Dr. Wood's instruction reflects contemporary trends in literacy education, emphasizing
the integration of STEAM literacy and arts-based learning to enrich student engagement.
Her approach fosters teacher candidates' understanding of innovative literacy teaching
and learning through technology integration, multimodal literacies, and student-centered
practices. By incorporating arts integration and hands-on STEAM experiences, Dr. Wood
prepares future educators to create dynamic, inclusive, and interdisciplinary learning
environments that support diverse learners.
Lucy HG Solomon
Center ARTES Faculty Fellow in STEAM IngenuityCenter ARTES Faculty Fellow in STEAM Ingenuity
Professor Solomon translates research on arts education into visuals through data
visualizations, she specializes on the intersections of art, technology, science,
and society, and she guides students as they seek alternative methods to convey research-rich
stories through mediated experiences.
Kristin MossCenter ARTES Faculty Fellow in Community Arts
Center ARTES Faculty Fellow in Community Arts
Dr. Moss' work focuses on art, identity, and social change and engages in different
communities and explores ways that visual culture contributes to discourse s of cultural
identity, offers creative conceptualizations of contemporary society, and can serve
as a model for democratic participation and citizenship.
Cherie Hill
Center ARTES Faculty Fellow in Dance & CommunityCenter ARTES Faculty Fellow in Dance & Community
Professor Cherie Hill creates art that explores human expression through the body
in collaboration with nature, music, and visual imagery. As an equity advocate, her
research, service, and teaching interests support equitable and inclusive environments,
especially for those stemming from marginalized populations.
Cassiopeia Guthrie
Faculty Fellow inInterdisciplinary Innovation
Cassiopeia Guthrie is committed to inspiring the imperative: courageous, creative,
equity-minded, and empowered communities ready to change the world. A credentialed
educator, professional journalist, and award-winning theatre critic, her instruction
leverages interdisciplinary inquiry, arts integration, design thinking, and critical
engagement to explore the intersections between pedagogy and social justice.
Seth Shafer
Harmony Hacks Fellow
Dr. Seth Shafer's work hybridizes technology, new media, and art/science to explore
explores themes of ephemerality and multiplicity. His artistic practice explores the
extreme edge of performance, centering on real-time notation, interactive music, and
algorithmic art.
Julie Goldstein
Center ARTES Faculty Fellow in Arts Education and Inspiration
Professor Julie Goldstein, a woodcut printmaker, multidisciplinary artist, and educator,
explores resilience, identity, and the human-nature connection. Her bold, evocative
prints tell stories of strength and empowerment, while her teaching inspires students
to develop their visual language and discover their artistic and educational voices.
Matthew Armstrong
Center ARTES Faculty Fellow in Arts Integration and Creative Learning Specialist
Matthew Armstrong is a musician, educator, and arts advocate committed to making the
arts accessible to all students and ensuring they remain an essential part of every
child's education. He fosters creative opportunities, builds partnerships between
schools and professional artists, and promotes equity in the arts. Through initiatives
like the San Diego Percussion Festival and his ongoing collaborations with the Cuban
National Concert Band, he champions music as a powerful tool for cultural exchange,
student empowerment, and community engagement.
Check out the amazing work of our amazing Center Artes fellows!
Center ARTES Mission Statement
Our mission is to ensure that all children have access to learn in, with and through
the arts. Our own research of Cal State San Marcos (CSUSM) college students identifies
social equity factors that play into college preparedness and success. We recognize
that there is significant social inequality in our society and understand there is
much work to be done to create an equal playing field for all children. Our nonprofit
organization works at creating arts equity for students by educating teachers/future
teachers, parents, and school administrators about the importance of arts education
for all students,developing pathways to become an arts teachers, and by implementing novel arts educational
programming in K-12 schools. Weprovidevarious resources to the public throughout the year such as access to open sourcelesson plans andresearch that supports arts education, creative youth development as well as college
and career pathwaysfor future teachers,STEAM and literacy programming, boot camps and workshops on arts integration, and
more.
On this website, you have access to our current research, upcoming events, and where you will find ART=OPPORTUNITY in the news and in the community. In addition, you can access our toolkit so that you are well equipped for spreading the word about this important initiative.
Because the arts make a difference!
To learn more about our movement, explore our website, use our tools, follow us on social media and stay connected through
our upcoming events!
Please give us your feedback by taking our survey on the Advocacy tools page, which
may be featured in our future annual reports and testimonials!
myCSUSM
Center ARTES Faculty Fellow in STEAM+Literacy
Faculty Fellow in Interdisciplinary Innovation
Harmony Hacks Fellow 
Center ARTES Faculty Fellow in Arts Education and Inspiration
Center ARTES Faculty Fellow in Arts Integration and Creative Learning Specialist
