Arts & Humanities

New Faculty: Dr. Richard Jochum

Spotlight on Research: Jane Hoellman Kahn

Jane Hoellman Kahn is a New York City based artist and educator. She is the founding art teacher of Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, Queens. In December 2011, she defended her dissertation in Art Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.

A Conversation with Dr. Razia Sadik, TC Alumna, Adjunct Assistant Professor and Artist ☆

You received your undergraduate degree in Pakistan, then earned your MFA and a post-graduate diploma in England. How did you wind your way to TC? After I received my MFA, I went back to Pakistan and taught art full-time for seven years at a middle and high school and two professional undergraduate and graduate art …

Art & Art Education Curriculum Design Course: Connecting the Practice to Theory ☆

Taught by Dr. Razia Sadik, TC alumna and Macy Gallery Director, the Art & Art Education Curriculum Design course was enhanced in Spring 2011 in two critical ways: The first advancement was the addition of a studio component which took the form of a co-requisite studio course. As Professor Sadik explains, “We are doing practice-based …

“Art as a Human Necessity”: TC, MoMA and The Art Barge Sessions Celebrate the Life and Work of Victor D’Amico

A pioneer in Art Education, TC alumnus and instructor Victor D'Amico (1904-1987) believed that art education for children should be based on making art, as opposed to the teaching of rote techniques. Throughout his long and storied career he began and taught scores of art workshops, classes and programs based on that idea. He was …