Kathleen Vaughan, Teaching Art - www.akaredhanded.com












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If you're an educator, community leader or art buff looking for an artist teacher, then this section should give you a feel for my approach and experience. You'll find here descriptions of my past teaching work and samples of student projects.

For examples of work my students have produced, please visit the Student Gallery.

To find out how I might bring an arts experience to you, your school or group, please contact me.

I love teaching art, sharing moments of creativity and learning with arts-inclined individuals. I've worked with over 800 students, from nine-year-olds (in grade 4) to adult undergrads. We've explored painting, collage, colour theory, and composition.

I custom-tailor educational experiences of all durations -- from a day to a year. I work with advanced secondary students on portfolio development for art school admission. And I conduct workshops for adult learners, too. These latter can address technical concerns such as using photographic emulsion on cloth or expressive issues such as developing a visual family history memento.

Some of my teaching is short-term and project-based. For instance, as an Artist in Education for the Ontario Arts Council, I develop collage projects with elementary and secondary students. Similarly, as an artist teacher for the Royal Conservatory of Music's Learning Through the Arts initiative, I use visual media with students to explore ideas relevant to the history and language curricula.

Click on images for a larger view and a description.

Other teaching, like that I did as an instructor for Concordia University, has required me to develop a full course of study. For Introductory Painting, I taught the basics of acrylic and oil media, encouraging students to work from life, imagination, or photo references as a means of developing their individual approaches.

When based in schools near my studio, I invite the students with whom I'm working to visit and ask questions about work in progress and the life of an artist.

No matter who or where I'm teaching, I have one fundamental objective. And that's to foster a positive, exploratory environment in which all approaches to art are welcome, dedicated work is required, and creative surprises are many. I work to assist each student to better understand and realize individual ideas and feelings. The challenge is always to help move each student forward in his or her own personal direction, regardless of what that is.

How successful am I? The revolving gallery of student work will reveal the many diverse accomplishments of some developing artists whom I've taught. (Of course, credit for their achievements goes to them, not me!)

[ Instructor - Concordia University • Artist Teacher - Royal Conservatory of Music ]

[ Artist in Education - Ontario Arts Council • Gallery of Student Work ]

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All original artwork and texts: © Kathleen Vaughan, 2000-2008, except where otherwise noted. 'redhanded' text-based logo design: © Dale Barrett, 1997. 'redhanded' logo photo: © Paul Buer, 1996. • All Rights Reserved

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