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Art Therapist, Lyssa Harvey, describes various aspects of her work, including how her work helps people in various circumstances. She discusses how she uses art and play, as well as counseling, to...Creating a Career with the Arts in Mind
Grades 3-12
A series with Dr. Ray Davis, Scot Hockman from SCDE, and South Carolina artists from eight career clusters. The first series features a Panel Discussion with the artists, and the second series consists of bios of each artist. Both series reveal numerous details about these careers in the arts, as well as the educational requirements, and the technology and soft skills utilized in each field.
Both the Panel Discussions and the individual interviews (Bios of Artists) offer a great deal of insight into the joys of each career and the passion that remains with each individual, in some cases, years after each of their careers was begun.
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Artist Jim Harrison reflects on his career path--his early apprenticeship, learning the art of lettering and sign painting, his career as a football coach, and now a painter. He discusses the...Video
Artist/Educator, Mac Arthur Goodwin, describes his early career as a teacher and coach, his advancement to the State Department of Education, and his role on the national level as an advocate for...Video
Forensic Artist, Deborah Goff, describes various aspects of her work and provides insight into the events that shaped her life, her education, and her career path.Video
Graphics Manager, Amanda Duggan, describes her job, her staff, how they work together, and how her education prepared her for her career. She also discusses her use of technology in her design work...Video
Landscape Designer, Renee Byrd, describes early influences, her career education, her career path. She also reflects on the courses she took that helped her career to evolve. Not only does she...Video
Residential Designer, Marty White, describes his work and recalls that he knew as early as 4th grade that drawing houses interested him. He recalls art classes in middle school, and his interest in...Video
Printer Philip Morris describes his career in the printing industry now, and describes his previous employment as assistant art director, art director and creative director in advertising agencies...Lesson
Sometimes the United States is described as a "melting pot", because all of our citizens have immigrated here from other countries (everyone except Native Americans, who already lived in North America...