Combining art, life, and lifestyle through a new perspective

Keywords

creation, behavior, technique, impromptu interface, outreach

Human forms of expression such as drawing, creating, singing, and performing have an enormous impact on our lives, and it is difficult to pinpoint precisely the thought, philosophy, and creativity that goes into them. Nevertheless, to identify the forms and the basis of these types of expression is to bring to light a relationship that gives rise to a rich culture of thought that enhances our limited existence.

The community art course is managed by faculty with immense practical experience in the expressive arts, such as painting and sculpture, songwriting, and performing, and dance, and other forms of physical expression. The community art course tries to create a unique study of expression that is based on practical theory and attempts to challenge difficult issues. The study of expression as based on research into practice, and the application and development of theories in society, is a field that is unique to Kobe University.

Meanwhile, art in current society is branching out into fields that include high art, lifelong learning, public art, and therapy, and the demand for and importance of art will only increase with the emergence of a welfare society focused on quality of life. By integrating into the course content the topics that are not yet established, this course delves into trends of the future. The course also emphasizes on training for lifelong learning art facilitators and instructors in local communities, and the creation of new art forms such as community art, and practical research such as music therapy.