Posts by The D’Amico Institute of Art

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE CLASS ON THE LAST DAY OF CLASS The last day of class is always depressing for me. The feeling is especially acute today because we…

Although Judith Wolken (nee Schuler) had a degree in elementary and art education, there was not yet an avenue for her to teach art and so she taught 2nd grade at…

Motivational Learning Overview Motivational learning is a humanistic approach within creative education with the goal of “stimulating imagination, directing observation[s], and encouraging original thinking…” (D’Amico, 1970). Mabel and Victor D’Amico…