Virtual Educator PD: Art and Othering in The Dirty South

Being seen is good. Being understood as complex beings with intersectional identities is priceless.

Dive below the surface of what is seen and heard in the art of our newest temporary exhibition The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse. In this session led by guest instructor Libya Doman, we’ll use the exhibition to discuss the often unspoken realities of race, ethnicity, gender, orientation, socioeconomic status, and more. You’ll  learn and engage with strategies that help grapple with the real and perceived identities of ourselves and of the students we teach.

Free, tickets required. Reserve your spot online or by calling Guest Services at (479) 657-2335 today.

Once registered, you’ll receive an email with information about the event and the Zoom link for your convenience.

Sponsored by Neff and Scarlet Basore | Avis and Bill Bailey

Libya Doman is a National Board-certified visual art educator and a cultural responsiveness facilitator. Using art and conversation as “mirrors and windows” to seeing ourselves and others, she designs and delivers curriculums, workshops, and keynotes to help educators grapple with topics that are often deemed “taboo.” Her presentation focuses include, but are not limited to: race, gender, orientation, (dis)ability, language, SES, and other special populations. Ms. Doman is proud to have a degree from Spelman College, an HBCU. She received a post-Baccalaureate from Moore College of Art & Design. She earned her master’s in Art Education and 2D Art from TC, Columbia University.

Ms. Doman is an Equity Lead for her school. She has served as a professor at George Mason University. She was a member of NAEA’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Task Force. She was recently named VAEA Art Educator of the Year and VAEA Elementary Art Educator of the Year.