Over the past year, the way that we teach art has seismically shifted. In a matter of weeks, our curriculums and classrooms were taken online, and we lost the most foundational resource we rely on: shared space. No longer physically in the studio, museum, gallery or classroom, our proximity to students engaging with the art process and dialogue collapsed into the distant space of remote learning.

This workshop will give educators tools and strategies to not only compensate for the shift to remote learning, but thrive in this new setting. Andrew Willgress, a founding art instructor of Gotham Professional Arts Academy in Brooklyn, and Jackie Delamatre, a freelance museum educator in New York City, will share their experiences collaborating on a program at the Whitney Museum. Throughout this process, and working within their own spheres, Willgress and Delamatre have accrued concrete techniques for and approaches to remote learning that are specific to art. They believe that remote learning has created challenges but also opportunities. Their presentation will also include best practices collected from art teachers and museum educators from all over New York City.

The University Council for Art Education (www.ucae.org) advocates for art, and art education, as vital forms of critical inquiry. With a view to the future, the Council is committed to being a dynamic forum for the exploration of contemporary issues faced by art educators. It provides opportunities for community building through the sponsorship of conferences, seminars, forums, workshops and grants. The UCAE supports research focusing on public policies, pedagogical practices and studio projects that value art in education and society. The Council is a 501c3 non-profit organization that was founded in 1968.