1. ART RESEARCH ART RESEARCH. FATIMA YAQOOB MRS. TIMM 12A MARCH 10, 2013

2. INTRODUCTION  Art has been around us for centuries  Not used like before  New generation, technology  How can art affect you?  “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” –Pablo Picasso

3. HISTORY OF ART  No one really invented art  It existed naturally among all people  From ancient times Cave drawings Sculptures Rock painting

4. WHY IS ART IMPORTANT IN LEARNING ?  Very important in your child's growth.  Think outside box, creativity, imagination.  Builds strong character, better self esteem, communication skills  Better for our future.

5. HOW ARE WE SURROUNDED BY ART?  Art in our everyday life.  Music, theater, pictures, paintings, etc.  Not just to look at, used as a purpose too.  The world will not be the same without art.

6. HOW CAN IT AFFECT CHILDREN  No limits in art.  No wrong or right.  Expressing ones self in a positive and non-violent way.  Creating a better future for your child.

7. LACK OF CREATIVITY IN CHILDREN OF TODAY  Lack of creativity in children today.  Why? School no longer views that art education is helpful.  Society views creativity and expressing ones self as useless.  Art education will give us a better future.

8. SCHOOLS AND ITS INVOLVEMENT WITH ART  Students who interact with art are more likely to have a better future than those who do not.  Schools lack in education of art.  Need to expand art in schools.

9. “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.” – Albert Einstein

10. TECHNOLOGY AND MIND PROBLEMS TAKING OVER ART AND CREATIVITY  Technology taking over Internet Machines computers  No reason to use creativity!  What will our world turn into if this continued?

11. PURPOSE OF ART  Art can raise: Brain activity Knowledge Self-confidence Self-esteem Understanding others thoughts and feelings Decision making and problem solving, and critical thinking

12. THE POWER OF ART IN SOCIETY  What art does to us?  How can it affect us?  Art= better future.

13. CONCLUSION  Keep children artistic and creative = Better society, better world

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