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MODULE 2. Contemporary Opportunities in Visual Art<\/span><\/h1>

It wasn’t until around 1400 that people began to draw a line between art and craft. In Florence, Italy, a new cultural ideal that would later be called Renaissance Humanism was beginning to take form.<\/p>

The art versus craft debate is an attempt to resolve the definition of \u201cart\u201d and the definition of \u201ccraft.” The debate hinges on an ever-evolving understanding of the perception of what is considered art. The central question is how to determine whether the craft is art. A craft may be defined as a skill at making useful items, whereas art is a symbolic expression of ideas, emotions, and experiences.<\/p>

According to Rosey Greenlees, executive director of the Crafts Council in the United Kingdom, “Contemporary craft is about making things.” Craft objects tend to be utilitarian. The primary purpose of a craft is a function, serving a distinct purpose. Craft is the transformation of raw materials into a finished product. The fundamental purpose of a craft is to fulfill a need.<\/p>

Art has been described as the creation of something that represents human expression. Music, sculpture, painting, and dance are generally accepted as art. Art is a symbolic expression of emotions and ideas. Dr. Robert J. Belton of the University of British Columbia lists a few of the qualities of art: to beautify, to express, to redefine reality, to illustrate, to adorn, and to record. The fundamental purpose of art is to fix in a tangible form idea, emotions, and experiences.<\/p>

Western cultural bias toward art and craft is apparent by the use of term “fine art.” Fine art is that which is created for the purpose of the experience, to communicate an experience, and to elicit an emotional response from the viewer. Some view art as having little or no practical application in terms of doing work or meeting a need. Practical craft items are often conduits for artistic expression. A well-crafted blanket, basket, or pot serves the practical purpose for which they were created devoid of embellishment. Craft can be art when used as a conduit for expression of emotions and communication of ideas.<\/p>

PRINCIPLES OF RECOGNITION OF THE ARTIST IN EUROPE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>

Most European countries apply the combination of professional education and evaluation by colleagues (Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, Spain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania), less often solely evaluation by colleagues (Estonia, Finland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Sweden).<\/p>

In only three cases a combination of administrative decision and evaluation by colleagues (Germany, France and, Luxembourg) and in two only administrative decision (Belgium and Netherlands) (INFORMATION FROM WHITE BOOK, LA MAISON DES ARTISTES)<\/p>

The goal of the Module 2<\/h2>

Contemporary Opportunities in Visual Art and Artisanal Handicraft<\/em> is to provide relevant and timely information and resources to women artists and artisans, to present different contemporary opportunities in the art network and market, and to learn how to approach them. Trainers can present this Module as a whole or use its parts that are most relevant to their audiences.<\/p>

The development of this Module has been undertaken by partners Kotryna Dzilavjan, Dailininku Sajungos Galerija (Lithuania) and Diana Medrea-Mogensen, We Are Entrepreneurs (Denmark). The rest of the partners contributed to video content development and their valuable comments as well as translation into the national languages.<\/p>

CORE TOPICS ADDRESSED<\/strong><\/span><\/p>