Faculty

David Darts

Assistant Professor

David Darts

Phone: 212.998.5700
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David Darts is Assistant Professor of Art and Art Education and Associate Director of the NYU Steinhardt MA in Studio Art Program in Venice, Italy. His research and writings about contemporary art, public pedagogy, digital media and creative citizenship have been published in a number of top scholarly journals and books. Darts is Curatorial Director of Conflux, the annual art and technology festival for the creative exploration of urban public space, and Past Chair of the Arts Based Educational Research Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association. He teaches courses on media literacy, art education, and theory and research in contemporary art.


Degrees Held

  • Ph.D. University of British Columbia 2004

Publications

  • Darts, D. & Tavin, K. (forthcoming). Global Capitalism and Strategic Visual Pedagogy. In J.A. Sandlin & Peter McLaren (Eds) Critical Pedagogies of Consumption: Living and Learning in the Shadow of the “Shopocalypse”. New York: Routledge.
  • Darts, D. & Castro, J.C., Sinner, A., Grauer, K. (in press). New Media Arts Education: How community-based programs reshape teaching and learning in the age of Web 2.0. In R.W. Sweeny (Ed) Digital Visual Culture: Intersections and Interactions in 21st Century Art Education. Reston, VA: National Art Education Association.
  • Darts, D. (accepted). Invisible Culture: Taking Contemporary Art Education to the Streets. Art Education.
  • Darts, D. (2008). Art & Pedagogy in the Age of Neo-Liberal Globalization. Journal of Cultural Research and Art Education, 26(1), 80-85. (view)
  • Darts, D., Tavin, K, Sweeny, R., Derby, J. (2008). Scopic Regime Change: The War of Terror, Visual Culture, and Art Education. Studies in Art Education, 49(3), 200-217. (view)
  • Darts, D. (2008). The Art of Culture War: (Un)Popular Culture, Freedom of Expression, and Art Education. Studies in Art Education, 49(2), 103-121. (view)
  • Darts, D. (2007). Learning Through New Eyes: Media, Visual Culture and Art Education. In R. Irwin, K. Grauer, & M. Emme (Eds) ReVisions: Readings in Canadian Art Teacher Education (pp. 80-89). Toronto, ON: Canadian Society for Education Through Art. (view)
  • Darts, D. (2006). Art Education For a Change: Contemporary Issues and the Visual Arts. Art Education, 59(5), 6-12. (view)
  • Darts, D. (2006). Head Game$: Engaging Popular Visual Culture. In P. Duncum (ed). Visual Culture in the Classroom: Case Studies (99-108). Reston, VA: National Art Education Association.
  • Darts, D. (2004). Visual Culture Jam: Art, Pedagogy and Creative Resistance. Studies in Art Education, 45(4), 313-327. (view)

Awards and Research Grants

  • 2009 Humanities Initiative Grant-in-Aid, NYU ($5,000)
  • 2009 Faculty Challenge Grant - Art & Culture Award, NYU Steinhardt ($5,000)
  • 2007-2010 SSHRC Standard Research Grant, Grauer, K. (Principal Investigator), Darts, D., Webber, S., Sinner, A. (Co-Investigators). The Art of New Media Education: A Study of Community-Based New Media Arts Education. Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada ($110,160)
  • 2004 – 2006 Doctoral Fellowship, Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada ($40,000)
  • 2004 – 2005 PhD Tuition Fee Award, University of British Columbia ($3,400)
  • 2004 Gordon and Marion Smith Prize in Art Education, University of British Columbia
  • 2003 – 2004 University Graduate Fellowship, University of British Columbia ($16,000)

Courses

  • E90.2277 Contemporary Art & Media Education
  • E90.2001 Research in Art Education
  • E90.2451 Art and Ideas: Theory & Research in Contemporary Art
  • E90.2301 Final Thesis Projects

Editorial Boards

  • 2008-Present Studies in Art Education Editorial Board Member
  • 2008-Present Journal of Cultural Research in Art Education Editorial Board Member
  • 2005-2008 Journal of Art Education Editorial Board Member

National Leadership

  • 2008-Present Council for Policy Studies in Art Education, Elected Member
  • 2007-Present Arts Based Educational Research Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association, Chair
  • 2005-2007 Arts Based Educational Research Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association, Program Chair
  • 2004-2005 Arts Based Educational Research Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association, Program Chair Elect

Research Interests

  • Contemporary Art & Media
  • Art as Social Practice
  • Art & Media Activism
  • Public-space art
  • Free Culture
  • Linux and Open Source Software