Teaching

Lisa Donovan, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Fine and Performing Arts Department at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. A theater artist, educator, administrator and researcher.

She has a broad range of experience in a variety of arts organizations including: Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, the Berkshire Opera Company, Barrington Stage Company, University of Massachusetts Department of Theater, as well as Boston University's Theater, Visual Arts, and Tanglewood Institutes.

She teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in arts education, arts integration and arts management and offer professional development for educators of all kinds around a wide variety of arts integration topics.

Current Topics

Undergraduate Courses

Community Arts and Education
Leadership in Arts and Culture
Community Engagement in Arts and Culture
Grant and Fundraising
The Arts and Social Change
Managing Creativity

Graduate Courses

Arts Based Research
Arts Integration
Collaborative Symposium: The power of arts in communities and schools
Multiple Literacies

Freelance Course Workshops

Wide range of arts integration training across curricular areas
Professional Development Institutes and training offered through Berkshire Regional Arts Integration Network (BRAINworks), CollArt Omi, and with Partners in the Arts at University of Richmond

Check out the BRAINworks Arts Integration Strategy Video Series

Teacher as Curator | The University of Sydney

In this webinar, Dr Lisa Donovan of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts tells us about creating change through arts integration, assessment, and the development of rural networks.

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