Abstract
As part of art education studies, pre-service teachers at JCU have been active in public and community art projects 1999-2009. These works for and with diverse regional communities have been varied, challenging and on a number of levels, highly successful. A consistent theme in the works is the wet and dry tropical imagery of North Queensland. A visual overview will be presented of major projects to illustrate highlights, lowlights and issues. The presentation will celebrate imagination, diversity and how the process of making large scale artworks can be a catalyst for collaboration, education, research, lateral thinking, commitment to active citizenship and facilitation of strong, inclusive community partnerships.
Highlights
As part of art education studies, pre-service teachers at JCU have been active in public and community art projects 1999-2009
The intention is to feature imagination and collaboration in the multiple and varied art projects completed by the School of Education
Our University is located in North Queensland and committed to research, teaching and community engagement in the tropics
Summary
As part of art education studies, pre-service teachers at JCU have been active in public and community art projects 1999-2009. Community art is more about process which often involves non-professional groups and a project manager who has the knowledge and experience to see the work to completion. This tendency has been activated at JCU where some Education students have had the opportunity to work with the community on projects and complete scholarly assignments.
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