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Welcome to ART=OPPORTUNITY
Meet the Center ARTES Fellows
Christiane Wood
Center ARTES Faculty Fellow in STEAM+Literacy
Dr. Wood's instruction reflects contemporary trends in literacy education, emphasizing
the integration of STEAM literacy and arts-based learning to enrich student engagement.
Her approach fosters teacher candidates' understanding of innovative literacy teaching
and learning through technology integration, multimodal literacies, and student-centered
practices. By incorporating arts integration and hands-on STEAM experiences, Dr. Wood
prepares future educators to create dynamic, inclusive, and interdisciplinary learning
environments that support diverse learners.
Lucy HG Solomon
Center ARTES Faculty Fellow in STEAM Ingenuity
Professor Solomon translates research on arts education into visuals through data visualizations, she specializes on the intersections of art, technology, science, and society, and she guides students as they seek alternative methods to convey research-rich stories through mediated experiences.
Kristin Moss
Center ARTES Faculty Fellow in Community Arts
Dr. Moss' work focuses on art, identity, and social change and engages in different communities and explores ways that visual culture contributes to discourse s of cultural identity, offers creative conceptualizations of contemporary society, and can serve as a model for democratic participation and citizenship.
Cherie Hill
Center ARTES Faculty Fellow in Dance & Community
Professor Cherie Hill creates art that explores human expression through the body in collaboration with nature, music, and visual imagery. As an equity advocate, her research, service, and teaching interests support equitable and inclusive environments, especially for those stemming from marginalized populations.
Seth Shafer
Harmony Hacks Fellow
Dr. Seth Shafer's work hybridizes technology, new media, and art/science to explore explores themes of ephemerality and multiplicity. His artistic practice explores the extreme edge of performance, centering on real-time notation, interactive music, and algorithmic art.
Julie Goldstein
Center ARTES Faculty Fellow in Arts Education and Inspiration
Professor Julie Goldstein, a woodcut printmaker, multidisciplinary artist, and educator, explores resilience, identity, and the human-nature connection. Her bold, evocative prints tell stories of strength and empowerment, while her teaching inspires students to develop their visual language and discover their artistic and educational voices.
Matthew Armstrong
Center ARTES Faculty Fellow in Arts Integration and Creative Learning Specialist
Matthew Armstrong is a musician, educator, and arts advocate committed to making the arts accessible to all students and ensuring they remain an essential part of every child's education. He fosters creative opportunities, builds partnerships between schools and professional artists, and promotes equity in the arts. Through initiatives like the San Diego Percussion Festival and his ongoing collaborations with the Cuban National Concert Band, he champions music as a powerful tool for cultural exchange, student empowerment, and community engagement.
Check out the amazing work of our amazing Center Artes fellows!
Center ARTES Mission Statement
Our mission is to ensure that all children have access to learn in, with and through the arts. Our own research of Cal State San Marcos (大发) college students identifies social equity factors that play into college preparedness and success. We recognize that there is significant social inequality in our society and understand there is much work to be done to create an equal playing field for all children. Our nonprofit organization works at creating arts equity for students by educating teachers/future teachers, parents, and school administrators about the importance of arts education for all students, developing pathways to become an arts teachers, and by implementing novel arts educational programming in K-12 schools. We provide various resources to the public throughout the year such as access to open source lesson plans and research that supports arts education, creative youth development as well as college and career pathways for future teachers, STEAM and literacy programming, boot camps and workshops on arts integration, and more.
On this website, you have access to our current research, upcoming events, and where you will find ART=OPPORTUNITY in the news and in the community. In addition, you can access our toolkit so that you are well equipped for spreading the word about this important initiative. Because the arts make a difference!
To learn more about our movement, explore our website, use our tools, follow us on social media and stay connected through our upcoming events!
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