Rebecca Fons

Artist Bio

Rebecca received her B.A. in Cinema and American Studies from the University of Iowa. During her time at the U of Iowa, she spent summers overseas as a camp director and camp counselor in Italy and Germany, working with students in a wide range of daily activities. Rebecca received a Masters in Media Management from Columbia College Chicago.

Rebecca began her career in youth media working with Chicago's Center for Community Arts Partnerships and Street Level Youth Media, teaching an after school media workshop at Sullivan High School. Rebecca assisted students in their creation of individual short films ranging in theme from pubic service announcement, abstract art to narrative film. Rebecca recently partnered with Urban Gateways to work with a group of students to create a community and art based short documentary. Rebecca currently teaches Introduction to Arts Management to undergraduate students at Columbia College Chicago and is a referee and board director for Chicago's nationally ranked roller derby league, The Windy City Rollers.

Educational Philosophy

Teaching media literacy is about more than camera operation and tripod setup. In my lesson plans, I emphasize not only the nuts and bolts of equipment, but also the power and responsibility of media. I think it is vital for students to ask themselves: “What is media? How does it represent me? How does it impact me? How does it influence me?' Once students begin to be more conscious of media and images that surround them, they can understand where the media they create fits into the big picture. I like to say, “with a good tripod, a full battery and an awareness of the power of media, the possibilities of art are endless.'"

Links

www.rebeccafons.com (Coming soon!)
www.colum.edu/CCAP
www.sullivanhs.org

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