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

Therapeutic
Art therapy 
can be an effective way for children to develop and connect with
their emotions.
It has also been found that drawing can help children with autism
express
feelings which they may find difficult to express otherwise.
Similarly children who have faced horrors such as war/ crime find it
difficult to talk about what they have experienced directly but can easily
express the anguish through the art.
Art can help children come to terms with their emotions in such
situations.
Very rarely would you find an angry artist. An artist has an easy vent
to his emotions through artistic expression.
1.4 KNOWLEDGE OF REGIONAL ARTS AND
CRAFTS (LOCAL SPECIFIC)
1.4.1 WHAT IS REGIONAL ART AND CRAFT?
Art originating among the people of region reflecting their traditional culture.
It reflects traditional art forms of diverse community groups — ethnic, tribal,
religious, occupational and even geographical.

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Understanding Arts and Arts Education (Theory)
Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed)
It is the work of a community of unschooled artists keeping alive the
traditions specific to its particular culture.Folk artists traditionally learn
skills and techniques through apprenticeships in informal local community
settings.
It does have its own aesthetics but they are not governed by the principles of
proportions and rhythms.
In visual art it is primarily utilitarian and a decorative media which includes
the usage of cloth, paper, clay, wood, fibres, metal and more.
1.4.2 Relationship of regional Art and Craft in elementary
education
At the elementary level awareness of regional arts and crafts helps;
1.
To sensitise the children about the pluralistic cultural legacy of India-
awareness of local crafts.
2.
To recognise and promote traditional and contemporary art and art pieces.
3.
To promote handicrafts, cottage industries and self employment activitiesby
appreciating the skills of crafts persons and respecting their contribution to
the society. This will instil a sense of social responsibility towards preserving
art and our common heritage.