Arts research and teaching in pandemic times

Abstract

This article is the result of a research developed in a stricto sensu postgraduate program, Master's level, in the professional modality. Using the socio-historical approach, this text aims to present the first impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the pedagogical routine of Art teachers, working in 2 special schools, in the city of Campo Grande - MS, whose reports were guiding for define practical intervention, a requirement for research in the aforementioned graduate program. When talking about the relationship between one of the researchers and the professionals participating in the research, the text shows that it is possible to carry out the practical intervention, even in an adverse situation, such as the one experienced in 2020. The action took place in a virtual way, through a channel on youtube, entitled APN-Arte Educação. The use of youtube, as a mediation instrument, made it possible to disseminate content that would help teachers, in the period of emergency remote teaching, as well as, it was possible to extend the content from the research, to an audience of people interested in the topics addressed. That said, this article proposes a closer look at the emergency use of digital resources, at all levels of the education system, raising reflections on the future of Brazilian education in a post-pandemic scenario.