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Thurs., Mar, 6, 2008:
Arrival, dinner, introductions, sleep.
Fri., Mar. 7 , 2008:
Morning sessions, afternoon sessions evening of Shake-speare.
Sat., Mar. 8, 2008:
Morning sessions, afternoon sessions, evening music concert.
Sun., Mar. 9, 2008:
Goodbyes and departure.
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Fine Arts Conference '08
Unifying Concepts and Processes
The ACAMIS ’08 Fine Arts Convention organizers implemented five unifying concept and processes integral to the convention. They serve to illustrate and illuminate content, ideas and practices in the creation and exploration of all art forms.
The five overarching concepts are:
Creation and Creativity:
The concept of creation, as it is used in fine arts courses, is to produce, or to make art. It is the generation of an idea, process, plan, or design. It can also be the process of production, composition, or performance. Creation and creativity can also mean the recreating or remaking of an already existing idea, design, or work. Examples of recreation might include an interpretation of a play or musical score, or an improvisation, or variations on a theme, subject, phrase, or idea. Creativity comes into play when a student adds his or her individual elaboration, flexibility, fluency, knowledge, experience, originality and /or personality to their work, during the act of creating or producing.
Aesthetics:
Aesthetics are used when exploring and examining art in order to experience and reveal reasons that may be proposed to accept its beauty, meaning, value, intrinsic worth, intent, and emotional content. A students' aesthetic capability and acuity is established and developed via the perception, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of a particular work's expressive elements (line, melody, form, texture, design, etc.). Aesthetic experiences can be present both in the creation as well as perception of works of art. When students develop an aesthetic capability and acuity, they are developing habits of mind as well as habits of soul.
Appreciation:
To appreciate a work of art is to enjoy it, and celebrate its worth. In fine arts clinics and workshops, appreciation of a particular work is an analysis to reveal its critical attributes, including its intrinsic worth, and the artist's decision-making that contributes to the effectiveness of conveying meaning and intent. Appreciation also includes having a general knowledge of the historical and contextual background of the work. Finally, appreciation includes an ability to evaluate the construction of a work to identify its level of artistry and craftsmanship.
Culture and style:
The concepts of culture, and more importantly, style, play an essential role in determining a work of art's historical background and authenticity. In analysis, production, and consumption, students are asked to formulate stylistic and cultural judgments about a work. In art, these judgments become a part of the overall evaluation or critique of a work. In music, theatre, and visual art, these judgments might be used in the stylistic interpretation of a score, play or painting.
The fine arts and performing arts are important within the context of everyday life, as well as throughout history. Patterns of thought, habits of mind, and the great ah-hahs are either congruent or at the very least similar in all disciplines. These connections are revealed by work in class, the studio, theatre, or concert hall.
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