Web authoring, desktop publishing, midi applications, digital photography, and computer graphics are some of the more advanced topics available. This course is designed to introduce students to the public and private funding processes. Students will investigate the funding idea, explore resources, and develop a grant proposal that might be submitted through their local organization. 56101 Functions of the Arts Definitions of art are explored. Uses of art are considered.
Students explore the contexts by which art is created and how it serves society.
Students then learn to value each artwork independently. There is in all art, some form of communication. Art reflects the culture that produces it. This is a fundamental means of defining cultural pluralism, but rarely is one culture free from the influences of other cultures. Artistic forms and styles do preserve cultures and yet are continuously evolving because artists respond to cultural interaction.