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An Artistic Fusion at The Bascom
Written By: Billy Love | Issue: 2021/06 – June
Jon Hendricks, The Bascom’s new Education Fellow, brings a passion for teaching and a nimble artistic sensibility.
Jon Hendricks
The Bascom’s residency program has been an important part of the organization’s mission for many years, and year-round, talented artists from around the country apply to participate. Resident artists are an essential part of Bascom programming, and provide a fresh outside perspective, new skills sets to work with, and new ideas. In return, The Bascom works to provide professional development opportunities, and real world work experience for these artists.
This summer The Bascom welcomes a new Education Fellow to the team for the summer of 2021. Jon Hendricks is an interdisciplinary installation artist living and working in Knoxville, Tennessee. His recent artwork consists of light and shadow installations, mixed media paintings, and found object encaustic sculptures.
Jon has been teaching art for pre-K, K-12, adult as well as special education for 25+ years. His contribution to the arts community concentrates on community outreach programs and professional development for teachers and volunteers. Jon Hendricks shares his perspective on arts education:
“As an art teacher and working artist, I am a facilitator of learning and allowing mistakes while working on building real world artistic skills. I allow students to explore concepts of art history, contemporary artists and offer guidance in formulating ideas and a facilitator and advocate of expression and creativity.
“My primary goal in Art Instruction with The Bascom is for students to understand content and use it in authentic contexts. I find it instrumental in creating essential questions and a comfortable, safe, fun, and messy environment for my students. By teaching through inquiry and exploration, the framework is already set for students to reach higher order thinking skills. As a teacher, I always seek to nurture the students’ ability to think on different levels and build on core content.”
Through August of 2021, Hendricks will be focusing on developing the curriculum for The Bascom youth summer workshops, building new community based programs, and creating work for exhibition in The Bascom Education Gallery.
Please join us in welcoming Jon Hendricks to The Bascom!
Of course, the best way to understand The Bascom and its treasures is to allow yourself a languid stroll through its galleries and spaces. It’s located at 323 Franklin Road.
