Undergraduate Research and Mentoring Undergraduate Research in Art and Art History

Undergraduate research in art history, whether part of a faculty-directed project, class-based, or an individual pursuit on the part of a student, is an ideal example of active and engaged learning. Students identify questions, evaluate source material, test ideas and theories, and produce reports in some form, usually including a significant written component. In the studio art and design fields, research can take a different form, with creative practice being one way outcomes of a project can be delivered.
This session will gather outstanding examples of undergraduate research, and discussions of aspects of mentoring/directing undergraduate research, in poster form.
Submissions are invited from students conducting research such as object and/or medium studies, text-based analysis, experimental archaeology, thesis research, and/or creative inquiry.
Submissions are also requested from faculty and museum professionals who have experience with mentoring undergraduate research in Art and Art History, including Studio, Graphic Design, Visual Communication, and other creative fields, as well as the more traditionally-understood-as-research field of Art History. Posters may address specific projects or case studies of student research projects, assessment of undergraduate research, characteristics of successful programs, or other approaches that addresses the challenges and benefits to students of undergraduate research. This poster session is being proposed as part of a collaboration between Art History Teaching Resources and the Council on Undergraduate Research -- Arts and Humanities Division.