Art Education graduate and undergraduate students have opportunities to participate in a variety of partnerships. These partnerships occur at both art museums and other community settings. The art education students develop and teach a range of visual art activities. These civic engagement partnerships strengthen university and community relationships. All the partnerships have been occurring for multiple years.
Art Education majors developed and taught hands-on art activities for the Community Days held at The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. This partnership allows the art educator majors opportunities to have authentic museum education experiences.
University of Memphis art education majors develop and lead one-of-a-kind art projects to public, private and homeschool students at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library in Memphis. The Community Art Academy occurs weekly during the spring semester. This ongoing partnership allows the art education majors opportunities to teach in a community setting, prior to graduation.
Undergraduate art education majors developed hands-on museum activities that will be used when elementary teachers bring their students to The Dixon Gallery and Gardens for field trips. These activities are based on works of art from the permanent collection. In addition, undergraduate students developed museum education lessons based on the Augusta Savage exhibition.
The Memory Project brings an intercultural art education experience to art classrooms. The art education students were paired with children in varies countries and create a portrait of a specific child. The University of Memphis portrait exchange involved children from Syria and Pakistan.