HAVC 185 Community Engagement Through the Arts

Explores a variety of professional practices related to art history and visual studies. Focuses on critical issues central to community-engaged professional practice. Topics include: museums and communities, art and civic engagement, managing visual archives and collections, art law, cultural property, heritage preservation, art conservation, community arts organizations, public art, arts administration, academia, pedagogy, the vital role of the arts and the humanities in contemporary life. (Formerly Art and Community: Arts Professions and Community Engagement.)