angela laporte
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Angela M. La Porte was born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. She received a B.S. degree from La Roche College in design, an M.A. from Arizona State University in art education, and a Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University in art education. As an associate professor of art education at the University of Arkansas, her research interests include social, multicultural, and inter generational issues in art education as she currently chairs the National Art Education Association (NAEA) Committee on Lifelong Learning in Art Education. Angela is also writing papers based on the results from a national survey involving factors that might influence art curriculum content. She recently edited and contributed writings to the NAEA book publication, Community Connections: Inter generational Links in Art Education.
(Past 3 years)
EDUCATION
1998, The Pennsylvania State University, Ph.D. in Art Education
1994, Arizona State University, M.A. in Art Education
1986, LaRoche College, B.S. in Design
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS (Juried)
La Porte, A. M. (2006, March). Factors influencing art curriculum. Paper presented at the National Art Education Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
La Porte, A. M. (2006, March). Monologues on lifelong learning and aging 20-96. Paper presented with Pearl Greenberg at the National Art Education Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
La Porte, A. M. (2005, March). Intergenerational links in art education. Paper presented at the National Art Education Association Conference, Boston, MA.
La Porte, A. M. (2004, November). Traditional art of Mexico. Paper presented at the Arkansas Art Educators Association Conference, Little Rock, AR.
La Porte, A. M. (2004, April). Influences and issues of art curriculum. Paper presented at the National Art Education Association Conference, Denver, CO.
La Porte, A. M. (2004, April). Monologues on lifelong learning and aging ages. Paper presented with Pearl Greenberg at the National Art Education Association Conference, Denver, CO.
La Porte, A. M. (2003, November). Santa Barraza: A visiting artist program. Paper presented at the Arkansas Art Educators Association Conference, Little Rock, AR.
La Porte, A. M. (2003, October). Factors influencing art curriculum content. Paper presented with Dr. Peg Speirs at the School of Visual Arts 17th Annual National Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists.
La Porte, A. M. (2003, March). Influences of art curriculum content. Paper presented at the National Art Education Association Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
La Porte, A. M. (2003, March). A Chicana artist program. Paper presented at the National Art Education Association Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
La Porte, A. M. (2003, January). The educational, social and psychological implications of intergenerational art education. Paper presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, West Oahu, HI.
La Porte, A. M. (Ed). (2004). Community Connections: Intergenerational links in art education. Reston, VA: The National Art Education Association.
La Porte, A. M. (2004) An intergenerational approach towards a democratic community. Democracy and Education: Art Education for Social Justice, 118-120.
La Porte, A. M. (2004) Book Review of Crossroads: The challenge of lifelong learning in Studies in Art Education, 45(2), 174-177.
La Porte, A. M. (2003). Diversity in the art classroom: Issues for curriculum and instruction. Proceedings from the 31st International Society for Education Through Art World Congress. Columbia University: New York.
La Porte, A. M. (2003). The educational, social and psychological implications of intergenerational art education. Proceedings from the Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities. West Oahu, Hawaii: University of Hawaii.
La Porte, A. M. (2002). Intergenerational art education: Building community in Harlem. The Journal of Social Theory in Art Education, 22(1), 51-71.
PRESENTATION (Invited)
La Porte, A. M. (February, 2004). Guest Lecturer, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
ART EXHIBITIONS (Juried)
La Porte, A. M. (2006-2007). Mother, Mary, part of a curated traveling national exhibition of 30 national and international artists, titled In Response to Healing.
ART EXHIBITIONS (Invited)
La Porte, A. M. (January/February, 2006). Mother, Mary, University of Arkansas Faculty Exhibitions, Fine Arts Gallery.
PUBLICATIONS (Refereed)
La Porte, A. M. (Ed). (2004). Community connections: Intergenerational links in art education. Reston, VA: The National Art Education Association.
La Porte, A. M. (2004). The educational, social, and psychological implications of intergenerational art education. In A. M. La Porte (Ed.), Community connections: Intergenerational links in art education, 2-13. Reston, VA: The National Art Education Association.
La Porte, A.M. (2004). Book review. [Review of the book Crossroads: The challenge of lifelong learning]. Studies in Art Education, 174-177.
La Porte, A. M. (2003). Diversity in the art classroom: Issues for curriculum and instruction. Proceedings from the 31st International Society for Education Through Art World Congress. Columbia University: New York.
PUBLICATIONS (Invited)
2006 La Porte, A.M. (2006). Committee on Lifelong Learning. NAEA News, 48(2), 16.
La Porte, A.M. (2006). Committee on Lifelong Learning. NAEA News, 48(1), 16.
2005 La Porte, A.M. (2005). Committee on Lifelong Learning. NAEA News, 47(4), 17.
COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP
Chair, The National Art Education Association Committee on Lifelong Learning