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It is part of my attempt to begin a dialog to get people thinking of art education in terms of its actual value to education and to society. Art Education magazine's last issue was an attempt to start a dialog regarding creativity in general and its value, but I think it stopped short of examining the idea of visual art as the focus of so much of our culture and society. I am looking at visual awareness and visual literacy in terms of their impact on the culture and the classroom. The long term goal is to make art education part of the "core" subjects in schools. Give this a look and let me know what you think. And please send this up the line and see who else may be interested in this idea.
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In Defense Of Art EducationIn Defense Of Art EducationIn Defense Of Art EducationIn Defense Of Art Education
In the SchoolsIn the SchoolsIn the SchoolsIn the Schools
In Defense Of Art EducationIn Defense Of Art EducationIn Defense Of Art EducationIn Defense Of Art Education
In the SchoolsIn the SchoolsIn the SchoolsIn the SchoolsIgnoring Orthodox Arguments and Embracing the FactsIgnoring Orthodox Arguments and Embracing the Facts
Art Educators in the
Public schools have
always had to justify
their subject area in
terms that academic
gatekeepers could
understand.
Art Educators in the
Public schools have
always had to justify
their subject area in
terms that academic
gatekeepers could
understand.
Art Educators in the
Public schools have
always had to justify
their subject area in
terms that academic
gatekeepers could
understand.
Orthodox Argument #1:Orthodox Argument #1:
“Students who study the arts
seriously are taught to see
better, to envision, to persist, to
be playful and learn from
mistakes, to make critical
judgments and justify such
judgments.”
“Students who study the arts
seriously are taught to see
better, to envision, to persist, to
be playful and learn from
mistakes, to make critical
judgments and justify such
judgments.”
Pogrebin, R., http://www.nytimes.com /2007/08/04
Orthodox Argument #2:Orthodox Argument #2:
“Arts education ‘enables students
to grasp alternative ways of
seeing’.”
“Arts education ‘enables students
to grasp alternative ways of
seeing’.”
Pogrebin, R., http://www.nytimes.com /2007/08/04
Orthodox Argument #3:Orthodox Argument #3:
“Art students experience
‘improved critical
thinking’.”
“Art students experience
‘improved critical
thinking’.”
Pogrebin, R., http://www.nytimes.com /2007/08/04
Orthodox Argument #4:Orthodox Argument #4:
“…students who had more
involvement in the arts in
school and after school scored
better on standardized tests.”
“…students who had more
involvement in the arts in
school and after school scored
better on standardized tests.”
Pogrebin, R., http://www.nytimes.com /2007/08/04
Orthodox Argument #5:
“…students who take art
generally do well in school.”
“…students who take art
generally do well in school.”
Pogrebin, R., http://www.nytimes.com /2007/08/04
All Good Arguments, But...All Good Arguments, But...
…why should we not
begin to think about
promoting art for art’s
sake?
…why should we not
begin to think about
promoting art for art’s
sake?
A case can be
made for art as a
distinct academic
discipline with…
A case can be
made for art as a
distinct academic
discipline with…
A distinct omnibus of rules…A distinct omnibus of rules…A distinct omnibus of rules…A distinct omnibus of rules…A distinct omnibus of rules…A distinct omnibus of rules…A distinct omnibus of rules…A distinct omnibus of rules…
� The Elements of DesignThe Elements of DesignThe Elements of DesignThe Elements of Design
� The Principles of DesignThe Principles of DesignThe Principles of DesignThe Principles of Design
� Rules of composition and Rules of composition and Rules of composition and Rules of composition and
BalanceBalanceBalanceBalance
� The Elements of DesignThe Elements of DesignThe Elements of DesignThe Elements of Design
� The Principles of DesignThe Principles of DesignThe Principles of DesignThe Principles of Design
� Rules of composition and Rules of composition and Rules of composition and Rules of composition and
BalanceBalanceBalanceBalance
Theories…Theories…
� Color theory
� Perspective
� Visual Communication
� Therapy
� Color theory
� Perspective
� Visual Communication
� Therapy
The history of the world
is written in the record
of its art.
The only thing left to tell
the story of some lost
civilizations is their art.
It is art that defines and
validates civilizations.
…And historical context
The ARTS form a major component of our culture.
The ARTS form a major component of our culture.
Art is such an
omnipresent
part of our
culture that most
people aren’t
even aware of it.
It’s the forest for the trees paradox…It’s the forest for the trees paradox…
Art’s Impact Onthe Economy
Art’s Impact Onthe Economy
“ ‘…the creative sector’ now
makes up approximately one
third of the United States
economy.”
Freedman, K. (2010), Rethinking Creativity: A definition to support contemporary practice, Art Education, p. 8, 63(2).
“The creative sector depends on
the many professions that are
connected to creating, viewing,
and criticizing visual culture.”
Freedman, K. (2010), Rethinking Creativity: A definition to support contemporary practice, Art Education, p. 8, 63(2).
� Painting
� Computer game design
� Sculpture
� Cartooning
� Advertising
� Landscape design
� Painting
� Computer game design
� Sculpture
� Cartooning
� Advertising
� Landscape design
� Television
� Filmmaking
� Architecture
� Toy design
� Fashion
� Television
� Filmmaking
� Architecture
� Toy design
� Fashion
Consider Advertising Alone…Consider Advertising Alone…
The bulk of its content and
delivery rely heavily upon
graphic communication (the
creative uses of lines,
shapes, spaces, colors, etc.)
to define the effective
delivery of those messages.
The bulk of its content and
delivery rely heavily upon
graphic communication (the
creative uses of lines,
shapes, spaces, colors, etc.)
to define the effective
delivery of those messages.
Sorry about the graphic…
Old ideas used to promote Art
Education in the schools…
(creative problem solving, deeper thinking, better test scores…)
…do not effectively defend the
whole idea of visual
awareness/literacy, nor do they
recognize the concept of
creativity.
“Taking Art In School Results
In Better Math Scores On
Standardized Tests.”
Do math teachers defend their subject by arguing that taking math makes better readers?
And how about this one?And how about this one?And how about this one?And how about this one?And how about this one?And how about this one?And how about this one?And how about this one?
IT IS TIME FOR ART
EDUCATORS TO BEGIN
THINKING OF ART IN
TERMS OF ITS
SIGNIFICANCE AND
IMPACT ON SOCIETY
IT IS TIME FOR ART
EDUCATORS TO BEGIN
THINKING OF ART IN
TERMS OF ITS
SIGNIFICANCE AND
IMPACT ON SOCIETY
Art Education is as
meaningful to a
comprehensive academic
curriculum as is math,
science, language arts, social
science, or any of the other
“core” subjects.
Art Education is as
meaningful to a
comprehensive academic
curriculum as is math,
science, language arts, social
science, or any of the other
“core” subjects.
If exposure to art education
seems to generate better
students (as the orthodox
arguments for it have been
presented) it is because
exposure to the arts opens up
mental channels and gives
access to understanding that
other subject areas do not.
If exposure to art education
seems to generate better
students (as the orthodox
arguments for it have been
presented) it is because
exposure to the arts opens up
mental channels and gives
access to understanding that
other subject areas do not.
Exposure to the arts makes better…Exposure to the arts makes better…
� Thinkers
� Presenters
� Problem solvers
� Graphic analysts
� Thinkers
� Presenters
� Problem solvers
� Graphic analysts
…just to name a few…just to name a few
But it especially makes…
But it especially makes…
BETTER ARTISTSBETTERARTISTS
BETTERARTISTS
Everything elseis a bonus
Everything elseis a bonus
Copyright 2010, Donald D. Gruber, EdD
