The Value of Art: The Place of Art in the University Today
March 27, 2009 at 5:17 pm | In Events | 1 CommentLast night (3/26) the Tufts Department of Art and Art HIstory, the Art Gallery, and the Center for Humanities at Tufts hosted a lively panel discussion entitled “The Value of Art: The Place of Art in the University Today”.
This ‘community conversation’ was so popular and interesting that we’d like to continue it online. Do you have comments to share? Questions, ideas, input? Please contribute to this fascinating and timely talk! Leave your comments below.
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The fact that 100 people came out to discuss ‘the place of art in the university today’ on March 26th is a powerful testament to the ‘value of art’ and it’s current status in the public consciousness.
Art is an integral component of a liberal arts education. Students need not become proficient in the history of art, but minimally, they should be afforded an art-friendly environment in which to study and work.
Visual literacy is a valuable tool that reaps dividends over a lifetime. Those who would exchange a work of public art for an unrelated purpose disrespect the intent of the donor and diminish the quality of life for students while they are on campus and in the future.
Comment by Ken Aidekman — March 31, 2009 #