Post 2 / Research / Education for all

For my art intervention project, I want to focus on education for students from disadvantaged communities. In today's society, the higher your educational credentials are, the more job opportunities are available. Most students typically strive to graduate from high school and attend college. However, not everyone can do so due to factors such as family background, financial situations, mental health, etc. These particular students choose to either halt their pursuit of further education in favor joining the workforce, going into debt for a degree, or working along side attending college courses.

 

"Indeed any good critique relies on a free flow of ideas as they run parallel to, in contradiction with, or are even embodied by works of art."

A critique is an exchange of ideas whether they are similar in thought, different in how something should have been executed, or if they contain a detail that resembles someone else's art. It should be possible to praise the process of how a certain area of the artwork is done and at the same time be critical of a different section.

"While art professors often see the critique purely as a place of constructive evaluation, to many art students, the critique is synonymous with judgement day."

It is true that for art professors, critiques are merely a way to receive feedback from their peers. However, a certain percentage of art students can agree that it is nerve-racking to put their artwork on display to have it be dissected. Some may feel that their current piece isn't up to their standards, that work isn't executed as well as their peers, that they may have done something incorrectly, etc.

"The student's role is to distance himself enough from the work so he can constructively participate in its demise."

It is a good habit to not be offended when someone critiques your work in a way that you perceive as negative. They may point out why you didn't take a certain approach, and it may have been something that would have elevated the work.