Strategies for Meaning Making in Art

Join Sydney Walker, Ohio State associate professor of art education and author of Teaching Meaning in Artmaking, as she introduces the work of Glenn Ligon. Workshop participants will investigate conceptual strategies Ligon employs to deepen his artistic practice. Through her teaching and writing, Dr. Walker has convincingly shown how such strategies can inform art education practice, moving students beyond the imitation of artists’ styles to a realm of thoughtful response to the ideas inherent in contemporary art. Dinner is included. Call (614) 292-6493 or e-mail edweb@wexarts.org to reserve your dinner.


additional image credits

Glenn Ligon
Warm Broad Glow, 2005
Neon and paint
24 x 180 in.
Courtesy of the artist and Regen Projects, Los Angeles

Glenn Ligon
Niggers ain't scared #1, 1996
Oil stick and acrylic on linen
30 x 30 in.
Courtesy of the artist and Regen Projects, Los Angeles