Academic art

Due to the constant shrinking budget in education, art has been erased from the curriculum in majority of the schools. I believe that visual art is the foundation that can be used for students' to better comprehend subjects that are difficult. I believe that students that learn any fine arts, dance, drama, and music can improve academically in all core content areas, especially in low income communities. “Low-income youth in after-school arts programs did better across a wide range of variables…

Author and educator, Amanda Alexander discusses how engaging a developmentally disabled community through art based learning helped create a better community. It all started when the author was selected by the University Service-Learning Fellowship to participate in monthly seminars during the 2012-2013 academic year. The seminars consisted of listening to guest speakers, writing reflections, reading information about service-learning, discussing service-learning possibilities, teaching methods,…

the arts always seem to be the first to go. Over the past several years, more public schools have been abandoning art programs make way for more curriculum based classes, such as science and math. Even though the arts are not always present on school curriculums, it does not automatically mean they are unimportant. In fact, the arts are proven to increase academic performance, foster valuable life skills other classes cannot, and improve brain development in adolescents. The arts…

shows, and art to decorate our walls. Take away art, and life seems pretty boring; art makes life vivid. It is no secret that the K-12 arts programs has been declining for decades due to budget cuts and the reputation that core academics take priority. However, with this decline, kids of all ages have been missing out on crucial opportunities. Without the arts, kids may not have all of the tools they need to test their creativity and see all of the possibilities there are in the world. An arts…

Edgar Degas was intrigued by the human figure, and in his many images of ordinary women, he strove to capture the body in unusual and interesting positions.Degas was the only Impressionist to truly bridge the gap between traditional academic art and the radical movements of the early 20th century. He was a restless innovator who often set the pace for his younger colleagues. Acknowledged as one of the finest draftsmen of his age, Degas experimented with a wide variety of media, including oil,…

United States today, standards for arts education are lacking in many states and are impacting the quality of education for students across the nation. The arts are now seen as an elective rather than a core subject and are being neglected in comparison to other subjects. The number of students being exposed to the arts in school is dropping, especially in areas with high percentages of minorities (Robelen). With proof from studies showing the benefits of an arts education, policies need to be…

recognized that it was the name of a band. “Oh, ICP!” exclaimed the teacher. “You know ICP?” the boy said shocked. From that day on, he was putty in her hands. Students respond to the arts. As this teenage boy illustrates, the most productive way to promote creativity in students is to have them participate in arts courses.…

two-dimensional surface? Prior to the 20th Century, art styles such as realism and romanticism were most popular in the world of art, these traditional and academic art forms were seen as the highest and most desirable form of art; the result of great skill and control. At this time artists focused on creating artwork that was visually accurate and which were true depictions of the world and their surroundings. In the 20th century however, art styles changed dramatically with the development of…

I remember when I was in Elementary School and every day we had time to do music, art, and/or theater both in class and as an extra elective. I know that personally for me this was my favorite part of each day when I was able to have a bit more freedom and express myself the way I wanted to through the arts. Every day this is what my classmates and I looked forward to, every lesson we got to use the arts or every time we went to our electives we loved learning and remembered what we learned…

of money towards art projects, not a hefty amount but an amount worth noticing. There has been much argument whether it really is worth it or if we are just throwing our money into a fire by paying for projects involving the arts. I believe that although it sometimes seems strenuous and tedious to pay for different projects that people feel may not have an actual impact on themselves personally, it still is a very important thing to continue to allow people to express through art. A good example…