The methods used to make a woven, dyed, stitched or otherwise hand-crafted decorative object, distinct from the freestanding carved and cast methods of sculpture. Belongs here: methods such as weaving, embroidery, dyeing, ceramics and metalsmithing practiced as a craft discipline. Does not belong here: the carving and casting methods grouped under Sculptural and Object Techniques. This is a grouping node for textile and craft technique as a whole, distinct from any single named craft work or craft artist entity elsewhere in the atlas.
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Core Arts Discipline Textile and Craft Techniques
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1. National Core Arts Standards: Visual Arts Introduction
National Coalition for Core Arts StandardsVisual Arts introduction, discipline definition paragraphQuote, Visual Arts introduction, discipline definition paragraph
Visual Arts include the traditional fine arts such as drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, and sculpture; media arts including film, graphic communications, animation, and emerging technologies; architectural, environmental, and industrial arts such as urban, interior, product, and landscape design; folk arts; and works of art such as ceramics, fibers, jewelry, works in wood, paper, and other materials.
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