FA 200 Final Review
Keri Jeter quote about art
"I know there are art enthusiasts in town who think art should be elite, it should be high brow ... There are definitely some people who don't think that everyone should be an artist, but I disagree. Art is for everyone ... You are going to bore a lot of people if their only thought of art is a stuffy museum or something like that. It's not inspiring to everyone."
photographing food
"needing to have reality confirmed and experience enhanced"
amount of cuts ENB might face
10% or 680,000
budget for English National Ballet
12 million annual budget
funding amounts for U.S. federal funding of the arts, National Endowment for the Arts in 2013
139 million
facts surrounding the "Scottsboro Boys" case
9 african american boys arrested for rape, tried as group not individuals, juries were white, untrained lawyers, etc.
title and description of words used in lecture
Ruby Bates (AP photo), Defendant Heywood Patterson (horseshoe photo), and Ship's Bells (acrylic paint, newsprint on wood)
curating
about how these pieces fit together, what story they tell by being placed next to each other
arts for art's sake and how it hurts the benefits argument
academic and intellectual discussions of art, where art's value is in itself and its form and not in an ordinary life or experiences of it, we should supposedly be disinterested in our appreciation of art
pay increase they asked for and the final pay increase (%) they get
accept 1% pay increase (when inflation= 4.7%)
details pertaining to how the Scottsboro case was re-tried several times, 2013 pardons
alabama legislature clears the way for posthumous pardons of remaining three scottsboro boys
example of Rameet Chawla
app automatically liked pictures posted within 5 seconds of everyone he followed on Instagram, 50% more people followed him, more invitations, more business opportunites
expression of communal meanings
art can sometimes convey ideas that whole communities want to express
creating alternate or better realities through manipulating and sharing photographs
example of Dutch girl who faked 5-week vacation in Asia with Photoshop, tanning bed, decorating her room, and even Skyping with family
length of dancer's career and physical concerns
career assumed to be over after 35, injuries , dangerous performances, etc.
cognitive growth as intrinsic benefit
challenges us by working our perceptual, cognitive, and affective capacities all at once
pleasure benefit
joy, excitement, get caught up in what you are doing, happiness
work of the "Dancer's committee"
liaison between dancers and management, voicing concerns, and advocating for dancers' welfare
sympathetic imagination
links you to other people and involves you in the "moral life" of characters
stipulations Paul Jones put on lending out art works in his collection
loaned out pieces and never charged for them
empathy benefit
develop an individual's capacity to perceive, feel, and interpret the world, connect us with other lives
how the Civil Rights Movement impacted Paul Jones's collecting
media, regional, national, and internationally based artists
example of music being an "instigator of social change"
different genres of music influence things
direct benefits
economic benefits from employment in the arts, tax revenue, direct arts spending in local communities
indirect benefits
economic benefits that result when the arts attract individuals to location (tourism)
facts about the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art at Alabama
emphasis on the absence of african-american artists in history of american art
creation of social bonds
shared responses to a piece of art can create bonds that are based in imagination and perception
Paul Jones's reasons for collecting art
to help kids be creativity and have their work seen and to promote not necessarily the most popular art but what he thought had a good message
typical pay for dancers
23,000 a year or 60,000 for principles
attitudinal/behavioral benefits
(also focused on youth, at-risk) develop behaviors to improve school performance like self-discipline, self-efficacy, develop life skills, develop pro-social behaviors in at-risk youth
instrumental benefits
(quantifiable indirect outcomes of arts experiences or benefits in non-art areas) can give value
health benefits
(through music, art, drama or dance therapies) improved quality of life, improved health for a variety of patients, reduced stress and improved performance for caregivers, reduced anxiety
cognitive benefits
(usually learning skills and academic performance in youth) improved academic performance, improved basic skills like reading, math, and creative thinking, and improved attitude toward learning process
details about two central male dancer for this episode, Max and Daniel
-Daniel: returns as Tybalt on stage, gets hernia in 2nd performance, not dance for at least 6 months at 36 yrs, must be his last chance. -Max: gets first lead role at 24, if he messes up romeo then he won't get future leads
NEA Four
-Karen Finley -Tim Miller -John Fleck -Holly Hughes
the works sold the "Aperture Foundation Benefit" and "Indianapolis Instagram Art Show"
-Vik Muniz, Full Moon -Alex Prager, Eye Grid -Matthew Pillsbury, Hasidic -Dawson accidentally
3 stes in process of appreciation
-captivation -pleasure -empathy
Providence String Quartet (who and where are they)
4 classically trained musicians (2 violinists, violist, and cellist) teach students from 7-18 years old from diverse backgrounds, not rich neighborhood in Providence
the final actual cut to budget (%) by Arts Council, and consequences of cuts
7%, not as much touring
the effects of No Child Left Behind on arts education
71% of school districts narrowed their elementary school curricula and repeatedly deeming the arts "expendable" in that curricula
"mission" of Arts Council England, and amount of its funding, examples of recipients of funding
Arts Council England champions, develops and invests in artistic and cultural experiences that enrich people's lives.
ideas behind the paul jones collection K-12 program (and how it reflects Mr. Jones's values and stipulations for the collection)
K-12 teachers and UA students learn about community, have access to art, anti-elitism, foster new ideas of community through conversation
example of Karen Finley's performance art (video)
Karen Finley's art was about sexuality and disempowerment was deemed "obscene"
activities and programs offered by Community Music Works
Phase 2 where older students meet on friday nights, take weekend retreats, have meals together
title and description of works in Curating Excerise
The Mall, Revealed Truths and Myths #2, The Sugar, and World Jazz Quartet
homogeneity
assuming that the arts will have the same effect on different types of people and in different types of communities
linearity of effects
assuming that the benefits are generated in direct proportion to the level of arts participation
how can arts like music be "vehicles of democratic thinking"?
because they have transcended time
information given by the director of Community Music Works on what they hope to achieve
being role models, help the kids figure out what they want to do in life and pursue it
public good benefits
benefits such as satisfaction from knowing arts exist in community and that we can preserve them for future generations
the Culture Wars of the 1980s
big turnaround in 80s and 90s when arts funding came under attack, a recession caused budget cuts and firestorms erupted over the "offensive" nature of the arts being funded as undermining "tradition"
biographical information for Paul R. Jones
born in muscoda AL, high school in Bessemer, alabama state university, howard university, alabama law school in 1949, (1928-2010)
art as communicative experience
bridge between artist and audience
larger effects of intrinsic benefits
common experience that draws people together (community bond) and speaks for the community, expresses its desires, hopes, etc.
problems with Mozart Effect research
could not reproduce the study again, the effects appear to be small, short-lived, and of questionable substantive significance
biography of Rudolf Nureyev
created Romeo and Juliet, the artist professional;
captivation benefit
deep involvement, close and sustained attention, incites inquiry, gives you a break from constant stimulus of everyday life and technology
economic benefits
first approach taken= largest # of studies
curate
from the latin word "cure" meaning "care"
example of Wynwood Walls in Miami for impact of art on community
graffiti works and paintings in Wynwood that have positively impacted the community, running out of wall space, well known artists
personal effects of intrinsic benefits
growth in one's capacity to feel, perceive, and judge for oneself, growth in participating imaginatively in the lives and empathy of others
significance of hands-on participation
have much greater opportunity to develop the variety of skills needed to plan a performance, to engage in discussions about performance with peers and adult mentors and receive feedback from them
example of the Malcolm X Shabazz Marching Band and its influence on students
he encourages students to learn musical notation on computers and write own music, kids practice 4-7 pm each school day playing most weekends, chance to go to college on scholarship
example of graffiti film Style Wars for what art can do for a community
it can decrease crime rate, change atmosphere, etc.
problems with American music education and its connection to "classical-music culture"
it evolved out of it which has had a standoffish mentality
how orchestras and symphonies are trying to expand their educational outreach
offering Young People's concerts and developing curricula for schools
"Selfie Sticks" article
only sharing and likes give us validation
Richard Prince art show in New York of other people's Instagram
printed screenshots from other people's Instagram and printed them on canvas. Each canvas sold for $90,000
community-level social benefits
promotion of social interaction among community members, creating a community identity, connecting the community together and building social capital for community
art benefits have both __________ and ___________ value
public and private
instrumental benefit effects
quantifiable indirect effects found through empirical evidence in studies
general problems with instrumental benefits research
studies use qualitative measures like case studies rather than actual hard measures, isolating the impact of the arts from all other factors is difficult
the challenges dancers face as artists
taking corrections, building stamina, etc
background on public support of the arts in U.S. (19th century, 1960s-70s)
the arts as height of civilization in the west, used tools, concerned of consumption of popular culture by women/children, public funding intended to create a cultural sector to go with the nation's economic and political power,public rarely questioned the benefits of the arts or need for funding
general plot points from the episode of "Agony and Ecstasy"
they don't think they are getting paid enough, they are getting budgets cut
example of Michigan State study on STEM researchers and inventors (link)
they found that those who own businesses or patents or music received much more exposure to the arts as children than the general public and continued to be exposed to the arts into their adult years
Community Music Works and their reason for forming
this revolutionary outfit seeks to dissolve the distinction between performing and teaching
treatment
treating all different forms of arts participation the same and assuming they have similar effects
three fallacies of research
treatment, homogeneity, and linearity of effects
intrinsic benefits
unique form of communication or emotional/mental engagement; effects inherent in or essential to the arts experience that add value to people's ordinary, everyday lives
new tactics since the 1990s; instrumental benefits research
use instrumental benefits research to encourage funding, argue that the arts benefit society through economic growth, education, prosocial behavior, or community development