Patricia is a painter and graduate student at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco, taking up Art Education. Why art education? Because art has always been part of her life since she was 5 years old. She chose to keep it as part of her career by helping the young generation with their learning development by introducing them to a creative lifestyle. Showing them that they can incorporate art and creative thinking into almost everything they want to do. Maybe even break their interest in Visual Arts along the way.
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As a teaching artist, she is passionate about advocating teaching through visual art. As a creative, and art educator, she wants to help bridge the gap between young children's curiosity and creative learning through visual art. Showing that children can learn complex topics through engaging with traditional art.
As a painter, Patricia surrounds herself with nature in her every day, hoping to catch the natural environment through her paintings. For the aim to inspire viewers to respect and look at nature, the way she has. She intends to promote the act of being present in ones surrounding; taking the time to look at the fine details of mother nature. When traveling, she buys a pocket-sized sketchbook, for her urban paintings.
Patricia is a painter and graduate student at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco, taking up Art Education. Why art education? Because art has always been part of her life since she was 5 years old. She chose to keep it as part of her career by helping the young generation with their learning development by introducing them to a creative lifestyle. Showing them that they can incorporate art and creative thinking into almost everything they want to do. Maybe even break their interest in Visual Arts along the way.
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As a teaching artist, she is passionate about advocating teaching through visual art. As a creative, and art educator, she wants to help bridge the gap between young children's curiosity and creative learning through visual art. Showing that children can learn complex topics through engaging with traditional art.
As a painter, Patricia surrounds herself with nature in her every day, hoping to catch the natural environment through her paintings. For the aim to inspire viewers to respect and look at nature, the way she has. She intends to promote the act of being present in ones surrounding; taking the time to look at the fine details of mother nature. When traveling, she buys a pocket-sized sketchbook, for her urban paintings.
Patricia is a painter and graduate student at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco, taking up Art Education. Why art education? Because art has always been part of her life since she was 5 years old. She chose to keep it as part of her career by helping the young generation with their learning development by introducing them to a creative lifestyle. Showing them that they can incorporate art and creative thinking into almost everything they want to do. Maybe even break their interest in Visual Arts along the way.
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As a teaching artist, she is passionate about advocating teaching through visual art. As a creative, and art educator, she wants to help bridge the gap between young children's curiosity and creative learning through visual art. Showing that children can learn complex topics through engaging with traditional art.
As a painter, Patricia surrounds herself with nature in her every day, hoping to catch the natural environment through her paintings. For the aim to inspire viewers to respect and look at nature, the way she has. She intends to promote the act of being present in ones surrounding; taking the time to look at the fine details of mother nature. When traveling, she buys a pocket-sized sketchbook, for her urban paintings.
PATRICIA ZULUETA
PAINTER | ART EDUCATOR
Educational Philosophy
The beautiful part about Art Education is that it is a learning style that is catered to every learning objective. Its overall aim is to help participants understand Social, Cultural, Emotional matters through Visual Art of any form. We're not merely teaching about art, but rather, teaching through art. The possibilities to create and teach are endless. We are here to foster a well-rounded community in a fast-paced, innovative world that they are involved in.
My journey in this is broader as my post-graduate qualifications are not for K-12 teaching. I'm somewhat free to explore other fields in Art Education. My aim as an Art Educator is to develop a progressive approach to Art Workshops, by creating lessons that promote Art Appreciation and visual thinking that touches various overarching themes onto the curriculum.
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As an educator, I will follow the advocacy of the National Visual Art Standards, where they look at Visual Art Standard Reading.
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In my first year as an educator, I have developed an art program that helps children learn about their Philippine cultural environment through engaging art activities. The program is called Art Spark and is hosted online. In Art Spark, children are encouraged to express their understanding through experimenting with found materials at home, with the use of their own art materials. I believe that "it doesn't matter what they create, but that they create. That they exercise and implement their creative imagination." Lev Vygotsky. To learn more about Art Spark, take the time to browse through the website.
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