FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JANUARY 30, 2012
MEDIA CONTACT: Paula Danoff, email Paula or (847) 475-5300, ext. 206
EVANSTON ART CENTER HIRES NEW DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION: W KEITH BROWN
Keith Brown is a Chicago-based art educator, researcher, and writer, whose practices center on contemporary art education, visual studies, and postmodern art history, theory, and criticism
Collective experiences and social justice are important to Brown. He interested in creating some art
education-based public programs and opportunities for art teachers, teens, and the public to engage
in dialogues around contemporary art. Brown plans to augment the classes’ exploration of “media,
technique, and skills acquisition” with broader issues. As a critical community art center, Brown feels
the Evanston Art Center should be thinking about how everyday life and culture inform art making
and how art made here, at the Art Center, serves our present and future life in a Democratic society.
Since moving to Chicago in 2006, Brown has taught visual art and art history at both the high school
and community level. In 2009, he co-founded the Critical Visual Art Education (CVAE) Club. In 2010,
he joined the Chicago-based artistic and pedagogical collective Stockyard Institute and serves as
editor and board member for the Illinois Art Education Association. His writing can be found in
Studies in Art Education, Proximity Magazine, Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, and Chicago
Art Magazine. In 2012, his work will be included in books on creativity, visual studies, and art
education.
Brown received a BA in Fine Art from the University of Kentucky. He also received his MA in Art
Education (MAAE) from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Master of Education from
DePaul University.
The Art School at the Evanston Art Center is known for its excellence in arts programming, serving
Evanston, Chicago, and the surrounding communities. The Art Center offers classes and workshops
for both adults and youth offered in a relaxed and friendly arts environment. Our courses inform the
beginning artist and challenge the experienced one. The classes include a range of media and
techniques that are taught by skilled practicing artists who help students define and work towards
their own artistic goals.
A non-profit organization, the Evanston Art Center is one of the largest community art centers
serving the Greater Chicago/North Shore region of Illinois. For over 80 years, the Evanston Art
Center has been dedicated to encouraging lifelong learning in the arts and making the art of our time
an accessible and integral part of the community’s life.
The Evanston Art Center is located at 2603 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL. Limited, free parking is
available. For more information please visit us online at www.evanstonartcenter.org or contact Paula
Danoff, Director of Communications, at 847-475-5300 ext. 206.
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