The first time I heard the phrase “arts advocacy” was about three years ago. I had obviously heard the words “arts” and “advocacy” before, and certainly knew what those words meant, but I had never heard the words used together. At the time, I was performing in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) and my director told us about how important arts advocacy is and how badly it was lacking in the South. Now, of course, that is a generalization, however it rang true for Lubbock, Texas, and after moving to Norman, Oklahoma, I observed the same problem: there is a lack of arts advocacy in the Oklahoma community. Both visual and performing arts cultures and informs people about others and history in a creative fashion. For instance, …show more content…
To be fair, Oklahoma, specifically Norman, is actually going through an artistic and cultural awakening, and it isn’t the absolute worst place for the arts. However, the support for the arts just simply is not up to par. One of the problems I’m going to explore is the fact Norman is considered a college town. When someone thinks of Norman, they think of OU, and when they think of OU, most of the time they think football. That’s understandable and to be expected, since we are a part of the Big 12 and had such a successful season. With that being said, it is clear that football has an economical impact in Oklahoma. According to the NCAA, OU football brings in about $129,226,692 annually. Comparatively, the arts and cultural organizations impact the economy, as well, bringing in about $314,776,098 in local economic activity annually (The Economic Impact of Nonprofit Arts & Culture Organizations in Oklahoma). So, that begs the question: if the arts are impacting the economy nearly three times as much as football, why are the arts not as big of a deal or as supported? This is where that generalization of the South not being very supportive of arts comes back into play. For example, when someone thinks of New York, most of the time they are going to think Broadway or art galleries. Same thing with Chicago and even L.A, to an extent. Although
History plays a very important role in the development of art and architecture. Over time people, events, and religion, have contributed to the evolution of art. Christianity has become a very common and well established religion, however, in the past it was hidden and a few people would worship this religion secretly. Gradually, Christianity became a growing religion and it attracted many converts from different social statuses. Christian art was highly influenced by the Greco-Romans, but it was immensely impacted by the establishment of the Edict of Milan in the year 313 AD. The Edict of Milan was so significant that scholars divide Christian art into two time periods, time before and after the Edict of Milan of 313.
In sum, cutting arts programs poses concerns on local and national levels. The inequity in education, epitomized by the disturbing revolving door of arts teachers in Detroit, is an issue that cannot be taken lightly. It is imperative that citizens engage individually and collectively through different participation mediums in order to reverse the trend regarding arts programs.
There are thousands of types of art work all over the world including mural art which is one of the oldest types of art, painted on walls and ceilings that are usually filled with many different colors. Murals show hope, values and memories of the community. Public art is outside of the gallery or museum, public art exist outdoors. It shapes are abstract, realistic, built, etc. Public art is can express community values, and enhance the environment. However, as our evolving culture of technology increase, more of those mural art, and public art are vanishing in the eyes of the people.
College football is beneficial for both the players and city. College football is more than a sport for entertainment; it’s a sport that has been the unifier for colleges, players, and most Americans. It brings people together; strangers standing side-by-side, jumping, getting excited, high-fiving one another, cheering on a group of fifty men playing a game. The cities that host the game are receiving more recognition. Intelligence Squared hosted a debate on whether the sport should be banned. One debater Malcolm Gladwell(2012) stated:
The majority of colleges do not have their priorities straight and that needs to change as well. There is proof that many colleges put athletics above academics. A survey done of 97 public schools that have major football programs revealed that spending on athletics between 2005 and 2008 increased at a rate of 4 to 11 times more than the spending on academics (Carey 1 of 2). What is worse is that if major programs continue in the direction they are headed, it will only cause athletic spending to rise and there will be an even greater imbalance in fiscal priorities (Ca...
"Useful Quotes for Arts Advocates." Performingartsconvention.org. National Performing Arts Convention, 2010. Web. 7 Nov. 2013
"You can wipe out an entire generation, you burn their homes to the ground and somehow they will still find their way back. But if you destroy their history, you destroy their achievements and it as if they never existed"(Cambell,2014). During World War II the Nazis would go through the countries they occupied. The art they took was either put in their own museums or they burned them. The Nazis stole millions of pieces of art, mostly pieces that were made from the end of the of the 18th century up until the 1900 's. Hitler ordered his soldiers to steal the art to gain power over other cultures. At the end of the war, the Allies were on a hunt to find all the missing and stolen art the Nazis hid at the end of the war. The big debate today is if the stolen art should go back to their rightful owners. Over a span of six years, the Nazis stole millions of paintings the trails to get those back to their rightful owners has had a lasting impression on today 's world.
Artists are people who express their feelings and emotions on something they have created. They work there lives on these imaginative pieces, some for a living some just out of the pure enjoyment. Those who make a living on selling their art have to work very hard at making their selves known, for some there art never becomes know they work immensely but to no avail. These artists, some of which could keep up with those who are very famous, have their art fall into an abyss where there art is never heard of or even seen. In today’s world artist have many of ways of putting their selves out there and becoming known in the art industry. Social media and just the internet alone have helped “starving artist” become very well known in the art world.
Jane Alexander, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), once said, “Many children are missing out on something which gives their education context, gives their lives depth and meaning, and prepares them to be the future workforce.” This “something” that she spoke of is music and art education. Unfortunately, she is entirely correct. We are currently seeing in our country a dramatic cut in arts education curriculum in our public schools due to the limited amount of both time and funding. In many cases budget cutbacks mean arts education cutbacks. This limited amount of resources often forces administrators to place a value on the various subject areas. There is always a demand for greater concentration upon the traditional basics: English, math, science, and history. There is also a new focus on computer competency and a renewed focus on the need for foreign language education. Add to this health education, family life education, industrial arts education, AIDS education, home economics, physical education, and business education and one begins to wonder where arts education fits in.
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies. (2014) State Policy Briefs. “Why Should Government Support the Arts” Retrieved April 18, 2014, from http://www.nasaa-arts.org/Advocacy/Advocacy-Tools/Why-Government-Support/WhyGovSupport.pdf
When I was in high school, I was very involved in the arts. I took a band, choir and two years of visual art. During the years of high school, I knew that the fees for the art courses cost much more than other electives at my school. I also observed that the school focused more on their athletic and academics programs, than on their art programs. We had many fundraisers to raise more money for the art programs even after paying an already expensive fee to takes these electives. Schools are neglecting the visual arts programs and placing all of their money and focus on academics and athletics programs. I propose a balance between the arts, academics, and the athletics.
From Mark Twain to Vincent van Gogh, each genre of art comes with its greatest master. There are many compelling arguments to why this specific artist, musician or writer is the best in their category. In modern days, we don’t have a Mozart, or a Hemingway or even an Andy Warhol. There are many good artists of their own kind and many more are emerging thanks to new technology and new forms of media art. However, many arguments are made as to why these forms of art aren’t considered true forms of art. A few years back and even today, many argue that digital paintings aren’t real art so it is not surprising when people don’t think of a video game as an art form, but it is. The world is at constant change and so is art.
The Creative Arts play a significant role in early childhood education as it provides children with a diverse range of skills to enhance their learning and development to meet the needs of succeeding in the 21st century. Educators can promote The Arts by adopting the Reggio Emilia approach to education, encouraging children to co-construct the curriculum to develop their skills in partnership with teachers, families and their cohorts. The focus of this essay is to emphasise the value of Creative Arts in early childhood education by providing a summary of the concepts and skills of the Creative Arts and the four strands; Dance, Drama, Music and Visual Arts. Then, ascertain how Creative Arts benefit children’s social development, language and
In the art community there is a lot of controversy in distinguishing what the difference between an artist and a designer. Designers are told they are not artist and they need to stop thinking they are artist. When dealing with art and design specific demographics and viewers interpret the messages of each subject in different ways. Art is said to be elucidated and design is said to be understood. Artists usually develop a work of art with the intention of bringing an emotion viewpoint, instinctive feeling, and or state of mind. When you look at an artist work it cannot be limited to just exhibiting one individual thought or just one individual meaning. That is a big difference when it comes to graphic design. Graphic design usually has a very specific goal and point to make. When dealing with graphic design there should not be any room or space for any mixed messages or multiple meanings. The audience of the design should immediately understand the design that the designer created. Art connects to people differently in so many ways. The only reason it connects to people in different ways is only because it is interpreted differently.
In this age of technology, art is fundamentally essential for our society. Art brings beauty and creativity into the society. It is very important because it makes our society a better place. Art brings a sense of enjoyment and pleasure. Art allows for the expression of truth and beliefs. It portrays various ideas, feelings such as triumph, love, happiness, sorrow and boredom. Each and every message behind art shows ideas that are relevant to the society. The society can only be complete when there is a good balance between mechanical human capital and artistically inclined human capital. A healthy Malaysia is not only requires a good number of engineers, doctors, IT consultants, but also artists, designers, poets and singers to emerge as