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Abstract
This article presents a personal visit between art teacher/artist, Jamia Weir and Dr. George Szekely, a well known figure in the field of art education and a proponent of “Play Based Art Education.” Weir outlines ideas and sentiments gleaned from a day “picking the brain” of her “art teacher hero.” The conversation took place in the Hudson River Valley in July of 2021.
Keywords:
- Play Based Art Education,
- Play,
- George Szekely,
- Artist Teacher
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Biographical note
Jamia Weir is a multi-disciplinary artist and elementary art teacher in Los Angeles. She earned a B.A. in Studio Art from the University of Vermont and M.A. of Art Education from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Her thesis work about Arts Integration and Eco-Art Education was published in 2016 in the journal Art Education. In 2021, Jamia took a sabbatical from teaching to attend an artist residency at the historic Byrdcliffe Arts Colony in Woodstock, New York. Outside of the classroom, she engages in the study of “improv” quilting, which relates to her work onstage as an improv performer.
Bibliography
- Szekely, G. (1991). From play to art. Heinemann.
- Szekely, G. (2015). Play and creativity in art teaching. Routledge.