The Arts cover an extremely wide field . They are encountered both in our education and leisure as we move from childhood to adulthood. Painting , sculpture and modelling are usually met at an early age both as a form of play and at school where they provide release from reading, writing and arithmetic.
Literature often appears in the form of bedtime stories.
Many children's stories have become classics . When children reach their teens, they generally develop an interest in cinema . For some this is mainly entertainment provided by Hollywood blockbusters, but others progress to more challenging films. Most school pupils read novels as part of English Literature and are also introduced to Shakespeare , though they are more likely to take an interest in contemporary drama as provided by television soap operas. A visit to a music store will reveal a sizeable interest in classical music , especially among older people.