The Characteristics,Methods and Trends of Gallery Art Education in America
Since the 1990s,art education has become the soul of gallery in the United States.Art education in American art museums is characterized by its foundation on original artworks,emphasis on free-choice learning,and reflection of the social interactive nature.It aims to promote the students'art learning mainly through audience participation,integration of observation and creation,the collabration between museums and schools.In the development of gallery art education,there has been a trend from focusing on objects to serving people,from the emphasizing authoritative interpretation to valuing meaning construction,and from institutional separation to an ecological approach to art learning.The characteristics,ways and trends of gallery art education in the United States provide reference and experience for the development of gallery art education in China.Therefore,China can promote the development of art education in art museums by listening to the audience's voices,exploring diverse forms,and emphasizing museum school cooperation,thereby enhancing the students'aesthetic and humanistic literacy.