CH30.3
Engage with communities to collaborate and build relationships beyond the classroom through visual art experiences.
Indicators for this outcome
(a) Interact with other classrooms, professional artists, art shows or community events to improve own growth.
(b) Examine visual art careers and opportunities to learn from individuals who work in the arts sector (e.g., participate in Work Study* experiences with professional associations, provincial and community arts and cultural organizations; independent study mentorships with individual artists or collectives).
(c) Research artists and examine examples of artist biographies, resumes and artist statements as exemplars for own art practice.
(d) Discuss opportunities and challenges of working in various visual arts careers.
(e) Use technology to connect with community (e.g., website, social media) to further own development in visual art.
(f) Examine issues often encountered by visual artists (e.g., protecting own and others’ intellectual property, copyright, cultural appropriation of images, music, fashion) and ways of addressing these issues.
(g) Investigate artist collectives, alternative gallery environments, artist run centers, or student run art pop-up center, and consider opportunities to volunteer in own community.
(h) Engage with artists on collaborative projects through such means as artists in schools or artist in communities’ programs.
(i) Research provincial and community arts organizations as resources to make connections within communities.
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Media and Formats : Book
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Record posted/updated: June 28, 2022
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Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: February 18, 2022
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Media and Formats : Book
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Record posted/updated: June 28, 2022
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Media and Formats : Book
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Record posted/updated: June 28, 2022
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Media and Formats : Book
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Record posted/updated: June 28, 2022
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Media and Formats : Book
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Record posted/updated: June 28, 2022
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Media and Formats : Book
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Record posted/updated: June 28, 2022