Harry Broudy advocated arts education for all students rather than just for those gifted or highly interested in art, placing the arts at the center of education. Harry Broudy, according to Liora Bresler, one of the editors of Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education: From Piaget to the Present Day [Routledge, 2001], shows through developed argument how the discipline of arts…
If you intend to study art, there are several top colleges to select from. Each school offers a student a unique experience, so you should choose the school you want to attend carefully. In addition, consider whether you are doing an undergraduate, a master’s, or a PhD degree. If you are a U.S. based art lover and want to continue…
Several studies have highlighted art classes link the aesthetic sense to a notable increase in the generally positive mood of people. It improves their physical and psychological well-being. Offering students the opportunity to create art allows them to access their need to express themselves. Art helps reduce stress, improve memory, and develop a sense of being connected to the world…
Arts in education play a very important role. Apart from providing kids with a much-needed break from regular academics, art has gone on to prove its significance in the curriculum in various ways. In its different forms, including theatre, fine arts, filmmaking, music, and others, art has proven to help kids learn and develop important life skills. It is fun,…
The term “art history” is easy to understand at first glance. It is the history of art. But the topic goes deeper than that. It asks, “What is art?” and “Whose historical events should we study?” Art history is more than a chronological list of all the world’s artistic movements. WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ART HISTORY? History tends to repeat itself. So,…
Today’s art education should go beyond the goals of money-making or art for creativity’s sake By Samuel Frandino Many years ago, I worked for a theatrical scene shop that was engaged in a variety of projects at a new Universal Studios theme park. One project involved having artists “age” the exteriors of buildings to fit whatever milieu a scene required.…
High school art teacher Melanie Blood inspires students, who in turn inspire her own work By Meredith Quinn Art is often one of the first programs on the chopping block for many public school districts. But four-year high school art teacher Melanie Blood reveals that the skills students acquire while talking about their own art and critiquing the work of…
