Description
Pre-requisite: ARH 211
This course will elevate the study of Navajo art into applied community engagement practice. The goal is to introduce students to broader placemaking approaches. Focus will be given to issues such as community sustainability, resilience, and vibrant cultural identity through focused attention to the arts and informal economies, planning, and design. Careful study will be given to successful Indigenous ArtPlace projects such as those located in Zuni and Cochiti pueblos. The intention is for the class to present and facilitate discussions of their fndings to other TCUs and to UMN students. The work will include both visual and written work and the guiding concept will be to deepen an understanding of the role of local artists as change agents in their communities.