Collaborative creativity in steam: Narratives of art education students’ experiences in transdisciplinary spaces

Kelly W. Guyotte, Nicola W. Sochacka, Tracie E. Costantino, Nadia N. Kellam, Joachim Walther

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Abstract

Current efforts to promote STEAM (STEM + Arts) education focus predominantly on how partnering with the arts provides a range of benefits to STEM students. Here we take a different approach and focus on what art and art education students stand to gain from collaborating with STEM students. Drawing on a variety of student field texts, we present three visual-verbal, constructed narratives of art education students who, in the context of a transdisciplinary design studio, were challenged to experiment with collaborative forms of creative thinking. Their stories point to STEAM as an opportunity for art students to question the notion of the ‘lone artist,’ reflect upon the tension between product and process, and expand disciplinary-based understandings of creative thinking. These potential benefits align with contemporary visual arts practices that strive to move beyond the individual and embrace dialogue, collaborative action, and interdisciplinarity as vital aspects of the creative process.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1-38
Number of pages38
JournalInternational Journal of Education and the Arts
Volume16
Issue number15
StatePublished - Oct 12 2015
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Education
  • Visual Arts and Performing Arts
  • Literature and Literary Theory
  • Music

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