EDUCATION

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2017-2021          The Pennsylvania State University, Ph.D., Department of Art Education; minor in Curriculum & Instruction

Co-Advisors: Dr. Karen Keifer-Boyd & Dr. Kimberly Powell

Members: Dr. Yasmine Abbas, Dr. Eduardo Navas

Thesis: Pedagogy of Sounding: Tuning in Art Education

 

2015                      Pratt Institute, M.S.Ed., Department of Art and Design Education

Co-Advisors: Dr. Christopher Kennedy & Dr. Heather B. Lewis

Thesis: Improv, Risk, and Conflict: The Experiences of Arts Facilitators in NYC’s Juvenile Justice System

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2011                       Yeditepe University, B.F.A. high honors

Double major in Plastic Arts (Painting, Sculpture & Ceramic); Fashion & Textile Design

 

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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 2023 - Present  Clinical Assistant Professor in Curriculum & Instruction | Arts Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

 

 

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2022- 2023      Visiting Assistant Professor of Art Education, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX

 

ARTT 3370: Arts Theory & Practice

ARTT 3370: Arts Theory & Practice (Online)

ARTT 2372: Learning & Digital Media

EDST 4380: Clinical Teaching I

EDST 4381: Clinical Teaching II  

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                                  Adjunct Professor of Art Education (Online), Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Denver, CO

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AE 4246: Learning Environments

AE 3221: Equity in Learning

AE 3000: Junior Portfolio Review  

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Fall 2021            Instructor of Art Education, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA

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ARED 283: Digital Culture in the Arts

ARED 314:  Arts Theory & Practice

ARED 715:  Critical Readings in Art Education

ARED 720: Therapeutic Art Education

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2017-2021       Graduate Teaching Assistant, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

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ART 1: Introduction to Visual Arts

ART 122: Commentary on Art 

ART 20: Introduction to Drawing

AED 225: Diversity, Pedagogy & Visual Culture

AED 322: Visual Culture & Educational Technologies

AED 489: Advanced Teaching Practicum

                    

 

K-12 TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

Summer 2018    Visual Arts Instructor, Brooklyn Friends School (Horizons Non-Profit), Brooklyn, NY

 

Summer 2017    Visual Arts Instructor, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY

 

2013- 2017        Saturday Art School Instructor, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

 

2016- 2017        Visual Arts Teacher, High School of Art & Design (NYC DOE), New York, NY

 

Summer 2017    Visual Arts Instructor, Shorefront YM-YWHA, Brighton/Manhattan Beach, NY

 

2015- 2016        Visual Arts Teacher, Urban Science Academy (Title I, NYC DOE), Bronx, NY

 

Spring 2015       Visual Arts Teacher, New Design Middle & High School (NYC DOE), New York, NY

 

Fall 2014            Student Teacher, Millennium Art Academy (NYC DOE), New York, NY

 

Fall 2014            Visual Arts Instructor, Sports & Arts in School Foundation (Non-Profit), New York, NY

 

Spring 2013       Teaching Assistant, The Gillen Brewer School, New York, NY

 

2011-2012         Teaching Assistant, Rebecca M. Johnson School, Springfield, MA

 

 

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

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Spring 2022         Committee Member, International Study Program, Texas State University, TX

Fall 2021               Committee Member, Bruce Art Gallery, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, PA

Fall 2021               Committee Member, Visiting Artist and Speaker Endowment (VASE), Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, PA

2019 - 2021         Co-President, Graduate Art Education Association

2019- 2021          Assistant Facilitator, Art + Feminism WikiStorming Event at Penn State University

2019- 2021          Poster & Flyers Design, Art + Feminism WikiStorming Event at Penn State University

2019                      Poster Designer, NAEA Boston Conference Penn State Art Education Program Event Poster

2015                      Juror, Pratt Young Scholars Program, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

2009-2011          Student Assistant, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey

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FIELD SERVICE

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2021- Present        Secretary, Seminar for Research in Art Education, National Art Education Association

2017                         Juror, NYC Department of Education (DOE) Visual Arts Examination 2017-2018 School Year

2016                        Juror, NYC High School Admissions, Visual Arts Audition (High School of Art and Design)

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE

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2020                     Co-juror, Abstraction Show, Art Alliance of Central PA

2018                      Workshop Facilitator, “SNAP IT!”, Woskob Gallery, State College, PA                        

2017                      Workshop Facilitator, “MAKE STUFF”, Woskob Gallery, State College, PA

2017                      Participant Trainee, The People’s Improv Theater (THE PIT), New York, NY

2015                      Participant Trainee, Improv Acting Workshop with Josie Whittlesey, New York, NY

2015                      Committee Member, New York State Juvenile Justice Coalition Board

2015                      Volunteer Facilitator, Drama Club NYC, New York, NY

2015                      Workshop Facilitator, Brownsville Justice Community Center, Brooklyn, NY

2013                      Art Facilitator, AHRC-Brooklyn Day Hab, Brooklyn, NY

2010                     Assistant to Curator Marcus Graf, “Temporary Harassment”, Bulent Ecevit Culture Center

2010                     Workshop Artist in Genco Gulan’s, Galata Perform Contemporary Art Museum, Istanbul

2009                    Assistant to Curator Marcus Graf "Hans & Helga" CDA Projects Art Gallery, Istanbul

2008                    Assistant to Artist Betsy Sullam, Schneider Temple Art Gallery, Istanbul

2008                    Assistant to Curator Marcus Graf, Techno Park Gosb Art Gallery, Istanbul

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Powell, K., Bricker, M., & Altuntas, I. (2021) Walking Workshop: In Response to Storying through Sound: Sonic Performance of Place: Soundwalking in Istanbul. International Review of Qualitative Research (under review).

 

Altuntas, I., Sotomayor, L. (2021) Virtual Sounds of Borderlands: Usando Nuestra Voz and Sound Lab Project in Instructional Resources Art Education Journal (under review).

 

 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS/PAPERS

 

Altuntas, I. & Bergman, D. (May 2021) Sound Pedagogy: Tuning in NYC for Art Education, Arts-Based Research: Performative Narrative. International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (ICQI), Urbana, IL

 

Altuntas, I. (May 2021) Sound Lab Project, Innovations in Critical Curriculum. International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (ICQI), Urbana, IL

 

Altuntas, I. (March 2021) Tattooed Women: Feminist Ethical (re)Presentations of (re)Sounding Art. Art + Feminism WikiStorming (Online), Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

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Altuntas, I. (March 2021). Data Visualization Working Group: Visual Art Renderings of Sound Data. Seminar for Research in Art Education Interest Group. Online National Art Education Association Conference (NAEA).

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Altuntas, I. (February 2021). Composing Soundscapes: A Sound Curriculum for Art Education, Curriculum Camp, Lousiana University https://www.lsu.edu/chse/education/CTP/cc-about.php

 

Altuntas, I. (February 2021). Giving Effective Feedback, Online Graduate Teaching Practicum Certification Conference (Online), Penn State University.

 

Altuntas, I. (September 2020). Pedagogy of Sound: Approaches to Sound Research in Art Education. Art Education Research Institute (AERI) Online.

 

Altuntas, I. (May 2020). Pedagogy of Sound: Tuning in Art Education. International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (ICQI), Urbana, IL. (Cancelled—Covid19).

 

Altuntas, I. (March 2020) Women Sound Artists in the Deaf Rights Movement. Art + Feminism WikiStorming (Online), Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

 

Altuntas, I. (March 2020). Data Visualization Working Group: Artistic Renderings of Sound Data. Seminar for Research in Art Education Interest Group. National Art Education Association Conference (NAEA), Minneapolis, MN (Cancelled—Covid19).

 

Altuntas, I. (September 2019). Sonic Performance of Place: A Site-Specific Sound Walking Experience in Istanbul. Art Education Research Institute (AERI), New York, NY.

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Altuntas, I. (May 2019). Sound-track-ing: An Exploration of Sound and Space in Art Education. International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (ICQI), Urbana, IL.

 

Altuntas, I. (March 2019) Gerda Nettesheim’s and Monika von Wedel’s Sound Objects; and the Aural-visual Gender Dynamics in Christina Kubisch’s Flute Performances. Art + Feminism WikiStorming, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

 

Altuntas, I. (March 2019). Co-creating Eco-systems through Sound Studies: Proposing for a Sound Studies Interest Group. Seminar for Research in Art Education Interest Group, National Art Education Association Conference (NAEA), Boston, MA.

 

Altuntas, I. (March 2018). Steps to complete Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA). Higher Education Forum: Teacher Licensure Issues, National Art Education Association Conference (NAEA), Seattle, CA.

 

EXHIBITIONS

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2020          Black Lives Matter Bike Ride, Digital Sound Visualization, Viral Imaginations, University Park, PA

                     https://viralimaginations.psu.edu/visual-submissions/black-lives-matter-bike-ride/

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2019           A Dialogue with Steve Reich, Sound & Video Installation, Patterson Gallery, University Park, PA

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2019           Imagination, Sound & Video Installation, Woskob Gallery, State College, PA

                     https://woskobfamilygallery.psu.edu/2019/03/12/imagination-at-woskob-family-gallery/

 

2019           Imagination, Sound & Video Installation, Patterson Gallery, University Park, PA

2018           diversiform, Show Case of Saturday Art School, Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA

2017           Creators, Thinkers, Doers, Show Case of Saturday School, Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA

2017           Manhattan Borough Arts Festival, Show Case of NYC Student’s Work, MoMA, New York, NY

2017           Sculpture & Installation III, Show Case of Student’s Work, Open Studios, Pratt Institute, New York

2017           Graffiti: Cave Paintings, Art and Design High School Student Show Case, Kenny Gallery, New York

2016           Stop-Motion & Animation, Show Case of Student’s Work, Open Studios, Pratt Institute, New York

2016           P.S Art 2016: Celebrating the Creative Spirit of NYC Kids, The Met, New York

2016           Sculpture & Installation II, Show Case of Student’s Work, Open Studios, Pratt Institute, New York

2015           Pop-Up Shop Store Opening for Students work, New Design High School, LESspace Gallery, NY

2015           Pop-Up Shop NDMS Store Opening for Student work New Design High School, Spreadhouse, NY

2015           Celebrity Portraits, Exhibiting Education, Nancy Ross Space Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2015           UN-RESTRICT-ED, Sound Installation, Graduate Exhibition, Nancy Ross Space Gallery, New York

2015           Drawing, Painting & Printmaking, Show Case of Student’s Work, Open Studios, Pratt Institute, NY

2015           GIRLS, Painting, Art Exhibition for La Alianza, Rogue Space Gallery, Chelsea, NY

2015           Birds in Motion, Show Case of Student’s Work, Saturday Art School, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

2014           Sculpture & Installation, Show Case of Student’s Work, Open Studios, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

2013           Transparency, Installation, Exhibiting Education, Front Street Galleries, Dumbo, NY

2013           Mural: Youth! Mural Installation, Exhibiting Education, Front Street Galleries, Dumbo, NY

2013           One vs Many and Shifting Time and Space, Drawing Democracies at Pratt Dekalb Gallery, New York

2011           Kinbaku, Fashion Graduate Show, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey.

2010           Istanbul as a Mirror, 2010 European Capital of Culture, Pera Fine Arts Gallery, Istanbul 

2010           Irak/Iraq, Sound & Mural Installation,1555 Group exhibition, ARK Culture and Art Center, Istanbul

2010           Play, Fashion Show and Performance, Wimbledon Fashion Week, London, England.

2009           Mixology, Group Exhibition of Textile Design, Caddebostan Culture Center, Istanbul, Turkey

2009           Palm Trees, ITHIB Textile Design Contest (placed as finalist in 10), Istanbul, Turkey

 

 

AWARDS/NOMINATIONS

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2020                Nominated for Student Achievement Award, Graduate Art Education Association, Penn State University

2019                 Nominated for Academic Computing Award, College of Arts & Architecture, Penn State University

2018                 Elected as Co-Chairperson for the Graduate Art Education Association, Penn State University

2017                 Bunton Waller Graduate Award, Assistantship (full-time), The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA   ($80.000+)

2013                 Pratt Institute Tuition Grant, Brooklyn, NY ($2,500)

2006               Scholarship Award, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey (₺200.000+)

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CERTIFICATES/HONORS

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2019                  Certificate of Graduate Online Teaching, School of Visual Arts, Penn State University

2017                  Completion of Teacher Performance Assessment (EdTPA)

2017                  Certificate of Teaching, New York State Commercial Arts Teaching Licensure K-12, New York

2015                  Certificate of Completion, Training in School Violence Prevention and Intervention, New York

2015                  Certificate of Completion, Introduction to Psychodrama in the Treatment of Substance Abuse, New York

2015                  Certificate of Completion, The National Institutes of Health Office of Extraumal, New York

2014                  Certificate of Completion, Training in Harassment, Bullying, Cyberbullying & Discrimination in Schools, NY

2013                  Substitute Teacher License, New York City Department of Education, New York, NY

2011                   Certificate of High Honor, Yeditepe University Plastic Arts Department, Istanbul, Turkey

2011                   Certificate of Honor, Yeditepe University, Textile Design Department, Istanbul, Turkey

2010                 Certificate of Gratitude, Women Studies Logo Design for Aegean University, Izmir, Turkey

2009                Certificate of Attendance, 17th National Human Management Congress, Istanbul, Turkey

2004                Certificate of Achievement, Music Choir, German High School Directorate, Istanbul, Turkey

 

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MEMBERSHIPS

 

2020- Present                Member of American Educational Research Association (AERA)

2019- Present                 Member of NAEA Research Commission, Data Visualization Working Group

2017- 2021                      Member of Graduate Arts Education Association (GAEdA)

2013- Present                 Member of National Arts Education Association (NAEA)

2018- Present                 Member of American Anthropological Association (AAA)

2015- 2018                     Member of College of Arts Association (CAA)

2014- 2015                     Member of New York State Juvenile Justice Coalition Board

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PROGRAM KNOWLEDGE

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+++                       Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere)

+++                       Microsoft Office Programs

+++                       Sonic Visualizer, Audacity, GarageBand

++                         Processing

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS

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+++                      Turkish

+++                      English

+                           German