Part-time education in the arts (DKO) ExtraCurricular (Part-time) ArtEducation

reflection about goals in art-education

While being, some weeks ago, on a opening of new classrooms in one of the Flemish PAE schools for
visual art, I suddenly realized myself that artists as teachers in artschools still are artists keeping freedom
(and social engagement) high up in the agenda.
This was illustrated by the video, created by one of the teachers: Ruben Ver Berne, a compilation of the
teachers answers on the question (given by the director Kim Deboes): What does the school for part time
art education visual arts means for you?
I also discovered for myself that this answers the real goals are they use and they do it with good results.




















Enjoy the video montage of Ruben Ver Berne
HABK, part time art education, visual art - director: Kim Deboes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJqZOrZPZ18&feature=youtu.be


An overview of the quotes in this video:
Herman Vanbrabant: The Academy provides a forum for the creative mind
Brigitte Van Wesemael: Show youngsters - people what a creativity there is in them and also let it come
true
Evelien Verstappen: An artistic workplace where it bustles with passion, daring and experiment
Margot Appels: Art as an infinitely adventure
Flor Lodewijckx: The ability to get to develop (hidden) talents under the guidance of talented teachers.
Through drawing and working with color and form study you develop a personal vision and nuanced view
on society
Ilse Heylen: Melting pot of enthusiasm, inspiration and creativity
Mady Vos: The academy is a place where teachers and pupils can be limitless creative
Freija Van Esbroeck: The academy offers me the opportunity to get to know new people in the higher grade
and work with them to discover their creativity, to gain new insights and be happy with what one can
accomplish. In the lower stage I will still be surprised by the originality of the young students, the exuberant
and spontaneous in their work
Marianne Hildebert: Guaranteeing the cultural development of man
Geert Koekoeckx: The academy is giving and get
Brigitte Simons: Murakami: artists are always survivors in a world that wasnt waiting for them. Feeling
themself differently and probably also being different, they force off in their work the right to be who they
are, what they are and where they are. > The academy is the place where this is made possible.
Annelies Claes: An adventurous way through a fascinating world of art
Ilse Geens: Our academy = a house full of artistic creativity and inspiration
Claire Vercammen: Our academy is a free port where people can detoxify the pressure of functionality and
rationality. And in the freedom and the joy of being creative they learn to discover and develop their deepest
self
Lieve Smets: Seek and find
Hugo Heylen: A free port for doers
Jenny Verbinnen: A home where art belongs
Hilde Hermans: Pass on my artistic passion to my students make me a happy person
Ilse Vandepoel: To draw, dream, enjoy
Ingrid Wouters: A house with many rooms, full of color, imagination and creativity. Where you just have fun
with what you do
Griet Vanhumbeeck: A place where I can share my creativity. To find there with students a refreshing look
at things and how to create visual artwork of it.
Jan Boeckx: I do this with great pleasure, for the students
Annick Daems: The academy means to me to be an outlet valve to bring my creativity to the kids and enjoy
the works they create.
Jan Rosseels: The academy means a lot to me, especially freedom to bring creativity in a quirky way to the
children
Ruben Ver Berne: Where passion and creativity come together
Leen Van de Plas: The academy is for me a treasure chest that helps you, and learn to make your own
treasures
Karin Vanderzande: A place where creativity and innovation go hand in hand
Kari Van Rooy: Passion, radiance, discover, above all having enthusiasm
Marc Cruysberghs: A new horizon
Katrien Nijs: A haven for experimentation and personal development amidst soulmates
Vera Van Hoeij: My passion for clay in all its facets pass on with love
Lieve Nuyts: Love, work, play
Vanessa Jespers: Place where: You cant up creativity. The more you use, the more you have (Maya
Angelou)
Lutgart Moons: The academy is a place where students different in creative background, age and interest
can work each in his / her level. In workshops there is room for new ideas, there is place to meet challenges
and to explore new horizons. Due to the diversity of students and teachers, the academy is a melting pot of
creativity
Maarten Ceulemans: The place where I share my passion
Lien Verdonck: The academy is a creative environment where students learn from each other every day
Martine Verstreken: I agree with the thesis of Picasso: Every child is an artist. The difficulty is to stay it
when you grow up


When I tried to classify the goals I saw for myself 4 categories:
1. Context, conditions or attitudes that teachers needed to teach art
2. The content, what about art they like the students to acquire
3. The technic skills, technics the students should use, master and acquire
4. The attitudes that are necessary for students to develop art skills


context/conditions/
attitudes teachers
content technics/skills attitudes students
forum creative mind (themselves) discover passion
infinitely adventure creativity (themselves) develop daring
adventurous color discover (their deepest self) enthusiasm
free port form develop (their deepest self) limitless creative
freedom personal vision experiment giving and getting
fascinating nuanced view (on society) seek and find enjoying
the joy inspiration searching meeting challenges
a home for art imagination discover/explore accomplish a goal
together innovation doing/work
outlet valve spontaneous capacity drawing
helpfull cultural development dreaming
radiance talents development having fun/play
new horizon personal development studying (form/color/)
passing passion to gain new insights love
diversity a refreshing look learn from each other
to know new people the exuberant

These goals could be reduced (by generalization and combining some of them, and by deleting overlaps
and more specific detailing)

context/conditions/
attitudes teachers
content technics/skills attitudes students
freedom visual aspects acting motivation
passion personal development learn from each other perseverance
learn from the other confidence
problem solving
selfsteering-selfdevelopment
research-observation

Generalizing further more the remaining targets provided the following results:

Students will learn: to be independently in the contemplation and practice of art (to give meaning to art)
by practicing and studying the art, in a continuous process, lifelong learning, and to prepare (for
those who want) for graduate study in the arts.
















MY OPINION:

Art teachers and art schools are the experts in art education. Give them the resources and responsibility in
trust and freedom to maintain/develop quality education in art.
To make this possible the government only has to guide the schools with a few general and open targets to
achieve the desired level of artistry.




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Students will learn: Students have to learn:
to be independently in the
contemplation and practice
of art (to give meaning to art)
Participants learn to critically approach and experience all art
forms (= 2
nd
goal),
by practicing and studying
the art,
as well as practising these art forms themselves, individually or in
group (e.g. in an orchestra, dance group, or theatre company) (=
3
nd
goal).
in a continuous process,
lifelong learning,
Part- time education in the arts is aimed at artistic education of
children and adults and, in doing so, at providing a contribution to
their personal development (= 1
st
goal: lifelong learning).
and to prepare (for those who
want) for graduate study in
the arts
In addition, part-time education in the arts gives young people who
opt for a professional career in the arts the possibility to thoroughly
prepare for higher education in the arts (= 4
th
goal).