Participation Type
Panel
Session Title
Session 2.03 Architecture and Visual Arts
Presentation #1 Title
Creative Inquiry in Appalachian Studies: The Case for Arts Based Research
Presentation #1 Abstract or Summary
In what context can creative inquiry facilitate research? Can we use artistic techniques as an alternative or supplemental approach to traditional qualitative research? How does visual story telling strengthen community? How can we use the creative making of things to answer ambiguous questions and reveal collective meaning? These questions and more will be explored in this conversation about arts based research methodologies. Three ARC Appalachian Teaching Projects that utilize an arts based approach, including “Heirloom Seedkeepers & Their Stories” (UNG), “Higher Ground 4: Fog Lights” (SKCTC) and “Elk Knob Community Arts Project” (ASU), will be featured as we clarify and consider the ABER’s unique contributions and creative implications for the field of Appalachian Studies.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #1
Dr. Chris Dockery is an Associate Professor of Art and Art Education and the Teaching Fellow for the Georgia Appalachian Studies Center at the University of North Georgia. She is the faculty advisor for “Heirloom Seedkeepers & Their Stories.”
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #2
Kaitlyn Brackett is the Student Research Coordinator for the Georgia Appalachian Studies Center and is completing her capstone project in Appalachian Studies at the University of North Georgia. She is the research coordinator for “Heirloom Seedkeepers & Their Stories”
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #3
Robert Gipe is the Director of the Appalachian Studies Program at Southeastern Kentucky Community & Technical College and the force behind "Higher Ground", a participatory community arts project intended to catalyze economic development by connecting art, design and commerce in a rural Appalachian coalfield county.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #4
Tom Hansell is an Assistant Professor in the Appalachian Studies program at Appalachian State University and faculty advisor to the "The Elk Knob Community Based Art Project", a collaboration between ASU students and community members to create art that supports sustainable development of the communities surrounding Elk Knob State Park in Western North Carolina.
Creative Inquiry in Appalachian Studies: The Case for Arts Based Research
Corbly Hall 244
In what context can creative inquiry facilitate research? Can we use artistic techniques as an alternative or supplemental approach to traditional qualitative research? How does visual story telling strengthen community? How can we use the creative making of things to answer ambiguous questions and reveal collective meaning? These questions and more will be explored in this conversation about arts based research methodologies. Three ARC Appalachian Teaching Projects that utilize an arts based approach, including “Heirloom Seedkeepers & Their Stories” (UNG), “Higher Ground 4: Fog Lights” (SKCTC) and “Elk Knob Community Arts Project” (ASU), will be featured as we clarify and consider the ABER’s unique contributions and creative implications for the field of Appalachian Studies.
