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NT professors receive grant to bring attention to Hispanic art
Arlinda Arriaga
Issue date: 3/5/08 Section: NEWS
NT art historians and educators received money this semester to conduct institutes to inform educators on how to integrate the history of Hispanic art.
Kelly Donahue-Wallace of the art history faculty said the Hispanic history institutes would focus on Hispanic art from the early 18th century to the present.
"The goal is to help teachers across all disciplines gain a better understanding on how art plays a role in teaching," Donahue-Wallace said.
Two institutes are scheduled to be conducted, one in Houston June 3 and 4 and another in Dallas June 12 and 13. The art education and history department received $4,164 from the NT Hispanic and Global Studies Initiative Fund and also received $6,000 from Humanities Texas and $7,550 from the Center for the Advancement and Study of Early Texas Art.
The NT Hispanic and Global Initiative fund is in its second year of operation and distributes nearly $250,000 a year to faculty members to enhance university programming and research on cultural and global issues.
Vice Provost of Learning Enhancement Phil Turner said money for the five-year fund was made possible from university funds and the provost's office.
"There are important issues that the university needed to focus on, and these projects are a step in the right direction," Turner said.
Six projects and programs from a range of NT academic departments also received funding this semester to pursue projects in global Hispanic subject matter.
Donahue-Wallace said the Hispanic art history institutes will serve students and teachers well.
"There are very few colleges that offer courses or studies in Hispanic art history, and we are fortunate here at NT to have a range of professors that specialize in Hispanic art and cultures outside of Europe," she said. "We want to be able to share that information with our fellow educators."
Donahue-Wallace said there would also be an interactive multimedia portion of the institution.
"Our department, along with two NT doctoral students, will be putting together an interactive Flash video with content to include on our Web site and the Dallas Museum of Art Web site."
NT faculty members collaboratively working together to develop the Hispanic art history institutes include Christina Bain, Rina Kundu, visiting professor of art history Alvaro Ibarra, Donahue-Wallace and graduate students Andres Peralta and Ya Yang.
Donahue-Wallace said the institutes would have long-term effects.
"These types of institutes are helpful because museums are beginning to pay more attention to Hispanic art than in previous years," Donahue-Wallace said.
Kelly Donahue-Wallace of the art history faculty said the Hispanic history institutes would focus on Hispanic art from the early 18th century to the present.
"The goal is to help teachers across all disciplines gain a better understanding on how art plays a role in teaching," Donahue-Wallace said.
Two institutes are scheduled to be conducted, one in Houston June 3 and 4 and another in Dallas June 12 and 13. The art education and history department received $4,164 from the NT Hispanic and Global Studies Initiative Fund and also received $6,000 from Humanities Texas and $7,550 from the Center for the Advancement and Study of Early Texas Art.
The NT Hispanic and Global Initiative fund is in its second year of operation and distributes nearly $250,000 a year to faculty members to enhance university programming and research on cultural and global issues.
Vice Provost of Learning Enhancement Phil Turner said money for the five-year fund was made possible from university funds and the provost's office.
"There are important issues that the university needed to focus on, and these projects are a step in the right direction," Turner said.
Six projects and programs from a range of NT academic departments also received funding this semester to pursue projects in global Hispanic subject matter.
Donahue-Wallace said the Hispanic art history institutes will serve students and teachers well.
"There are very few colleges that offer courses or studies in Hispanic art history, and we are fortunate here at NT to have a range of professors that specialize in Hispanic art and cultures outside of Europe," she said. "We want to be able to share that information with our fellow educators."
Donahue-Wallace said there would also be an interactive multimedia portion of the institution.
"Our department, along with two NT doctoral students, will be putting together an interactive Flash video with content to include on our Web site and the Dallas Museum of Art Web site."
NT faculty members collaboratively working together to develop the Hispanic art history institutes include Christina Bain, Rina Kundu, visiting professor of art history Alvaro Ibarra, Donahue-Wallace and graduate students Andres Peralta and Ya Yang.
Donahue-Wallace said the institutes would have long-term effects.
"These types of institutes are helpful because museums are beginning to pay more attention to Hispanic art than in previous years," Donahue-Wallace said.
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