examine how to use studio processes to reinterpret archetypal Greek myths in contemporary and personal terms, and as a catalyst for learning in the classroom. This program will provide participants with inspiration for their own studio practice and new strategies for using art as a vehicle for interdisciplinary classroom instruction.
This workshop at Studio Mirovili emphasizes the unique power of cross-cultural experiences to stimulate and inform creativity, human empathy and imagination in an effort to recognize and encourage the importance of personal voice in both art and teaching. In this program, the role of art teachers as creative learners is prized.
One of the Sporades island group, Skiathos is a small island where many Greeks and Europeans choose to visit for its mix of modern and traditional life in an amazing setting. It is known for its beautiful Lalaria Beach, lovely olive groves, a large variety of taverns and shops, Byzantine era churches, a busy cosmopolitan night life, and much more. Participants reside in double-occupancy lodging that is located in the traditional section of Skiathos Town, just two kilometers from Studio Mirovili.
PROGRAM FEES
Airfare is not included in the program fees. Program fees include all accommodations, all ground transportation within Greece, and most meals.
$5,000 includes tuition for 3 undergraduate credits in art education.
$5,150 includes tuition for 3 graduate credits in art education.
$6,500 includes tuition for 3 undergraduate credits in art education + 3 undergraduate credits in art history.
$6,800 includes tuition for 3 graduate credits in art education + 3 graduate credits in art history.
A limited number of merit scholarships are available. To inquire about scholarships or to request a detailed itinerary or more information on this and other MICA programs, contact the MICA Summer Travel Intensives program at summertravel@mica.edu or by phone: 410.225.2219.
FACULTY
Lauren Cook, workshop coordinator, heads the Visual Arts Department and teaches AP Studio Art, Painting, and Studio Art Fundamentals at St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Montgomery County, Maryland. In her eight year there, Lauren works closely with teachers in every division and department to develop arts-integrated units of study. She is also on the faculty of the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning there in addition to being an adjunct faculty member at MICA. Lauren serves on the Advocacy Committee of the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, Maryland, and served two terms on its board, chairing the Art Education Committee. She regularly presents at national and regional art education conferences. Ms. Cook's painting and mixed media work is informed by her rural heritage, her deep appreciation of nature and for ancient world cultures. Her artwork is exhibited in group and solo shows and in the Art in Embassies program of the U.S. Department of State. Her recent exhibitions include those at the University of Maryland University College and "A Recent Myth" at Orchard Gallery. In 2007, Lauren established Studio Mirovili in Skiathos, Greece, as a venue to share her passions of art and teaching. Professional memberships include the International Society for Education through Art, the National Art Education Association and the Maryland Art Education Association. Lauren earned an M.A. in Art Education from Maryland Institute College of Art. She also holds a Bachelor of Philosophy from Grand Valley University, and an M.B.A. in the Management of Science and Technology from George Washington University.
Sharon Johnson is graduate director and faculty in the Low Residency M.A. in Art Education (MAAE) program that she launched when coming to MICA over ten years ago. Shortly before joining the art education faculty at MICA, she completed her PhD in art education and urban education at the University of Wisconsin. Sharon taught art in K-12 public school classrooms before becoming the art education curriculum coordinator with Arlington, Virginia Public Schools. In 2011, the National Art Education Association (NAEA) named Sharon as Eastern Division, Higher Education Art Educator of the Year in recognition of her contributions to the field of art education. Such contributions include her role as editor on the editorial board of the journal Art Education; editor of the NAEA publication, Translations; publication of research in the journal Visual Arts and School Art magazine; and her upcoming publication, "Sally Does Her Thing in Mr. B's Art Class" in Burton, J. and Hafeli, M (in press), Conversations in Art: Interviews and Insights from Teachers and Students. Dr. Johnson also holds a M.F.A. in ceramics from George Washington University. Over the past 20 years, she has exhibited her artwork--ceramics and painting--in galleries in the Baltimore/Washington area. She is currently working with mixed media/monotype/solar plate printmaking processes and maintains a studio in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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