Art Environment Support
The Arts Support Area was established with the aim of nurturing "social contributors through the arts" who will work to create an environment, provide support, and apply the power of art to enrich human sensibilities and enrich society.
Within the faculty, the course was launched in 2003 as the "Special Curriculum for Arts Support Studies, Major in Arts Studies", in 2008 it became the "Arts Support Course, Major in Arts Studies", and in 2019 it became the "Arts Support Area".
The Master's Program was launched in 2007 as the "Arts Support Area."
Its origins lie in the research areas of "art education" and "art theory" that were established in the Doctoral Program in Art Studies in 1976, and it has produced many researchers in these fields.
As an extension of this, arts support expands the research field and can be rephrased as an area of learning how to "connect art and society."
The fields in which they work are diverse, including museums and galleries as well as city centers and hospitals, and the support methods are varied and include exhibitions, education, projects, and workshops.
There are countless ways to support the arts. Based on research into arts education, we specialize in the theory and methods of arts support activities.
Students will acquire a broad foundation in art and design through common subjects across the school, as well as specialist subjects such as "Introduction to Arts Support Studies" in the first year, "Art Support Studies" in the second and third years, and off-campus seminars where they will learn about social activities related to art. Afterwards, students will work on a graduation thesis based on their own research topic.
[Major Course Subjects]
1st grade: Methodology learning and production practice
・Introduction to art environment support studies
・Museum Education Seminar I
・Art Support Studies Seminar A-CI
・Off-campus Seminar A-I (Arts support studies)
・Off-campus Seminar B-I (Art Support Studies) な ど
First2-3school year: Accumulate specialized skills with a focus on art support studies specialized subjects
・Art Appreciation and Support Tools-1, 2
・Support and care for arts learning - 1, 2
・Arts and Well-Being-1, 2
・Creative Arts Writing 1, 2
・Museum Education Seminar I-III
・Art Support Seminar A～C-I～III
・Off-campus seminars A-I to III(Arts support studies)
・Off-campus Seminar B-I to III (Art Support Studies)
・Arts Support Research I, II
・Special Seminar on Arts Support I, etc.
First4school year: Each person has their own research theme and writes a graduation thesis.
・Special Seminar on Arts Support II and III
・Graduation Research A, B
[Course content]
・Introduction to art environment support studies
This is an omnibus-style lecture in which students will learn basic knowledge about theories and methods for supporting the creation of an environment for artistic activity in modern society.
・Museum Education Seminar I-III
This is a seminar on museum education, where you will learn the basics of facilitation of interactive appreciation, a teaching technique for learner-centered gallery talks.
・Art Support Studies Seminar A-C
Students will learn about activities that involve communicating artistic experiences through words, and develop the basic skills required to support the arts in areas such as production, research, and education.
・Support and care for arts learning-2
Through lectures and exercises, students learn theories and methods for planning and implementing programs to support art learning in various environments, such as school education, museum education, and lifelong learning. In 2021, an online workshop was held for high school students.
・Arts and Well-Being-1
The lectures focused on achieving well-being through artistic activities. Participants learned about well-being examples from schools and art museums in Japan and abroad, and also gained practical experience by planning and implementing activities aimed at "well-being through art."
-Art and Well-being-2
The lectures will mainly focus on the realization of well-being through artistic activities. We will consider the meaning of the word "well-being" through various activities.
・Creative Arts Writing-1,2
Students will learn about activities that involve communicating artistic experiences through words, and develop the basic skills required to support the arts in areas such as production, research, and education.
・Off-campus seminars A-I to III(Arts support studies)
We will investigate examples of arts support in modern society, and then report and share the results. In 2022, we investigated Shinano Omachi Asahi AIR (Artist in Residence), in 2021, the Japan Alps International Art Festival, and in 2020, the Yokohama Triennale.
・Off-campus Seminar B-I to III (Art Support Studies)
We will investigate practice and research related to arts support (research forums, lectures, academic presentations, etc.), decide on a theme, and conduct an investigation.
・Arts Support Research I, II
Through guidance and participation in mid-term graduation thesis presentations, etc., students will be provided with guidance for conducting research in the field of arts support.
・Graduation Research A, B
Students will write a graduation thesis related to arts support. Please refer here for summaries of graduation thesis written by past graduates.[https://www.geijutsu.tsukuba.ac.jp/aes/sotsuron/]
