Marit Dewhurst

Marit Dewhurst is the Director of Art Education and Visiting Assistant Professor in art education.  She completed her doctorate in education from Harvard University in 2009 with an emphasis on the intersection between activist art-making and social justice education.  She has worked as an educator and program coordinator in multiple settings both nationally and abroad including community centers, museums, juvenile detention centers, and international development projects.  Most recently, she founded and coordinated The Museum of Modern Art’s free studio arts programs for teens.  Publications include chapters in several books on the use of art in social justice education and articles in The Journal of Art Education and The Journal of Research Practice.  In addition, she has co-curated an exhibition on traditional art and HIV/AIDS education with partners at The Michigan State University Museum.  Her research and teaching interests include social justice education, community-based art, youth empowerment, and the role of the arts in community development both locally and abroad.

Ed.D. Community, Culture, and Education-Harvard University Graduate School of Education Ed.M. Arts in Education-Harvard University Graduate School of Education B.A. Community Empowerment through the Arts-University of Michigan

EDSE 4100: Methods of Teaching Art (Curriculum & Assessment in Art Education) EDSE 4200: Problems in Art Education (Community, Culture, and Identity in Art Education) EDSE 4300: Workshops in Art Education (Materials & Methods in Art Education) ARTE 5300: Special Projects in Art Education ARTE 6300: Special Projects in Art Education 2 EDSE 0200I: Masters Projects in Art Education ART 25500: Art in Education 2

social justice education, community-based art, youth empowerment, and the role of the arts in community development both locally and abroad