OAH PEDAGOGY INSTITUTE: A three-day sustained conversation on pedagogy and open practice

The field of art history is in the midst of a transformation. Over the decades, the geographical boundaries, visual and material objects, and theoretical frameworks that have structured the discipline have been critically re-examined and radically expanded. In the wake of postcolonial theory, the global turn, and the rise of visual culture studies, Eurocentric priorities have been subverted and the word “art” in art history has swelled to include craft, design, and electronic and digital media from disparate cultures and contexts. For scholars, these developments have been invigorating, opening new paths of inquiry and possibilities for transdisciplinary and transnational exchange. However, they must be matched by transformations in teaching if they are to have a truly meaningful effect on the future of the discipline.

The Open Art Histories (OAH) Pedagogy Institute will bring together arts educators to examine pressing pedagogical issues within our discipline; share strategies for increasing accessibility and diversity in arts education; and workshop teaching practices, including assignments, in-class activities, and methods of delivery. The Institute programming is open to participants only unless otherwise specified. Keynotes are open to the public.

SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2022

2:30 p.m.–3:20 p.m.
Registration, Land Acknowledgement, Welcome

3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Museum Perspectives on Pedagogy and Community Engagement

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Reception

6:00 p.m.
Keynote (open to public): Dr. Sue Shon

FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2022

9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m.
Coffee and Networking

9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m.
Globalizing the Survey Panel

10:45 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
Coffee Break

11:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Workshops: Disengaging the Canon, Engaging the Local; Building a Pedagogy of Peace, The Theory and Praxis of one Critical Indigenous Pedagogical Approach

12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Lunch

1:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m.
Workshops: Building Understanding and Writing for a Public Audience with Smarthistory; Collecting, Caring, and Learning From and With Visual and Material Culture

2:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Coffee Break

3:00 p.m.–4:15 p.m.
Roundtable on Open Educational Resources + Expanding Access

4:30 p.m.–5:45 p.m.
Roundtable on Decolonizing the Classroom

6:00 p.m.-7:15 p.m.
Keynote (open to public): Skawennati

SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2022

9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m.
Coffee and Networking

9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m.
Pedagogies of the Survey Panel

10:45 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
Coffee Break

11:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Workshops: Critical Crafting in the Classroom; Building a Pedagogy of Peace, The Theory and Praxis of one Critical Indigenous Pedagogical Approach

12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Lunch

1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Decolonizing Indigenous Art History

2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Coffee Break

3:00 p.m.–4:15 p.m.
Assignment Hack-a-thon

4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Closing Reflections

6:00 p.m.
Closing Reception + CanadARThistories OER Launch