ARTT 4375: Pedagogy of Art Criticism, History & Aesthetics

Student access to arts education - and the quality of such instruction in American public schools - continues to be of concern to policy-makers, educators and families. This book examines the extent to which students received instruction in the arts; the facilities and resources available for arts education instruction; and the preparation, work environments and instructional practices of music and arts education activities outside of regular school hours.

This compendium engages art critics, art educators, and art therapists in a conversation about artists with disabilities in non-traditional settings. For the sake of clarity, this population is subsumed under the term 'Outsider.' The idiosyncratic, often passionate and self-taught nature of 'Outsider' art has captured the interest of the members of these fields, posing provocative questions about the social order and its inherent exclusion. The contributors to this volume hope to arrive at not further division, but a continuum suitable for the human condition.