Participating in USSEA's Student Art Exchange and Exhibition is Easy!
Interested teachers should follow these simple steps:
1. Identify a group of students to participate. We welcome students of all ages and ability levels.
2. Consider using the Guiding Questions (shown below) to stimulate group discussions and/or individual student's reflections on the theme Conflict Transformation.
3. Invite students to create a visual response to this theme.
5. Take photos of students' final artworks and email images (in jpeg format) to [email protected]. Please include your name, school, city, state, country, as well as each participating student's first name*. These images will appear on the Current Student Art Online Exhibition page of this website.
*Please note that providing students' names for artwork uploaded to the Final Exhibition page is optional. Please use this permission form to acquire parents' consent for their child's participation if needed.
1. Identify a group of students to participate. We welcome students of all ages and ability levels.
2. Consider using the Guiding Questions (shown below) to stimulate group discussions and/or individual student's reflections on the theme Conflict Transformation.
3. Invite students to create a visual response to this theme.
5. Take photos of students' final artworks and email images (in jpeg format) to [email protected]. Please include your name, school, city, state, country, as well as each participating student's first name*. These images will appear on the Current Student Art Online Exhibition page of this website.
*Please note that providing students' names for artwork uploaded to the Final Exhibition page is optional. Please use this permission form to acquire parents' consent for their child's participation if needed.
What is Conflict Transformation?
Based on the work of J.P. Lederach (1995), conflict transformation refers to handling opposition with optimism. Rather than trying to eliminate or control conflict, conflict transformation involves recognizing conflicts as opportunities for positive growth. For example, engaging in respectful dialogue with someone who holds a different point of view provides the opportunity for both parties to learn from each other’s perspective.
Based on the work of J.P. Lederach (1995), conflict transformation refers to handling opposition with optimism. Rather than trying to eliminate or control conflict, conflict transformation involves recognizing conflicts as opportunities for positive growth. For example, engaging in respectful dialogue with someone who holds a different point of view provides the opportunity for both parties to learn from each other’s perspective.
Guiding Questions
Invite students to reflect on questions such as:
What is a conflict?
How do you experience internal conflicts (conflicts occurring in your head)?
How do you experience external conflicts (conflicts with other people or things)?
What conflicts have you witnessed in the world around you?
What causes these conflicts?
How might the conflict transform into something positive?
What would be lost if the conflict had been avoided?
In addition to the questions above, pre-service art education students might explore how this concept relates to their journey towards becoming a successful art teacher by reflecting on the following:
What internal and external conflicts have you encountered while completing course assignments, in the college classroom, and in your clinical placements?
What strategies have you used to transform conflicts into positive growth in other areas of your life?
Could the same strategies be applied to the conflicts you encounter while pursuing your academic and professional goals?
Are you interested in other visual art exchange opportunities? Check out tet[R]ad: Draw and Play Here
What is a conflict?
How do you experience internal conflicts (conflicts occurring in your head)?
How do you experience external conflicts (conflicts with other people or things)?
What conflicts have you witnessed in the world around you?
What causes these conflicts?
How might the conflict transform into something positive?
What would be lost if the conflict had been avoided?
In addition to the questions above, pre-service art education students might explore how this concept relates to their journey towards becoming a successful art teacher by reflecting on the following:
What internal and external conflicts have you encountered while completing course assignments, in the college classroom, and in your clinical placements?
What strategies have you used to transform conflicts into positive growth in other areas of your life?
Could the same strategies be applied to the conflicts you encounter while pursuing your academic and professional goals?
Are you interested in other visual art exchange opportunities? Check out tet[R]ad: Draw and Play Here
