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This article resonates with me, highlighting the challenges I encountered managing the San Jose public art collection. One particular hurdle involved reconstructing artwork imagery from unusable files due to outdated software limitations. If you require assistance in developing policies and guidelines for your public art collection, feel free to reach out—I'd be happy to help! #artcollectionmanagement #publicart

Arts-based tools are more than just drawing your heart out on a piece of paper. It's more simple and complex at the same time. Let me break it down for you: It's more than drawing. We use: - Rhythm (think percussions) - Movement (think walking, dancing) - Breathwork - Drama (think roleplays with props) - Writing (think journaling) - Sculptures (think working with clay) But it's not as simple as asking you to scribble on a piece of paper. Every activity has to be customised to the context. Here are some questions I ask myself while choosing/creating artistic tools for clients. - What's the objective of the activity? Are we look at expressing your emotions, regulating your emotions, feeling like you belong in a group? - Why the particular tool? What will rhythm give us that visual arts can't? - What are the constraints? Lack of space / time / energy? But at the end of the day, arts-based work is absolutely worthwhile.

yeah ... reading now ... "disordered attention" Jun 2024 "How technology and the politics of attention changed the way we look at art The ways we encounter contemporary art and performance has changed. How are we expected to engage with today's diverse practice? Is the old model of close-looking still the ideal, or has it given way to browsing, skimming, and sampling? Across four provocative and insightful essays, art historian and critic Claire Bishop identifies trends in contemporary practice. Charting a critical path through the last three decades, Bishop pinpoints how spectatorship and visual literacy are evolving under the pressures of digital technology. She explores how researched-based exhibitions have proliferated turning the artist into an investigator or archivist with mixed results. Spatial performance can now involve the artist, dancers, or even the audience as participants, often framed with Instagram in mind. The political event is not longer activated without an understanding of the media that will record and distribute it. The proliferation of works that use modernist architecture is noticeable; but has this become a shorthand for something else? Disordered Attention is a vital survey of 21st century art, from one of the leading art thinkers of our times."

https://lnkd.in/g8fv5SrS This lesson gives you an art history discussion on Artist Paul Klee that includes an art project, coloring page and comprehension questions based on the subject matter. This lesson is perfect for elementary students in 1st, 2nd, 3rd grades. Here are additional ideas for this lesson: Discover the Artist: Begin by introducing your students to the life and artistry of Paul Klee. Discuss how Klee embraced abstraction and encouraged creative expression through his whimsical and imaginative artworks. Create Mask Artworks: Guide your students through the process of creating their own mask artworks inspired by Paul Klee. Encourage them to experiment with shapes, colors, and patterns to reflect their own unique personalities. Express Emotions and Identity: Facilitate a discussion where students can share the emotions and ideas they want their masks to convey. Encourage them to think about how colors, shapes, and symbols can represent different feelings or aspects of their identity. This exploration will enable them to delve deeper into the artistic process and develop a personal connection to their creations. Showcase the Mask Gallery: Celebrate the artistic achievements of your students by organizing a Mask Gallery within your classroom. Display their vibrant and expressive mask artworks, allowing students to admire and appreciate each other's creations. Consider inviting parents, teachers, and other students to the gallery, fostering a sense of pride and community.

The struggles to compete as a real life artist, against people who can post 10+ 'finished pieces' when someone requests work to be done on a new novel's cover art, is becoming intense! It was hard enough to be seen when competing against your peers, but now these people are using the author's description of what they need to enter the prompt and hand them back a lot of images. Each of them have bad errors and major issues, but you have to take some time to see them. More than one professional artist has given up their online presence because this battle was too much. Have you noticed a growing similarity in a lot of the more popular images you're seeing on books and online art spaces? Is it an exciting new world or a worrying decline in the overall quality of shared art pieces?

https://lnkd.in/gD4WDC9u This lesson teaches your 2nd grade students about one of the most famous artists in the world: Pablo Picasso. Your students will have a fun experience learning about the artist, creating with chalk pastels and writing about their experience with this project. Inside you will find: Teacher prompts for you to read as you give the lesson making it EASY to teach! Glossary of art terms Brief discussion of each topic that is simple and easy to comprehend Questions to ask the students about the art Step by step DETAILED instructions for an art project with FULL COLOR pictures. INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CONFORM THIS LESSON TO COMMON CORE STANDARDS Art work to show as examples Comprehension questions Worksheet for you to extend the learning that feature key facts about each art project Word search and/or coloring page for fast finishers Worksheet where students have the opportunity to give you feedback about the projects

STUDENTS: Still looking for another course to fill your quarter? Waitlisted for Design 1 and looking at other options? There’s still space in Design 60/160! Design 60/160 Visual Expressions is a hands-on exploration of the grammar of imagery through the study of the elements (line, shape, space, texture, color) and principles (balance, unity, contrast, proportion, rhythm) of visual design. This course is geared toward students interested in learning the language of design common to all the visual arts. Through a mix of theory, analysis, and practice students will develop their ability to interpret visual content and produce effective imagery. Register now! https://lnkd.in/gjH9JqRd

Visual Arts sector response to the government’s Industrial Strategy https://lnkd.in/eVnHYXgu The government calls for responses to its recently published green paper for a 10-year Industrial Strategy, which outlines how it plans to support businesses and future growth. The green paper highlights the creative industries as an important ‘growth driving sector’. A collaborative response to the consultation from several organisations, including CVAN England, a-n The Artists Information Company, Association of Photographers, and DACS, has been submitted to the government, and the full strategy will be published in Spring 2025. https://lnkd.in/eVnHYXgu

https://lnkd.in/gD4WDC9u This lesson teaches your 2nd grade students about one of the most famous artists in the world: Pablo Picasso. Your students will have a fun experience learning about the artist, creating with chalk pastels and writing about their experience with this project. Inside you will find: Teacher prompts for you to read as you give the lesson making it EASY to teach! Glossary of art terms Brief discussion of each topic that is simple and easy to comprehend Questions to ask the students about the art Step by step DETAILED instructions for an art project with FULL COLOR pictures. INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CONFORM THIS LESSON TO COMMON CORE STANDARDS Art work to show as examples Comprehension questions Worksheet for you to extend the learning that feature key facts about each art project Word search and/or coloring page for fast finishers Worksheet where students have the opportunity to give you feedback about the projects