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Why Art?

Why Art?. What is Art?. What does art mean to you ? Is art important to you ? What type of art is your favorite ? Is one type of art more important than another ? List as many types of art as you can

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Why Art?

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  1. Why Art?

  2. Whatis Art? • Whatdoesart mean toyou? • Isartimportanttoyou? • Whattypeofartisyourfavorite? • Isonetypeofart more importantthananother? • List as manytypesofart as you can • (dance, drama, music, literature, poetry, craft, design, digital arts, storytelling, heritage visual arts, film, media, photography)

  3. Whatis Art Education? • Whatwereyoutaught in Art Education? • Whatshould be taught in arteducation? • How manyyearsshouldstudents be taughtarteducation? • Doesarteducationhaveto be in anartsclassroom? • Doesarteducationhaveto be in a school?

  4. Art andbeing human (Ms. Voss’ importanceofart) • Whatmakesanimalsandhumansdifferent? • Theabilityto be creative • Studies show thatteaching a child how to be creativewithintheir culture allowsthemto: • Developan individual senseofinitiative • Developautonomy (empowerment) • Art isnotonlyanexpressionof cultural diversity, butitis a formofexpressionthattransmits culture

  5. Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M5hs6ahcKU

  6. Art andtheUnitedNations • UNESCO • UnitedNationsEducational, Scientificand Cultural Organization • Created in 1945 tohelpbuildpeace

  7. UNESCO Objectives • Createanopportunityforevery boy and girl toreceiveeducation • Create intercultural understanding • Createscientificcooperationtokeepeveryonesafe (tsunamis, hurricanes, etc)

  8. UNESCO andArts Education • Art = culture • Formofexpression, creation, inventionandlearning • Art can be taughtformallyorinformallybuteitherwayitis crucial forchilddevelopmentand cultural protection

  9. Importanceofteachingart • Childdevelopment • Intellectual • Creativity, innovation, criticalreflection • Emotional • Interpersonal skills, tolerance, acceptace, appreciation • Psychological • Self-esteem, awareness, creationofidentity • Exampleofdevelopmentwithart • Wronghand • One-line • Eyesclosed

  10. Waystoteachart • Learningthroughartsand culture • Use artand cultural practicesthatexisttoteach • Learningin theartsand culture • Stressingthevalueof cultural perspectives in learningprocess

  11. Art andthefamily • In the 21st century, families are notthesame as theyusedto be • Children do notget as muchattentionfromtheirparentsand are notexposedtotraditionsand culture as much • Also, living in urbanareas has made transmitting culture topoorerfamilies more difficult

  12. Art andtheWorkforce • Mostemployers are lookingfor more creative, flexible, adaptable andinnovativeworkers • Art educationteachespeople how toexpressthemselvesandthinkcritically

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