Envisioning the Future

In 2003, Judy Chicago and Donald Woodman directed “Envisioning the Future”, an arts partnership with the Pomona Arts Colony in California. During the project, Dr. Karen Keifer-Boyd from The Pennsylvania State University studied Chicago’s pedagogy for the first time.

“Envisioning the Future” in the Archives

Below are links to pdf and media files of materials from the Envisioning the Future teaching project in the Judy Chicago Art Education Collection archived at The Eberly Special Collections at Penn State. Publications are available in alternative media on request.

Preparations

• Readings
  • All Envisioning the Future (ETF) project participants were required to read the work listed on ETF Bibliography linked here before the first meeting with Judy Chicago.
• Research
• Self Presentations
  • See excerpts  from facilitators and participants presenting self-presentation
  • Variations in self-presentation in ETF
• Building Group
  • Facilitator training in a circle conversation
  • Circle pedagogy in action during facilitatory training
• Content Search
• Artmaking Goals

Process

• Work Mode Selection
  • Timeline poster of the project
  •  Students working with Chicago
• Media Selection
• Format Decisions
  • Working with an installation artist 
  • Working with an installation artist
• Ideal to Real
  • Envisioning the Future Slides A
  • Envisioning the Future Slides B
  • Envisioning the Future Slides C
• Support Structure

ArtMaking

• Participant Selection
• From Process to Image
  • Judy Chicago and the mural painting group
  • Judy Chicago and the mural painting group
  • Judy Chicago and the mural painting group
• Balancing Support and Guidance
  • Judy Chicago and the performance group
• Content-based Critique
• Audience
  • Poster and calendar of events
  • Photography exhibition opening
  • Photography exhibition opening
• Evaluations
  • Judy Chicago’s Notes, Review of Teaching Projects with Donald Woodman After Envisioning the Future (Box11, 11)