The Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy and its graduate student group Arts Priori are pleased to announce the 2025 Barkan and Marantz Award Celebration. This event is open to graduate students, alumni, and faculty of the Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy.
The Manuel Barkan Fellowship is a competitive grant that supports the academic and living expenses of a doctoral candidate who is completing his/her dissertation in the field of Art Education. This year two PhD candidates will be honored: Xiaoxiao Bao and Amanda Tobin Ripley. Xiaoxiao will present on her dissertation titled, Into the Streets: Walking Narratives of Art and Communities in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Amanda will present on her dissertation titled, "Another World Is Possible": Liberatory Unionism in the U.S. Art Museum Labor Movement.
The Marantz Distinguished Alumni Lecture Fund was established in 1999 with gifts from Harold and Kenneth Marantz to honor a distinguished alum of the program who is chosen by current graduate students. This year's recipient is Dr. Terron Banner (PhD, 2019) who will present From Hierarchy to Reciprocity: New Frameworks for Arts Engagement.
PhD candidate Alice Cheng is this year's AAEP Outstanding GTA Award recipient and will present on her teaching practice.
