This exhibition features artistic objects that resulted from an undergraduate research and service-learning project established on a methodology of arts based inquiry. Creative exploration is the primary investigatory method in an arts based research approach. Experiential learning conforms to a core tenet of constructivist learning theory that defines learning as an active process in which a learner constructs his or her knowledge [1](Efland, 2002). In the case of artistic inquiry, learning entails active construction of knowledge through hands on exploration and experimentation, which are interwoven with and shaped by creative thinking.” [2](Marshall, 2010, p.16) This exhibition of hand printed letterpress broadsides represents one project of the work of the faculty and students engaged with this work, and seeks to clarify the unique outcomes of the research method employed.
[1] Efland, Arthur (2002). Art and cognition. New York: Teachers College.
[2] Marshall, Julia. “Thinking Outside and On the Box: Creativity and Inquiry in Art Practice” Art Education; Mar 2010; 63, 2; ProQuest, p. 16