Initial Certification & NYU BFA /MA Dual Degree
The NYU Art + Education program is an intimate, interdisciplinary community that includes students from a variety of artistic, academic and professional backgrounds. Student experience is unique to each degree program, including important connections between theory and practice through fieldwork and practical experience in schools, participation special events, and completion of the final project.
Class Projects
Art+Education classes combine an introduction to critical pedagogy and cultural theory with important connections to practice, including fieldwork in schools and developing interdisciplinary, research-based artmaking. Students are involved in individual and collaborative projects that include creative problem solving, historical research, and critical reflection.
See the Curriculum for Initial Certification and BFA/MA Dual Degree.
Field Work
Art+Ed Initial Certification students participate in student teaching and teach in the Visionary Studios: Saturday Workshop program. Fieldwork is a chance to design and teach their own curricula, and gain experience putting ideas about art-making and teaching into real classroom settings.
Find out more about fieldwork requirements for the MA degree.
Learn more about Art+Education Fieldwork placements and projects.
Visionary Studios: Saturday Workshop
Saturday Workshop is a laboratory for social justice art education. This 9-week program supports emerging teachers as they develop strategies and experiences in teaching that centers social justice themes and dynamic, multi-media art-making experiences. Classes and curriculum are designed for NYC high school students and include field trips, media demos, and a final exhibition to share work with friends, family and the greater NYU community.
Learn more about Visionary Studios Summer and Saturday programs.
See examples of Saturday Workshop curricula and final exhibitions.
Final Project
The Final Project in Art+Education investigates how contemporary artistic practices can serve as forms of creative inquiry. Students work collaboratively to engage with creative research methods and investigate a meaningful social issue or question as artist educators.
Events
Every year, students have the opportunity to participate in a variety of events including artist talks, panel conversations, educator visits, workshops, and field trips to art museums and galleries. We invite artists, educators, activists and others doing important socially engaged work to speak with students and share their knowledge.