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Research to Advocacy Disability Justice and Artist Blog
The idea of disability justice and accessibility can be combined and implemented in the museum field. In this blog post, I include tips...
Joy Mistovich
Jul 20, 202414 min read


Ohio State Final Program Reflections
During my two years in my Ohio State Masters program, I have been deeply impacted as an academic researcher, museum educator, and blind...
Joy Mistovich
Jun 9, 20242 min read


Joy Mistovich
Jun 3, 20240 min read
Curated Reading List
For this blog post assignment, I decided to focus on a combination of readings that challenged my perspectives and my interests...
Joy Mistovich
May 21, 20245 min read
Program Reflections
Reflective Practice: During my Ohio State program, I have learned about the significance of reflection, analysis, and implementation....
Joy Mistovich
May 19, 20248 min read
Research/Practice Blog Post
The Butler Institute of American Art is the first museum in the country to house American artwork and is traditionally referred to as...
Joy Mistovich
May 9, 20248 min read


Teaching Identity Updated Blog Post
Section 1: Teaching Identity Over the past two years during my Art Education/Museum Education Master’s program at The Ohio State...
Joy Mistovich
May 5, 202412 min read
Ohio State Reflective Practice Spring Anotated Bibliography
Class Reflections: During the spring semester I took two courses including Reflective Practice and Curriculum Development Assessment....
Joy Mistovich
Apr 16, 20247 min read
Observation and Reflection
For this observation blog post, I decided to work with one of the Butler staff members who is also a docent. After our conversation and...
Joy Mistovich
Apr 11, 20246 min read


Big Idea Implementation, Documentation and Reflection
Observation and Implementation: For my big idea lesson plan, I decided to ask two employees at the Butler, as well as a docent. Prior to...
Joy Mistovich
Mar 28, 202410 min read


Big Ideas: Lesson Plan
For my Big Idea Lesson Plan assignment, I chose to focus on Sydney Walker’s question: “Disruption in artmaking is a key strategy for...
Joy Mistovich
Feb 11, 20247 min read
Annotated Bibliography Fall, 2023
For my Big Idea Lesson Plan assignment, I chose to focus on Sydney Walker’s question: “Disruption in artmaking is a key strategy for...
Joy Mistovich
Nov 22, 20237 min read


Lynn Hershman and My Art Making Project.
Concept Map: https://lucid.app/lucidspark/6d1cdc7c-b96a-44a6-a67c-02937d088f7e/edit?viewport_loc=-2735%2C-1427%2C4380%2C2053%2C0_0&invita...
Joy Mistovich
Nov 11, 20236 min read
Lynn Hershman
Lynn Hershman is an internationally recognized artist in multiple disciplines and was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. Coincidentally,...
Joy Mistovich
Sep 30, 20233 min read
Summer Classes Annotated Bibliography
For my summer elective classes, I took the following: Issues and Frameworks in Art Education and Technology and Digital Text. Both of...
Joy Mistovich
Sep 8, 20234 min read
Literature Review/Recommended Readings
ohio-state-powerpoint-3Download Literature Review As I read through the literature to enhance my findings, a few significant themes...
Joy Mistovich
Apr 22, 202310 min read
Annotated Bibliography and Reflection
Throughout my research, several key themes are evident including Art Appreciation, visitor learning experiences within museums and a...
Joy Mistovich
Apr 12, 20237 min read


Joy’s Hmm…Collection
Titled: Anatomy of a Cloud: Break Labyrinth by Paul Jenkins. This looks like a red colored Indian tapestry torn in half and stitched back...
Joy Mistovich
Feb 26, 20237 min read
Research Assignment
My curiosity and possible research topic combines disability studies, as well as the arts, in order to explore how blind and sighted...
Joy Mistovich
Jan 25, 20234 min read
Annotated Bibliography
This semester I have taken two courses including Multicultural Art Education and Non-Thesis Research. The Multicultural Art Education...
Joy Mistovich
Nov 25, 20227 min read
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