Arts, AV Technology & Communications

The Arts, AV Technology, and Communications career cluster prepares students for dynamic media, design, production, and communication careers. These industries require a blend of creativity, technical skills, and industry knowledge to ensure success in a fast-paced work environment. Skill standards outline the essential competencies needed for a safe, productive, and effective career, helping students build a strong foundation for future training and employment.

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Joe Sample, American Pianist and Composer | Artopia

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Joe Sample talks about what it takes to become one of the best musicians you can be today.

Duet Session: Marian McPartland & Joe Sample | Artopia

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Piano Jazz's Marian McPartland record a duet session with American pianist and composer, Joe Sample.

Art Philosophy | Artopia

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Maria Manhattan explains her art philosophy and how we should embrace our own art styles.

TV Production On Location | Artopia

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Lynn Cornfoot is behind the scenes at a re-enactment of a domestic violence scene for the documentary, Remember My Name.

Art Cards | Artopia

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Maria Manhattan talks about her process of designing the Artopia art cards. Check out the art cards below: Dance Art Cards Media Arts Cards Music Art Cards Painting Art Cards Sculpture Art Cards...

Lynn Cornfoot Interview | Artopia

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Meet Lynn Cornfoot, videographer and producer at South Carolina ETV

Music in Catharsis | Artopia

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Astor Piazzolla, an Argentinian composer, created the music used in Catharsis. The music provided some unique challenges to the choreographer and dancers.

Dance as a Career | Artopia

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Miriam Barbosa describes the passion and love it takes to make dance work as a career.

Marcelo Novo on Education | Artopia

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Marcelo Novo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He graduated as a Profesor de Bellas Artes from Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes “Prilidiano Pueyrredon” and studied painting under Surrealist artist...

Abbey Elmore, Singer-Songwriter | Original SC

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Abbey Elmore is a singer-songwriter living in Gaffney, South Carolina. She attends Gaffney Middle School and she's proving to everyone that even at the young age of 14 she can do it all! Abbey started...

Tabu Hazel, Spoken Word Artist | Original SC

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For Peggy Logan, a.k.a. Tabu Hazel, there is power in poetry. As a spoken word artist she is an advocate who promotes awareness of cancer, domestic violence, homelessness and sexual assault. Her...

Choreography as Problem Solving | Artopia

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Martha Brim is a professor of dance at Columbia College and artistic director of The Power Company. She describes choreogaphy as being a form of problem-solving.

Exploring Dance | Artopia

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Martha Brim is a professor of dance at Columbia College and artistic director of The Power Company. She provides advice for students who are interested in exploring dance.

Collaboration | Artopia

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Marcelo Novo and Miriam Barbosa collaborated to create the multimedia dance performance, Catharsis.

V-Man | Artopia

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Marcelo Novo and Miriam Barbosa collaborated to create the multimedia dance performance, Catharsis. Novo and Barbosa describe the character, V-Man.

Dance Performance at Columbia Museum of Art | Artopia

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Martha Brim is a professor of dance at Columbia College and artistic director of The Power Company.

Lyon Hill, Puppet Maker | Original SC

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"I can't make something to be popular...the best thing I can do is make it interesting to me and then I hope that...that I am like other people and it will find an audience...so being fiercely true to...

Robert Mason, Caring Clown | Original SC

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"The most precious gift one person can give to another is attention." That's what Robert Mason, a.k.a. DOCTOR GEEZER, says about his work through the volunteer organization Bumper T Caring Clowns. The...

Radio | Eye Wonder

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The Eye Wonder team learns how radio works. D.V. goes to a station and learns about the science and technology necessary to making a broadcast work.

Jude Fox, Classical Radio Host | Original SC

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Jude Fox is on a musical mission to attract a younger audience to classical music. And according to Jude it's no easy task.

Jim Victor, Abstract Artist | Original SC

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Jim Victor is an abstract painter living in Mt. Pleasant, SC. He started drawing and painting during his school years when he became intrigued by the works of the world's greatest artists. When a...

Cedric Umoja, Street Artist | Original SC

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Cedric Umoja is a hybrid- Western and Southern. He was born and partly raised in California but moved to South Carolina after high school. He was drawn to art at an early age with hip-hop and comic...

Thomas Williams, Cane Maker | Original SC

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Fourth-generation cane maker Thomas Williams of McClellanville, South Carolina, sells Gullah inspired walking sticks. These hand-carved Cypress knees, Cypress lamps, Cypress tables, walking canes and...

Video Process | Artopia

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Cameras are an important part of Weis’s work. Here, she explains the technology and process behind her work.