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Gates Receives Grant for Art Education Research

Current art education majors at Millersville University are expected to benefit from the grant.

Dr. Leslie Gates

Dr. Leslie Gates, assistant professor of art and design at Millersville University, will conduct a year-long art education research study, thanks to a grant from the National Art Education Foundation (NAEF).  Under Gates’ supervision, five grade-school visual art teachers in the Lancaster area will conduct an in-classroom study on the relationship between post-modern art education and student learning during the 2013-2014 school year.

The highly competitive grant program awarded $7,600 to Gates’ study, a significant portion of the total $32,134 that NAEF distributed in grants this year. The grant program receives requests for funding of over $200,000 annually, according to the foundation’s summer newsletter.

Current art education majors at Millersville University may benefit from this grant as well. “This award brings national attention to Millersville University,” said Gates. “I think any positive attention that a program gets will help its overall reputation, which is a benefit to students who will be considered for jobs in art education.”

One reply on “Gates Receives Grant for Art Education Research”

I have been an artist my entire life. I was recently hurt on my job, so now I am pouring my talent into my art. I have created a bust of Ellison Floyd. This bust of him turned out phoneme. The home I am hoping he gets into is WSU. He was the president of the University for quit some time before dying of cancer. My art will speak for itself. I have sold many pieces through out the country. I would love to bronze and have Mr. Ellison stand loud and proud in the WSU campus. You will defiantly love my art.

Michael Salazar

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