Icebreaker
What is your earliest memory of your favorite educator?
What inspired your love for teaching?
How has your love for Art and Creativity changed through your journey as an educator?
What artists have inspired you?
Expertise / Experience
What has been your biggest learning curve as an artist and educator?
Do you adapt your lessons baited on the skill level of your students?
How do your travels and experiences influence your work?
Background and Context
Tell me about how your job at HAS has influenced your view as an educator. (As an artist and educator. )
Do you love the community aspect of being a higher education teacher?
What experiences in your life lead you to where you are today?
Experiences and Personal Stories
These questions invite the interviewee to share specific stories or experiences, often helping to illustrate their journey or perspective on key issues.
What’s a memorable experience that shifted the way you approach your art or teaching?
Scenario / What-If
How do you help a student further explore their work?
How do you help students who are stuck?
Perceptions and Reflections
These questions encourage the interviewee to reflect on their own work, experiences, or identity. They help draw out subjective insights and self-assessments.
How has Art History influenced your work?
Do you think studying other artists and cultures is important to an artist’s growth?
Relational Aspects
How has the community or travel influenced your work/artwork?
How do you cultivate and create a positive environment in your classes?
What approaches do you take in the beginning of the semester to help your community thrive?
Change and Growth
These questions explore personal development over time, including what changes the interviewee has gone through and how they’ve learned or evolved.
How has your work or approach changed over the years?
What are some key lessons you’ve learned that have shaped your practice?
Aesthetic and Emotional Understanding
These questions encourage the interviewee to explore the emotional or sensory dimensions of their work or life, bringing out more abstract and artistic aspects.
How do you use color and texture to communicate? How can your students explore this?
How do you cultivate and help your students tap into their subconscious emotions or understanding?
Values and Beliefs
What values guide your creative process or teaching?
How does your personal philosophy influence the way you approach challenges in your work?
Metaphorical and Conceptual
These more abstract questions ask the interviewee to think metaphorically about their identity, work, or journey, helping to access deeper layers of meaning.
If you were a watercolor technique, what technique would you be?