Jennifer Eiserman, PhD

Dr. Jennifer Roma Flint Eiserman

PhD
Pronouns: She/Her

Positions

Contact information

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 220-5526

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Study participants

YYC/LRT: Community based art as community engagement invites participants to its many programs. For more information: https://live-ucalgary.ucalgary.ca/research/yyc-lrt/about-yyclrt/whats-yyclrt.

Background

Educational Background

B.A. Art History, McGill University, 1986

B.F.A. Honours Visual Art, University of Regina, 1990

Doctor of Philosophy Other Education, University of Calgary, 2000

M.A. Education through the Arts, McGill University, 1995

Research

Areas of Research

Community-based Art

My research interests centre around the role that community-based arts can play in the development and maintenance of communities. This work includes inquiries into cultural diversity and inclusivity, urban development and decolonization of the institutions art, including formal and informal curricula and the functions of art museums and galleries.

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
ART309 Introduction to Fundamentals in Art Education Fall 2022
ART691 Pedagogy and Professional Development Fall 2022
ART344 Art Across the Lifespan II Winter, 2023

Projects

YYC/LRT: Community Based Art as Community Development

YYC-LRT: Community Based Art and Community Engagement is a research project contributing to the Future of Stephen Avenue Project as well as Contemporary Calgary's explorations into community engagement.


TBT Gallery: Supporting Jewish Artist in Calgary

Co-founder Shelley Werner and I opened TBT Gallery at Temple B'nai Tikvah early May, 2022. This gallery space is dedicated to the promotion of professional Jewish art in Calgary. Six exhibiitons, of two months duration each, are held at the gallery. Interested artists may contact me with proposals for exhibitions.

Publications

  • Essential Not Enrichment: Learning the Art Museum. Jennifer Roma Flint Eiserman. Canadian Society for Studies in Art Education. (2018)