Tyler Art Education and Community Arts Practices

Friends! Please go visit a wonderful group exhibition at the Mutter Museum focused on general creative practices in therapy! Our wonderful Dr. Kathryn Snyder has two pieces in the exhibition (including the work featured above)! Stay tuned as Dr. Snyder will be hosting a workshop in May, so you already have something planned for summer break! Happy end of semester🙌🏽

Best Sunday of the year 👏 Congrats to our amazing student teachers, their mentors, and most importantly their wonderful students! In our feels saying goodbye to this outstanding group 🥹

Check out some amazing work from our Intro to Art Therapy Students! The work reflects the students’ semester long Visual Journal project and their exploration into stitching and embroidery work as a form of therapeutic practice. Up in our Underground Gallery in Tyler basement north.

One of the most fun celebrations of the semester! The Art of Student Teaching opens next week on Wednesday 4/22! Join us Sunday 4/26 to celebrate at 1PM!

Scenes from the Visual Treasures pop up last week 💙

Dr. Lisa Kay will deliver the John. A and Betty J Michael Autobiographical Lecture Series in Art Education at Miami University next Monday 4/13 at 5 pm! Dr. Kay will share her personal and professional journey in art education and ties to art therapy, followed by a panel discussion with students.

TODAY! Students faculty and staff are invited to pause, reflect, and create an image of what they treasure in Tyler’s lobby on April 7th at 1230. Join our Art Therapy students today and contribute to their Visual Treasures installation.

NEW graduate course offering in Art Education! MFAs join the Art Education Department in the exploring the evolving practices of a Teaching Artist! See you Fall 2026 on Wednesdays from 11-130!

AECAP’s grad assistant is showing one of her quilts! Say hi this Saturday at The Resource Exchange! Going to be a great show!

Join Art Ed’s professor Dr. David Herman Jr. tomorrow 2/13/26 on campus while they moderate the Arts Matters panel for the AQL conference! There are some incredible speakers coming! You can register at the link in our bio! We are lucky to have this amazing conference held here on campus at Temple Performing Arts Center, 1837 N. Broad St.

Join AECAP’s Dr. Renee Jackson on Friday 2/6 from 1-4pm for Q***r Game Afternoon at the Loretta C. Duckworth Scholars Studio in Charles Library (3rd floor)! There will be free pizza while it lasts, an interactive showcase and play session featuring games created by q***r developers! All are welcome! No experience required, just openness to play. See you there!