Art Education
College of Arts and Architecture
School of Visual Arts
The Art Education Program at Penn State is recognized nationally for its innovative art teacher preparation and museum education programs. It is known internationally for the research programs of its faculty members and graduate students. Art Education faculty members and students form a community of inquirers and teachers who are interested in exploring a wide range of interests within and beyond the field of art education. This community thrives on expanding the ever-changing conceptualization of what the field of art education was, is, and will be. The program's approach to art education is expansive rather than exclusive. Students immerse themselves in the related but sometimes very different worlds of art, visual culture, and education. Students are encouraged to examine the educational consequences of emerging art forms. They are as likely to pursue digital technologies and create performances as they are to make paintings and drawings. Alongside the creation of artworks, they also practice the critical analysis of art.