Sentences with phrase «time subject of art»

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It was indeed only in the early Renaissance, in the liturgical drama which influenced the subject matter of the newly recovered art of painting — where the resurrection did get attention — that Magdalene was returned to prominence and became for the first time an officially popular figure.

The essence of things can be revealed only abstractly and expressionistically; however, the abstracted «lies» of modern art, the myths and symbols of our time, are, with few exceptions, devoid of specific religious doctrine or even subject matter.

Our method educates the whole child through a rich and meaningful, age - related curriculum devoting lots of time to play, being out in nature, incorporating a vibrant arts curriculum, and supporting core academics with integrated subject classes.

When setting out to help children learn about art, I think it's important to spend some time thinking over the subject first — what is the purpose of art, and why should kids study it?

Both know a lot about the topic: it is the subject of Ms. Onuch's recently completed PhD dissertation here at Oxford and her father is a long time artist who also ran the Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) in Kiev, Ukraine until 2005 (formerly called the George Soros Centre for Contemporary Arts).

As a date coach for women over 50 and an author who's been writing about the subject for over a decade, I cover a variety of issues, including getting back into dating, trying online dating for the first time, and the art of asking a baby boomer out.

More thoughts from the Criticwire Network: «Carol» Criticwire Average: A A.O. Scott, The New York Times Mutual attraction may be central to our notion of love, but it is a curiously rare occurrence in art, which tends to split desire into subject and object.

A 2006 national survey by the Center on Education Policy, an independent advocacy organization in Washington, DC, found that in the five years after enactment of NCLB, 44 percent of districts had increased instruction time in elementary school English language arts and math while decreasing time spent on other subjects.

However, in a recent blog post about his book at the Washington Post, Willingham pointed out that, by all available evidence, «most study time in elementary grades is devoted to English Language Arts and math, with other subjects (science, civics, geography et al.) accounting for perhaps ten or fifteen percent of instructional time.»

• too much school time is given over to test prep — and the pressure to lift scores leads to cheating and other unsavory practices; • subjects and accomplishments that aren't tested — art, creativity, leadership, independent thinking, etc. — are getting squeezed if not discarded; • teachers are losing their freedom to practice their craft, to make classes interesting and stimulating, and to act like professionals; • the curricular homogenizing that generally follows from standardized tests and state (or national) standards represents an undesirable usurpation of school autonomy, teacher freedom, and local control by distant authorities; and • judging teachers and schools by pupil test scores is inaccurate and unfair, given the kids» different starting points and home circumstances, the variation in class sizes and school resources, and the many other services that schools and teachers are now expected to provide their students.

At Key Stage 3, 44 per cent of art and design teachers across all school sectors reported a decrease in time for the subject over the last five years (four per cent reporting an increase).

Headlines from the Survey Report tell us that learning opportunities in art craft and design have reduced significantly with at least 44 per cent of teacher responses over all key stages indicating the time allocated for the subject had decreased with a mere seven per cent identifying an increase.

The aim of the Arena Stage program, like that of similar theater - education programs across the country, is to offer the benefits of arts education at a time when schools are increasingly putting the subject on the back burner.

The theme is designed for cross-curricular teaching of all subjects — including literacy, reading, writing, spelling, role playing, science, geography, history, art and technology, music, math, dance and movement, and Circle Time.

At the time, AQA was the only exam board to offer the subject, but, in response to calls to save the subject, Pearson has now confirmed plans to develop a new history of art A-level ready for next September.

«It is now time for language, media and art teachers to take full responsibility for teaching the creative and graphical sides of computing, for maths teachers to teach about spreadsheets and algorithms, and for all subjects to include relevant aspects of computing and data handling.»

Generally, teachers now expect children to come in knowing much more, spend more of the day in literacy and math instruction, and devote less time to nonacademic subjects such as music and art.

The Certain Crush of Standards Campbell's Law (Campbell, 1976) predicts what will happen: The subjects prescribed currently by the CCSS, language arts and mathematics, and eventually science, will become the most important subjects in terms of time and resources allotted to teachers.

And so, many second graders will be taking literacy / English Language Arts (ELA) exams 13 times this year, along with 10 numeracy / math exams, and an undetermined number of REACH exams in other subjects (art, music, etc.).

HSTA also said 64 percent of teachers used instructional time to prepare students for tests, and 56 percent used time they'd otherwise spend teaching art, music and other subjects.

Childhood was viewed as a positive time for the arts for most of the beginning teachers; however, the teenage years appeared negative for the majority of respondents because of teacher criticism, negative school culture towards the arts, and competing subjects.

«Choices, Changes, and Challenges: Curriculum and Instruction in the NCLB Era» finds that since the enactment of NCLB, 62 percent of school districts increased the amount of time spent in elementary schools on subjects that are tested for accountability, while 44 percent of school districts cut time on science, social studies, art and music, physical education, lunch, or recess.

To receive a grant, the school must institute a longer day that includes a combination of core academic instruction, with longer periods devoted to subjects like math, science and language arts, enrichment opportunities, and time for teacher collaboration and planning.

The opt - out movement is borne of opposition to using the tests to measure teachers and schools, and the time testing takes away from other subjects, such as art or science.

We are offer ing the services of our Art & Design Coordinator free of charge as a Subject Adviser and teacher for a half day or a full day every Friday during term time from September 2017.

Stormont School is offering the services of our Art & Design Coordinator free of charge as a Subject Adviser and teacher for a half day or a full day every Friday during term time from September 2017.

We are offer ing the services of our Art & Design Coordinator free of charge as a Subject Adviser and teacher for a half day or a full day every Friday during term time from Sept...

Ideally, increasing learning time by 30 percent would mean more individualized support; a more well - rounded education in a broader array of subjects, from science and foreign languages to arts and robotics; and less unsupervised after - school and summer time.

For the legions of children who have a special affinity for the visual arts, theater, music, or sports, classes in these subjects are golden times for them to experience joy in school.

Maxey says that students were being tested nine times a year in each of three subjects — reading, language arts, and math — in addition to three other forms of assessment for benchmark testing.

Unfortunately, many of the most important features of the plan, such as extended learning time in core subjects and a longer school day to include enrichment in art, music, and academic tutoring, were never funded at adequate levels by the state.

At the same time the state is requiring students to take end - of - course (EoCs) exams in almost all subject areas, including physical education, music, art, social studies, government, and the like (e.g., x 10).

Some evidence suggests that this pressure, coupled with the reality of operating a school or district on a limited budget, meant educators often began to focus more time on those tested subjects at the expense of others, like social studies, science, and the arts — a logical response to the incentives created by the accountability system and tough budget choices.

My dissertation project explores how Brazilian education policy - makers and corporate actors have framed youth free time as a «gateway drug,» and how keeping youth busy through various interventions — vocational training, after - school arts and sports, test prep and professionalizing programming — has become a widespread form of risk prevention and subject formation.

The promise of Race to the Top is that billions more will be spent on more tests, and districts will reduce the time available for subjects (like the arts and foreign languages) that aren't tested.

I really am interested in how a former undersecretary of education has come to the point that he is so determined to attack teacher tenure, teacher unions and «restrictive work rules» for teachers — especially during a time when public schools have been systematically defunded, forced to jump through hoops (Race to the Top) in order to get what remains of federal funding for education, like some kind of bizarre Hunger Games ritual for kids and teachers, and as curriculums have been narrowed to the point where only middle class and wealthier communities have schools that offer subjects like music, art, and physical education — much less recess time, school nurses or psychologists, or guidance counselors.

Patricia's Calendar of Events 2011 February 27 Westlake Village Reads Westlake Village's Community Room Oak Crest Drive Westlake Village, CA 2:00 p.m. Publishing Panel March 19 Ojai Wordfest Book Festival Matilija Street Ojai, CA 10:00 - 4:00 Patricia and SPAWN will have a booth March 22 Ojai Wordfest Ojai Library Ojai, California 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Subject: Simple Steps to Successful Authorship www.ojaiwordfest.com April 2 Carolinas Writer's Conference Anson County Writers» Club Lockhart - Taylor Center Wadesboro, NC Subject: Take Charge of Your Book's Success http://ansoncountywritersclub.org/carolinaswritersconference.html April 30 - May 1 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 10:00 - 5:00 SPAWN will have 2 booths June 3 - 5, 2011 Ojai Writers Conference Ojai Center for the Arts Ojai, CA http://www.ojaiwritersconference.com 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday (June 4) 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday (June 4) Self - Publishing Panel July 9, 2011 High Desert Branch California Writers» Club Apple Valley Library Apple Valley, CA http://www.hdcwc.org 10:00 a.m. to noon Topic: Two Steps to Successful Publishing August 6 Kern County Writers» Festival Book Festival - 11:30 to 4:00 Presentation: 1:15 Tehachapi Museum 310 S. Green St Tehachapi, CA http://www.kernfestivalofwriters.com Topic: Steps to Successful Publishing August 11 Casa Glendale Glendale, CA Topic: Fostering Creativity in Your Senior Years September 9 - 11, 2011 Alaska Writers Conference Coast International Inn Anchorage, AK http://www.alaskawritersguild.com Keynote Speaker: Opening the conference Saturday, September 10 talking on the theme of «Publishing is not an Extension of Your Writing.»

Instead of literature, this time Kostova's subject is painting — and painters who struggle to balance love and art.

Kintoki confirms that Toriyama's art and subject matter have frozen in time since he finished Dragon Ball 15 years ago, although he still has a great sense of color; I hope the forthcoming colorized Dragon Ball Z chapters look this good.

Perceiving the visual world as individual subjects causes the strain of trying to size everything up, place everything appropriately, struggle with dimension and basically have a heck of a time getting our art to look like something.

In revealing the failure of much academic art history, and a great deal of history in general, to take account of the unacknowledged value system, the very presence of an intruding subject in historical investigation, the feminist critique at the same time lays bare its conceptual smugness, its meta - historical naïveté.

London - based university, Birkbeck, is a champion of the creative part - time course, offering BA qualifications in subjects such as History of Art, Visual Art and Arts and Humanities to be taken during a four — six year stint.

The still life, or «nature morte», has been a constant subject throughout the history of art, its significance changing over time.

His art deals with history and temporal existence through a variety of subject matter issues surrounding time, empiricism, and metaphysics that bridge Eastern and Western ideologies while examining the nature of time, perception, and the origins of consciousness.

The documentary is impressive because of its scholarly approach to the subject, carefully presenting it in the context of those tumultuous times, and clarifying the relationship between Earth Art and the myriad of conceptual activities that were happening concurrently.

In contrast to other prominent midcentury art critics — like the New York Times's John Canaday, who warned him against fraternizing with artists for fear of impairing his critical distance — Sandler purposefully immersed himself in his subjects» milieu, first in his days as a young reviewer for Artnews and later as an art historian.

In groundbreaking works from the 1970s like Mary Kelly's Post-Partum Document (1973 — 79) and Martha Rosler's Semiotics of the Kitchen (1975), the tenets of conceptual art — with its integration of language and image, its embrace of photography and the video camera, and its unfolding over time and space — are enmeshed with questions of subjectivity, the body, and indeed, emotional affect, subjects generally avoided by an earlier generation of conceptual artists.

While his work bears similarities to that of American abstract expressionist painters such as Mark Rothko, Jules Olitski and Barnett Newman, Hoyland was keen to avoid what he called the «cul - de-sac» of Rothko's formalism and the erasure of all self and subject matter in painting as championed by the American critic Clement Greenberg.1 The paintings on show here exhibit Hoyland's equal emphasis on emotion, human scale, the visibility of the art - making process and the conception of a painting as the product of an individual and a time.

Sly and obliquely, but also unmistakably, another Hockney show currently available in London, this time at Annely Juda Fine Art, the artist's regular dealer, casts doubt on the proposition the Royal Academy exhibition of his recent portraits seems determined to put forward, which is that nothing can match a figurative painting made when directly confronting the subject, with no technology to modify -LSB-...]

Seeking to expand the scope of traditional representation in art, Baselitz has constantly revisited and reimagined his chosen subjects over time.