RESPONSE TO THE COLUMBINE TRAGEDY
Two
talks by
Barb Hirokawa
Art teacher at Columbine High School
1974 – 2001
An art teacher since 1968, since her retirement in 2001 Ms. Hirokawa has traveled the country lecturing on and organizing student shows about trauma art. She has received numerous art education grants and leadership awards, including Colorado Art Educator of the Year in 2000. She testified before the House committee when the standards bill was first introduced, and is presently a member of the Colorado State Standards Writing Team. Besides being a consummate educator, Ms. Hirokawa has continually pursued her own art, and is presently working toward healing through her work.
Wednesday, March 24 at 7pm
Family Room, Wyoming Union 2nd Floor (top of main stairway, to the right)
Discussion forum: Concerns in Schools for Educators
Guns, Violence, Teasing….
What are our issues? How do we deal with them?
Thursday, March 25 at 7pm
Fine Arts Building, Room 111 (downstairs, across from dance studio)
Slide Lecture: Trauma Art
Art that has come out of Columbine and 9/11
Sponsored by:
The Wyoming Student Chapter of the Art Education Association
The College of Education
The Honors Organization
For more information or questions,
contact uwyoart@yahoo.com or Kate
at 399-0544
Quick Links
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
(307)766-1121
e-mail: dept@uwyo.edu
