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What do we mean by the arts?

The arts means virtually any sort of creative activity. This includes:

  • music - from rock to classical.
  • crafts - from textiles to paper-making to pottery.
  • performance - from street theatre and drama to dance.
  • visual arts - such as drawing and painting, carving and sculpture, printmaking and murals.
  • photography and video making.

It can also include mixing these together, for instance:

  • Textile banners making and samba music workshops, working towards a carnival.
  • A painted and printed mural based on photographic studies of buildings.
  • A community performance that uses giant figures and masks, dance , slides and performance workshops to be a really spectacular event.
  • An oral history project that records people's memories, thoughts and ideas using tapes, video or a book and includes creative writing and puppetry.

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