Understanding Arts and Arts Education (Theory) Block : Art Education

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Planning and Organization of Art Education
Block 1 : Art Education
Notes
2. Parents:
parents can provide support for implementation of art by giving
some objects and materials. Their active interest in helping their children as
far as possible has a significant role. Materials that can be collected from
home are old clothes, left over wool, old calendars, and paper plates,
thermocol glasses, packing material, old sox, ice cream cups and sticks, and
used CDs etc.
3. Museum and galleries:
teacher can approach to renowned art galleries for
their collections. Some museums and galleries like National museum and
National gallery have postcards, posters, calendars and selected
reproductions. Teachers and principals can contact the respective museums
and galleries in their cities and states and ask for supply of some materials
for children of the class.
4. Community:
A connection between school art and art of different community
should be made for traditional learning of different arts. For example,
painters, potters, stonemasons, musical instrument makers, furniture makers,
weavers, sculptures, basket makers, print makers can collaborate with
children by providing required materials and skills. Their different
occupational skills are a huge resource in providing skilled craft men ship.
5. Television and video:
programs of artists are shown from time to time on
T.V and some are available on video lot of ideas can be incorporated from
these video programmes. Programme dealing with some particular techniques
are also useful for children.
SPACE
As far as possible, children should have space to work in comfort. Furniture
should be arranged to facilitate movement and to enable children to view their
work from different angles and also to provide sufficiently large surfaces for the
task in hand. There should be easy access to material. It may be feasible at times
for children to work outdoor. Activities that exploit the school environment and
acknowledge every child’s contribution (for example painting a mural) expand a
child’s horizon experience of art beyond the confines of the classroom.
Care should be taken to ensure safe & clean place . some aspects require more
care such as lighting should be adequate and the room well ventilated while
activity is being done. The physical environment should be visually stimulating
and lively and should help develop children’s learning in art.