Higher Education Division

I am Kathie Walker-Millar; thank you for allowing me to serve as your Division Chair.  I am currently an art teacher / administrator / museum educator / etc. in A Professor of Art at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas. I am an artist who teaches, I have A BFA and an MEd from Texas Christian University and a MFA from Texas Woman's University. I taught art in the public schools through the Teacher Corps on the northside of Ft Worth for two years and a year at Metro Opportunity School before starting to teach at Fort Worth Country Day School and Texas Christian University. Along the way, I met a blue-eyed art teacher from Cooper High School in Abilene and accepted a full-time position at McMurry University in 1992.

My goal with Higher Education at TAEA is to make a stronger network and connections for both graduate and undergraduate programs, students, and faculty in Art Education. This allows us to better respond to changes is policy at the state level. I teach undergraduate art education and appreciate the input of those teaching at the graduate level. I also am an advocate of those who teach art being practicing artists.

Click here to read the full TAEA Higher Education Presentations Cliff Notes from the Fall 2019 Conference. They include:

• Mess as Methodology
• Digital Fabrication
• Borderlands Art Pedogagogy: Using Nepantla in Teaching amd Art Practice on the South Texas Border
• Facebook Groups Social & Silly or Sharing is Caring
• And More!

Texas Art Education Outreach

TAEO promotes and offers successful quality art education support to Texas art educators through mentoring and professional development presentations.

• What can you do to help the members you serve?
• Do you know a good presenter?
• Do you know someone who would be a great mentor?
• Can you send information from people who reach out to you?
• Can you reach out to other art educators?

TAEO can help with presenters and mentors.

Let's help each other to prepare, support, and encourage Texas art educators.