Careers in Art
I've been teaching my junior classes about the four frames, conceptual framework and art practice. Today, I decided to talk about 'careers' in art and why art is important in our everyday lives. Art is in the clothes that they wear, the gadgets that they play with, the furniture that they sit on and even the signs on the road. We spent time looking at the Australian Government art careers chart. The chart divides the art professions into four levels. We looked at how some of these professions required a university degree, such as being an art teacher. I also spoke about how some jobs have died down especially more traditional forms of art making. At the same time, there are new avenues for artists. Today's lesson helped students consider what they may want to do after school, why certain art professions require Tafe certificates or university degrees. We also acknowledged that it is not always necessary to do further studies in art but the main importance was to...