AI in the Studio Art Classroom

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming a topic of great importance in society. AI can aggregate the totality of human information within thirty seconds. AI will be increasingly integrated into artistic practices and creative workflows, playing an increasingly important role. With readily- available generative AI, such as Midjourney, DALL-E 2, and Craiyon, people from all walks of life can take their ideas and see them translated into images or entire news articles. These conditions prompt questions about the future of art and design education.

The ease of content creation and copyright violation has seen an outcry from the traditional artmaking community. However, the fear of widespread adoption replacing the need for a firm foundation in art and design principles and fundamentals is unfounded. Instead, these tools should be seen and adopted as other photomechanical and computer-generated versions before them and leveraged to provide new models for artists to improve their workflow.

We will hear from various people integrating AI into their art and design curriculums during this presentation. We will present a model for other art and design departments seeking to integrate AI into their courses through a practical use case and example assignments. Results indicate that using AI in the creative generation process creates numerous results and emotions as students reconcile different components of their imagination. Ultimately the current research suggests the principles of art and design will continue to be necessary for student success.