Art Education in Canadian Museums: Practices in Action

Canadian art educators are engaging with new approaches to museum education to address 21st-century challenges, such as accessibility, differences in lived experiences, and the mobilization of equity, diversity, and inclusivity (EDI) in relation to practices in the field. The collection reconsiders museums to consider their role in mediating different and multiple knowledges for the future, and presents a distinct socio-political discourse at the heart of teaching and learning.

Format: Hardback
Length: 328 pages
Publication date: 14 June 2024
Publisher: Intellect Books

This collection delves into the dynamic realm of Canadian art educators' engagement with innovative approaches to museum education, exploring why they are responding to the unique challenges of the 21st century in distinctive ways. Comprising three sections, the collection reimagines museums to prioritize accessibility, acknowledge diverse lived experiences, and foster impactful change. Anchored by the concept of relationality between art museums and interdisciplinary perspectives, the authors examine methodological, philosophical, experiential, and aesthetic forms of inquiry within regional museum contexts across Canada. Through practice-based projects and theoretical frameworks, they articulate how museums are evolving and why they are becoming vital sites for mediating diverse and multiple knowledges for the future. Rooted in social justice perspectives, each chapter passionately advocates for the mobilization of equity, diversity, and inclusivity (EDI) in relation to practices within the field. By integrating the learning potential of engaging with artworks more fully within situated and localized social and cultural communities, the authors offer a distinct socio-political discourse at the heart of teaching and learning. Challenging preconceived ideas and entrenched models, they suggest that a discourse of living futures is already unfolding within museums and art education, paving the way for a more inclusive and transformative educational experience.

Dimension: 244 x 170 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781789389166