TEACHING THE VISUAL ARTS

TEACHING THE VISUAL

TEACHING THE VISUAL ARTS

ARTS

PREPARED BY: ERWIN G. SUMIO,LPT

 COMMUNICATIONS
DESIGN & VISUAL
“THOSE WHO CANNOT
REMEMBER THE PAST
ARE CONDEMNED TO
REPEAT IT.”
COMMUNICATIONS
DESIGN & VISUAL

- GEORGE SANTAYANA
 ART EDUCATION IN
THE ELEMENTARY

COMMUNICATIONS
DESIGN & VISUAL
GRADES

A. ART
COMMUNICATIONS

EDUCATION IN
DESIGN & VISUAL

THE PHILIPPINES
 A SHORT HISTORY OF ART EDUCATION IN THE
PHILIPPINES.

SANTIAGO (2013) Defines Art Education in the country

as being comprised of three distinct periods:

1. THE EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD (1915-1935)

2. THE NEW MOVEMENT (1935-1950)
3. THE NEWER MOVEMENT (1950-PRESENT)
 THE EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD (1915-1935)

- During this time, art education was primarily drawing ( it

was literally called “drawing” in the curriculum), where the
students learned via IMITATION, and the instructional
methods were “DULL AND AUTHORITARIAN” early
attempts were made to correlate the drawing with other
subject, such as English, industrial works, and language.
 THE NEW MOVEMENT (1935-1950)

-Vicente Dizon is credited by Santiago with starting the

new movement in art education, characterized by a
growing understanding of the desired philosophy for
teaching art not only in the elementary grades, but also in
high school and college, and an increasing practicality in
the teaching of art.
 THE NEWER MOVEMENT (1950-PRESENT)

-It was in 1950 that “Drawing” became “art Education”

and when Pablo Victoria, an Art Professor at the then
Philippine Normal College, pioneered integrating art with
other subject in the curriculum. His 1959 book, ART IN
THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, clarifies and elaborates
on the role of the both teachers and learners in art
education.
• NCCA – NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE
AND THE ARTS
• Policy making body for Philippine culture and the arts.
• Its program and policies are what guide government
efforts in conserving historical artworks.
 “BENEFITS OF ART EDUCATION”

1. Working in the art helps learners develop creative problem

solving skills.
2. Teaching through the arts can present difficult concepts
visually, making them more easy to understand.
3. Art instruction helps children with the development of
motor skills, language skills, social skills, decision-making,
risk-taking and inventiveness.
4. Visual art teach learners about color, layout prespective,
and balance: all techniques that are necessary in
presentation (visual, digital) of academic work.
 “BENEFITS OF ART EDUCATION”

5. Integrating art with other discipline reaches students who

might not otherwise be engage in classwork.
6. Art experiences boost critical thinking, teaching students to
take the time to be more careful and thorough in how they
observe the world
7. The art provide challenges for learners at all levels
8. Art education connects students with their own culture as
well as with the wider world.
 “ISSUES IN PHILIPPINE ART EDUCATION”

Art education in the country face an uphill

battles as they navigate the educational
system and its need to prioritize its resources
– often NOT in favor of the arts. However,
there are other issues facing art education in
the Philippines, some of which are much
closer to the classroom.
 “PROBLEM IN ARTISTIC VALUES”

1. TEACHER ISSUES
- Teacher is not career of choice.
- “Mag teacher ka na lang” mentality
- self- esteem issues.
- Lack of good training.
 “PROBLEM IN ARTISTIC VALUES”

2. ART AS A SUBJECT
- Viewed as a Subject.
- focusing on facts about art
- rather than on practice and creation of
art.
 “PROBLEM IN ARTISTIC VALUES”

3. STUDENT DISCIPLINE
- Motivation issues
- Criticism
- Limiting their willingness
- Lack of student respect toward art
materials.
 “PROBLEM IN ARTISTIC VALUES”

4. ART AS A LUXURY
- “Pangmayaman lang yan”
- Privilege of the elite.
- Lowest subject in terms of priority
- Issues in Budget, Time, Resoure
allocation.