Art Education (ARED)

Rachel Debuque
Director of the School of Art
Studio and Design Center
479-575-5202

Donal O’Donoghue
Director of Graduate Studies
116 Fine Arts Center
479-575-5202
Email: dodonogh@uark.edu

Degree Conferred:
M.A. in Art Education (AREDMA)

The Master of Arts (M.A.) degree program in Art Education is an accredited, two-year, 33-credit, residency program. As a research-oriented program, it emphasizes theoretical studies and research inquiries in art education and fosters students’ personal development as art educators, researchers, and critical, reflexive, and imaginative thinkers. Designed for students seeking to expand and deepen their knowledge of theory and practice in Art Education, our program prepares culturally responsive art educators who are dedicated to developing interdisciplinary and collaborative teaching and research approaches and practices that address current and future issues and needs in the field of art education.

Students will study and learn about how art education is conceptualized and practiced across a range of different educational sites — schools, communities, and museums — and develop conceptual, inquiry, and analytical approaches for the conduct of research. They are encouraged to pursue artistic and educational research in areas and topics that interest them to contribute new understandings and knowledge to the field of art education and to their own practice as art educators.

Requirements for M.A. in Art Education

Application Process

Prerequisites to Degree Program: An earned bachelor’s degree with an art education major or its equivalent. Consideration will be given to applicants without an art major concentration who present evidence of knowledge in art education, art/visual culture, art history, art theory, and/or community art practice.

Acceptance to the Master of Arts degree program requires a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education, with a grade point average of 3.0 on the last 60 credit hours of academic coursework OR a 3.0 cumulative grade point average. GRE scores are accepted, but not required for entrance into the program.

Admission Requirements

The application is a 2-step process. Each applicant must complete the following steps:

Apply to the Graduate School at the University of Arkansas at application.uark.edu.
Submit the following materials to the School of Art using SlideRoom, a web-based system at uarkart.slideroom.com:
1. A brief statement describing why you are interested in the Master of Arts degree in Art Education (300 words).
2. A short autobiographical statement outlining your education, experiences, achievements, and goals for graduate study in art education (500 words)
3. Resume/Curriculum Vitae
4. Optional writing sample, which could include a curriculum sample designed for K-12 classrooms, museum settings, or community learning sites (Maximum of 10 pages)
5. If you have a studio background, a portfolio of 10-20 images (up to 5 of which may be close-up images of details of specific works, especially large scale 2 or 3- dimensional artworks) with the title, medium(s), dimensions, and date. If you are submitting video, provide a website link to sources such as vimeo or YouTube (Size limit 5 MB). SlideRoom has comprehensive instructions for resizing and submitting work online, slideroom.zendesk.com/home.
6. A PDF of unofficial transcripts from all previous colleges and universities attended.
7. Three names and contact information for references who will be submitting letters of recommendation. All letters should be from higher education faculty or professionals who are able to write about the applicant’s academic and research ability and potential at the graduate level.
8. English Proficiency Test Scores (TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE), if necessary. (See Graduate School and International Studies admissions.

Requirements for the Master of Arts in Art Education

ARED 50003	Introduction to Research Practices and Methodologies in Art Education	3
ARED 60003	Philosophical Foundations and Histories of Art Education	3
ARED 50103	Introduction to Critical Theories in Art Education	3
ARED 60603	Curriculum and Pedagogical Theories in Art Education	3
ARED 6980V	Master's Thesis in Art Education	6
Nine graduate credit hours in Art Education (ARED)		9
Three graduate credit hours in any School of Art course outside of Art Education (ARED)		3
Three graduate credit hours outside the School of Art		3
Total Hours		33

Graduate Faculty in the School of Art

Andree, David, M.F.A. (State University of New York), B.F.A. (Minneapolis College of Art and Design), Teaching Assistant Professor, 2015.
Andree, Kara M., M.F.A. (State University of New York at Buffalo), B.F.A. (Minneapolis College of Art and Design), Instructor, 2016.
Blakinger, John, Ph.D., M.A. (Stanford University), B.A. (Wesleyan University), Associate Professor, Endowed Chair in Art History, 2020.
Brown, Kathy, Ph.D. (University of Houston), M.A. (Eastern Michigan University), B.A. (Wilberforce University), , Endowed Assistant Professor of Art Education, 2023.
Cai, Danqi, M.F.A (University of Tennessee), B.F.A. (Maryland Institute College of Art), Assistant Professor, 2023.
Callander, Adrienne, M.F.A. (Rutgers University), B.A. (Reed College), Assistant Professor, 2017.
Callander, Neil, M.F.A. (Rutgers University), B.F.A. (Indiana University at Bloomington), Associate Professor, 2017.
Cassiano Alverez, Renata, M.F.A. (University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth), Instructor, 2019.
Chioffi, David Charles, M.A. (Wesleyan University), B.F.A. (The Rochester Institute of Technology), Professor, 2013, 2019.
Drolen, Rebecca, M.F.A., B.A. (Indiana University, Bloomington), Associate Professor, 2015, 2023.
Edwards, Vincent A., M.F.A. (Herron School of Art and Design), B.F.A. (Indiana University), Instructor, 2016.
Gepher, Henry, M.F.A (PennWest Edinboro), B.S.E. (Millersville University), Assistant Professor, 2023.
Greenhill, Jennifer, Ph.D. (Yale University), M.A. (Williams College), B.A. (University of California, Los Angeles), Professor, Endowed Chair in Art History, 2020.
Hapgood, Thomas Layley, M.F.A., B.A. (University of Arizona), Associate Professor, 2005, 2012.
Hernandez, Gaby, M.F.A. (University of Florida), B.A. (Universidad de Costa Rica), Endowed Associate Professor of Graphic Design, 2021.
Hogan, Adam S., M.A, M.F.A (Washington University in St. Louis), Assistant Professor, 2014.
Hulen, Jeannie, M.F.A. (Louisiana State University), B.F.A. (Kansas City Art Institute), Professor, 2002, 2018.
Jacobs, Lynn Frances, Ph.D., M.A. (New York University), B.A. (Princeton University), Distinguished Professor, 1989, 2016.
King, Sam, M.F.A. (Indiana University at Bloomington), B.F.A. (University of Tulsa), Associate Professor, 2011, 2022.
Lane, Marty Maxwell, M.G.D. (North Carolina State University), B.F.A. (University of Illinois at Chicago), Associate Professor, 2014, 2019.
LaPorte, Angela M., Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University), M.A. (Arizona State University), B.S. (La Roche College), Professor, 1998, 2016.
Lee, Oh Mee, M.A. (University of Oregon), Instructor, 2019.
Levenson, Abra, Ph.D., M.A.(Princeton), B.A. (University of California, Berkeley), Assistant Professor, 2018.
Lopez, Linda Nguyen, M.F.A. (University of Colorado-Boulder), B.F.A. (California State University-Chico), Associate Professor, 2012, 2023.
McConnell, Mathew S., M.F.A. (University of Colorado-Boulder), B.F.A. (Valdosta State University), Associate Professor, 2011, 2016.
McMahon, Bree, M.A., B.A. (North Carolina State University), Assistant Professor, 2018.
Mitchell, Marc E., M.F.A. (Boston University), Associate Professor, 2014, 2019.
Place, Alison L., M.F.A (Miami University), Assistant Professor, 2017.
Posnak, Adam, M.F.A (Louisiana State University and A&M College), Instructor, 2010.
Pulido Rull, Ana, Ph.D., M.A. (Harvard University), B.A. (National Autonomous University of Mexico), Associate Professor, 2012, 2018.
Schulte, Christopher M., Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University), M.A., B.A. (University of Northern Iowa), , Endowed Associate Professor of Art Education, 2019.
Slone, Ryan B., B.F.A (University of Arkansas), Instructor, 2001.
Springer, Bethany Lynn, M.F.A. (University of Georgia), B.A. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), Professor, 2006, 2022.
Sytsma, Janine A., Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-Madison), M.A. (University of Denver), B.A. (Arizona State University), Assistant Professor, 2016.
Turner, Aaron, M.F.A. (Rutgers State University), B.A. (University of Memphis), Assistant Professor, 2016, 2021.
Yoon-Ramirez, Injeong, Ph.D. (University of Arizona), , Endowed Associate Professor of Art Education, 2017.