Experiments in Art Research

Experiments in Art Research: How Do We Live Questions Through Art? is not a conventional research methods guide; it's an encounter for asking questions through art.

Originating from the work of a community of tightly connected scholars, artists, and teachers, the book unfolds through a tapestry of moments, practices, and people, embracing the celebration of works in progress and in community. Rooted in the practice of permission-giving, the narrative intertwines personal stories―laying bare the transformative power of unconventional teaching methods, risky endeavors, and the breaking of scholarly norms―and begins by understanding that “art” and “research” are not separate. After that, there are endless directions to take up. Instead of a handbook offering rules or best practices, this text offers an inspiring collection of joy, longing, and determination.

This is fascinating reading for arts-based researchers, artists, educators in the arts, education scholars, research-creators, performance theorists, art history scholars, art education scholars, inter- and anti-disciplinary scholars, qualitative and post-qualitative researchers, decolonization scholars, public humanities scholars, and writing pedagogy scholars.

Sarah Travis is Assistant Professor of Art Education in the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA.

Azlan Guttenberg Smith is a PhD student in writing studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA.

Catalina Hernández-Cabal is Instructor of women's and gender studies in the Academy for Transdisciplinary Studies at Virginia Tech University, USA.

Jorge Lucero is Full Professor of Art Education in the School of Art and Design and Associate Dean for Research in the College of Fine and Applied Arts at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA.