“Having meaningful conversations and helping students find their voice is what I find most rewarding about teaching,” shares Dr George Criddle, Lecturer in Visual Arts.
“Establishing a connection and finding ways where research can be applied to creative work is something I feel strongly about in my teaching,” they say.
“Even if the application is not perfect, the demonstration of it tells me that the student is engaged and on the right path.”
Dr Criddle will soon lead a creative practice unit where students will experiment with performance and video art, exploring technical, conceptual and experimental approaches to artmaking.
“By engaging with performance art, video art techniques and processes, students develop their ability to situate themselves and their practice within the field of contemporary art and in response to specific project briefs.”
Above all, Dr Criddle aims to help students find their voice and develop their own independent practice.
“Practical workshops and group discussions help students to develop their own independent studio practice, providing skills relating to techniques and processes; critical and reflective thinking, experimentation, risk taking and problem solving.”
“A good indicator of student excellence is not just demonstrating how well a student has learned a particular subject or topic, but how well they can apply their knowledge, and research strategies within their own work.”
