Contemporary Visual Art Through Art Education: Do Art Teachers Use ContemporaryVisual Art in Their Teaching Practice?

Abstrakt

In her doctoral research the contemporary visual artist and researcher Petra Vargova focuses on implementation of contemporary art topics into the common teaching practice of art teachers in Czech schools - in particular higher-grade elementary schools and secondary schools. Vargova investigates whether contemporary art is a solid part of the teaching curriculum.

If yes, how is it implemented. And if not, what are the reasons?

Klíčová slova

• Contemporary visual art
• art teacher
• teaching practice
• artistic research
• Czech schools