The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is - it's to 
IMAGINE WHAT IS POSSIBLE

Caitlin M. Black is a visual arts & design educator currently based in Providence, Rhode Island, where she is an Assistant Professor in Residence in the Department of Teaching + Learning in Art + Design at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). She has a variety of professional experiences in museum, community, and classroom settings.  She worked at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and taught visual art in public schools for 8 years, working with students grades PreK-12 in New Jersey and California. Caitlin also taught undergraduate and graduate art education courses at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, Virginia and Rhode Island College (RIC) in Providence, Rhode Island.

 

Her research focuses on the transformational power of the arts in cultivating more inclusive communities. She is interested in the significance of community engagement and accessibility in creating meaningful arts opportunities that promote empathy, connection, and healing rooted in social justice.

 

Her work has been published in the Journal of Social Theory in Art Education, Studies in Art Education, and she has a forthcoming co-authored chapter in an edited text titled, Restorative Practices in Education Through Art. She earned her BA with a major in studio art and minor in art history from James Madison University, MA in art education from Boston University and a PhD in education with an emphasis in art education from Virginia Commonwealth University.