Are the Arts Essential?

Are the Arts Essential?
Author :
Publisher : NYU Press
Total Pages : 342
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781479812622
ISBN-13 : 1479812625
Rating : 4/5 (625 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Are the Arts Essential? by : Alberta Arthurs

Download or read book Are the Arts Essential? written by Alberta Arthurs and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Twenty-seven contributors--artists, cultural professionals, scholars, a journalist, grantmakers--were asked this question: 'Are the arts essential?' In response, they offer deep and challenging answers applying the lenses of the arts, and those of the sciences, the humanities, public policy, and philanthropy. Playing so many parts, situated in so many places, these writers illustrate the ubiquity of the arts and culture in the United States. They draw from the performing arts and the visual arts, from poetry and literature, and from culture in our everyday lived experiences. The arts, they remind readers, are everywhere, and--in one way and another--touch everyone"--


Are the Arts Essential? Related Books

Are the Arts Essential?
Language: en
Pages: 342
Authors: Alberta Arthurs
Categories: ART
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-02-22 - Publisher: NYU Press

GET EBOOK

"Twenty-seven contributors--artists, cultural professionals, scholars, a journalist, grantmakers--were asked this question: 'Are the arts essential?' In respons
Cultural Appropriation and the Arts
Language: en
Pages: 196
Authors: James O. Young
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-02-01 - Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

GET EBOOK

Now, for the first time, a philosopher undertakes a systematic investigation of the moral and aesthetic issues to which cultural appropriation gives rise. Cultu
How the Arts Can Save Education
Language: en
Pages: 169
Authors: Erica Rosenfeld Halverson
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021 - Publisher: Teachers College Press

GET EBOOK

"A comprehensive look at how the arts (broadly conceived) can improve teaching, learning, and curriculum for all students, written in accessible language for no
You Are an Artist
Language: en
Pages: 258
Authors: Sarah Urist Green
Categories: Self-Help
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-04-14 - Publisher: Penguin

GET EBOOK

“There are more than 50 creative prompts for the artist (or artist at heart) to explore. Take the title of this book as affirmation, and get started.” —Fa
The Book as Art
Language: en
Pages: 212
Authors: Krystyna Wasserman
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press

GET EBOOK

Artists' books have emerged over the last 25 years as the quintessential contemporary art form, addressing subjects as diverse as poetry and politics, incorpora