Art Education
Concentration in Art (BA)
Art Education at North Park
With the BA in Art with K-12 Licensure, you’ll receive the professional training needed to become an artist and an educator. The study and practice of art provide the opportunity to express your creativity and become a strong communicator who considers new ideas, takes criticism well, completes projects, and works both independently and in groups. These skills prepare you to teach in public or private schools, museum education programs, or art centers. As an educator, you will pass these skills on to your students.
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Student teaching
North Park’s teachers-in-training follow an extensive clinical experience program that culminates in student teaching. For 10–16 weeks, you’ll assume full responsibility for a classroom: teaching, attending meetings, keeping records, grading, and meeting with parents. You’ll work with a cooperating teacher, and a North Park faculty member will observe you throughout the process, offering constructive feedback and advice.
Exhibit opportunities
Senior art majors with a concentration in art education participate in the Senior Show during their final semester. You will create an artist’s statement and a cohesive body of work to professionally display in the Carlson Tower Gallery.Follow Carlson Tower Gallery on Instagram
Featured course
ART 3260: Methods in Art – Elementary Teacher
This course will consist of methods of teaching art in the elementary school. Emphasis will be placed on both the theoretical and the practical information and skills essential for the teaching of art.
Faculty spotlight
Professor Kelly VanderBrug
Professor Kelly VanderBrug believes her job is to “walk alongside” students as they develop into artists and human beings. The Art department, with its strong community between students and faculty, aids in that effort. “You will be known, and we will journey with you as you find direction in your artistic life and your life lived artfully,” she says.
Meet Kelly VanderBrugContact
School of Music, Art, and Theatre
Wilson Hall
3231 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
smat@northpark.edu
(773) 244-5630