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Surprise - Relevance of Modern Art Education Questioned
Who would have thought, modern/contemporary art training institutions are having some difficulty explaining why they are relevant : "What's the point of art school? ... As changes to the school curriculum and university funding undermine the arts education system, industry experts gather at Central Saint Martin's art school to discuss what the future holds for arts students ... Catastrophic cuts to funding, a drop in applications to university arts courses and the exclusion of the creative arts from the new EBacc performance measure mean now is a difficult time for the arts sector" And yet I think the examples on the article page speak for themselves (and note, contrary to what you might think, these were posted in defense of contemporary art education, with not a trace of irony or apparent self-reflection). "Nowhere Else Could I Do This for Credit" , says the artist, while pondering why the 'contemporary art world' is struggling to explain...
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