Artistic Activities Research Articles

Evaluation of coloring therapy as an anxiety reduction strategy in the older adults in the community area

The phenomenon of an increasing older adult population requires attention to various health problems, especially mental health issues such as anxiety, which is often overlooked. Anxiety in older adults can significantly impact their quality of life. One promising approach to managing anxiety is art therapy. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of art therapy in reducing anxiety in older adults within the community. This research used a pre-experimental design with a one-group pre-post-test model. The sample consisted of 35 participants aged 60 years and older who met the inclusion criteria, namely the ability to use their upper extremities for activities and no physical or mental disorders that would prevent participation in art therapy. Participants were selected through accidental sampling. Participants’ anxiety was measured using the Geriatric Anxiety Scale (GAS), which consists of 25 items, before and after four weeks of intervention. The art therapy intervention was conducted in two sessions per week for four weeks, totaling eight sessions. Each session involved expressive arts activities designed to help participants express themselves and alleviate anxiety. The results of the descriptive analysis showed that 25.7% of participants experienced mild anxiety, 65.7% moderate anxiety, and 8.6% severe anxiety before the intervention. After therapy, analysis using the Wilcoxon test showed a significant reduction in anxiety (p=0.000). This research demonstrates that art therapy is effective in reducing anxiety in older adults. Therefore, art therapy can be integrated as a nonpharmacological intervention that is beneficial in improving the quality of life of older adults and can be applied by health professionals and community workers.

국제문화행사 유치를 위한 콘텐츠 구성 전략 연구

The purpose of a general event is to set a specific goal according to the intention or personality to provide new information to the gathered people or to convey the meaning to induce the reaction.,In this regard, international cultural events are held with the aim of creating an opportunity to enhance the image of the nation through artistic activities and cultural heritage that take advantage of the cultural characteristics of each country.,This is expressed in performances, exhibitions, festivals, etc., through which cultural originality is conveyed to the public and the national status is enhanced. In order to make such a global festival in Korea, it is necessary to analyze the problems of local festivals and various events held every year and try to find improvement directions. In particular, local festivals can be seen in the living environment of local residents based on the history and tradition of the region alone, and they can feel cultural differentiation and originality.,The event is also developing in the direction of finding empathic elements through mutual sympathy based on various contents.,Based on the purpose and direction of these festivals and events, plans for attracting international cultural events should be established and creative contents should be developed to find effective approaches.,In addition, by analyzing the characteristics of famous foreign festivals and comparing them with Korean festivals, it will be a goal of the global cultural industry to form distinctive themes that can communicate with each other. To this end, a new interpretation of the scarcity and legitimacy of traditional culture in line with the ideology and flow of modern society will be the first step toward globalization, which requires a focus on the development of our own unique complex media content.,In addition, as a way to reduce the culturally marginalized class, it is necessary to have a linkage program and various public relations and marketing strategies that anyone can easily access and enjoy a happy life. Now, we have formed a new cultural taste called Hallyu around the world, and based on this, we need to solidify the image of a cultural powerhouse.,When we complement each other’s shortcomings with various connections through appropriate convergence of online and offline, we can maximize growth and expect the development of mature culture and arts.

The impact of digital-integrated artistic experiences and activities on young children’s creativity and prosocial behavior

The impact of digital-integrated artistic experiences and activities on young children’s creativity and prosocial behavior

Ethnomathematics in the rhythmic patterns of Bebano musical instruments of the Malay community of Riau Islands

Bebano instrument is one of the traditional Malay musical instruments, a type of percussion or hit instrument. Most of the rhythm patterns in Malay music can be played with Bebano, namely langgam, zapin, inang, joget, and jogi rhythm patterns. This study aimed to determine the form of ethnomathematics in the rhythm patterns of Bebano musical instruments as mathematics learning materials. This study is qualitative research with an ethnographic approach. The research subjects were Penyengat Island art activists at Staman Malay Music. Data was collected by observation, interview, and documentation, with the main instrument being the researcher himself. Data analysis techniques included domain analysis, taxonomy, componential, and cultural themes. The study's results found the concept of mathematics contained in the rhythm patterns of Bebano musical instruments. In playing activities, mathematical material is found, namely variablizing and combination. While in the calculation activity, mathematical material is found, namely the form of fractional numbers.

일제강점기 소파 방정환의 아동문화교육 실천에 관한 고찰

This study aims to examine the practical value of children's cultural aaivities promoted by Sofa Bang Jeong-hwan during the Japanese colonial period. To this end, the research explores the historical context of the Japanese colonial era, as well as Bang Jeong-hwan's life and sociocultural background. Furthermore, it delves into the practical aspeas of Bang Jeong-hwan's educational initiatives for children's culture. The significance of Bang Jeong-hwan's children's cultural education movement is as follows: First, it expanded the horizons of children's education beyond the constraints of Japanese colonial educational policies. Second, it was a praaical movement that emphasized respea for children's rights and children's culture. Third, during the Japanese colonial period, children's cultural and artistic activities served as an educational practice aimed at liberating and enlightening children. Bang Jeong-hwan's movement to revitalize children's culture should be recognized as a valuable educational praaice for the promotion of children's cultural education.

The Traps of Reflection and the Danger of Action

We often surprise our critical instinct, quick to judge the lack of reflection before the realization of the artistic act, but we forget to consider the other side of the coin, the lack of action and the unproductive prolongation of reflection. Of the other two variants, which involve only reflection, or only action, we seem to choose an impulsive act as being more authentic than a preparation for an act that will never take place, even if a series of ideas and concepts, in principle valuable, have been created as a result of this process. Giorgio Strehler can undoubtedly be considered a personality who can be defined by action, for as he himself said, his work was not a story about theater, but one about "life and blood". And it is only through the power of the example of the great creators that we can understand that for a true man of art, there is, in fact, no demarcation between reflection and action. That the whole process of creation, but also the momentum that precedes it, constitutes a unitary whole in which there is not one element without another. Why the meshes of reflection? For when the intellect tries to build an order and an unfolding, it may or may not be one that can be faithfully and self-evidently represented. It may lead to representation, or it may produce, as Kierkegaard puts it, "the trappings of an illusory perspective". Why the danger of action? Because once we enter the process of externalizing what we have thought and created in the imaginary, the living elements will certainly react differently, surprises and unexpected moments will certainly appear that can either enrich the act or spoil it. It is also in the hands of the creator to distinguish where everyone belongs, what serves the creative act and what does not.

Elements of Postmodernism and the World of Characters in Zh. Korgasbek's Works

The article systematically analyzes the specifics of the prose genre in Kazakh literary studies, the study of postmodernism in national literature, as well as artistic activity, the thematic idea of the prose genre in the works of J. Korgasbek. The conclusions, views and opinions of scientists on postmodernism in Kazakh literature are analyzed. Researchers B. Maitanov, A. Ismakova, L. Safronova, J. Zharylgapov, G. Saulembek and others. guided by the opinions of scientists, the works of Zhusupbek Korgasbek «Sokyr», «Zhansebil», «Zhakondann zhanary», «Olmeytin kus» were analyzed from the point of view of phenomenological, comparative analysis and methods of literary hermeneutics (interpretation, interpretation). Unlike historical prose, postmodern literature freely uses the concepts of time and space, serving human emotions, thoughts and dreams about the future. It is from this point of view that J. Korgasbek also wants to convey the author's ideas to readers based on his works and through the ideas in the artwork to draw attention to important things in the world of mankind. Black humor, which is the main features of postmodernism, violation of the traditional norm, self-mockery (self-irony), the mystery of the world of heroes, the impossibility of knowing the truth, simulacrum, etc. are studied by examples. In addition, the meaning of the heroes' souls in a literary text was developed and studied, as was its interpretation from the point of view of the «reader-author» position in consciousness along with socio-social conditions (existentialism).

Leisure Time Preferences of High school Students in Slovakia and Opinions of Interest Activities Focusing on Students with Learning Disabilities

Leisure time is the subject of interest for workers in several pedagogical and social professions, because it represents, on the one hand, an opportunity for the personal and social development of youth, on the other hand, it hides considerable risk. The current development of youth’s leisure activities is not very positive – rather passivity, consumerism and undemanding activities are deepening. The aim of the article is to outline the issue of leisure and lifestyle. The goal of research was to examine the specifics of spending free time among high school students in Slovakia (N-307). The results showed that the most popular activity among Slovak adolescents is Internet and social networks (73.30%) followed by listening to music (67.10%). The time spent with friends is also important for young people (64.50%). Time spent on the Internet and social networks can also be considered to a certain extent as virtual contact with friends. Sports activities were placed at the bottom of the ranking. Our findings can be a starting point for the creation of an offer of leisure time activities for young people, which will respect their preferences but at the same time will fill insufficient opportunities for sports and artistic activities. When creating an offer, it is also necessary to consider the needs of students with learning difficulties. Students with learning difficulties must try harder than their classmates at secondary school, they devoted more time and energy to learning. Nevertheless, they may be more talented in some aspect. That is why they deserve to adjust to the condition of education so that they can show their talents and choose leisure time activities in which they can manifest their skills.

MARTIN HEIDEGGER’S METAPHYSICAL QUESTION 1935-1937: GENESIS AND CONSEQUENCES. PART ONE

The article deals with the subject of poetic language, its qualities, conditions and purpose. It is the language of creativity and sets out the metaphysics in art. The metaphysics considered is the intersection of being and time in thing and thing as a special place where thoughts appear in the artistic act. The first plan of the stated metaphysics is considered in the fourfold geometric intersection of the essential-artistic space – the square (Gefirt) of the world, earth, mortals and immortals. The result of the semantic field of landscape from our memory of native lands is a history of the meanings of thinking, and things are pre-thought states. A thing is the way the world is given - a narrative of the structure of thinking, life and human activity. The second plan of the stated metaphysics is considered, on the one hand, from the position of poets and oracles, as those who express themselves historically, and, on the other hand, from the inner basis of thinking. This foundation is intuitive, affective-intellectual thought. It emerges in the circle of unknown, unexplored, impossible things – in the topos, where the world of life is formed by co-existence with what we enter into, creating meaning for ourselves. Co-existence means examining the thing for the interruption of being and time and what information about the world can be extracted. But it turns out that there is no being at all and no time at all, for there are no two things of one thing: that which belongs to being and that which belongs to time. It turns out that the intersection is thinking. It builds meaningful forms, lives them and carries them in language. To a certain extent, the thinking we possess is seen as a device of time. Martin Heidegger, through the existential Care, arranges thinking by the relation of being and time in a thing. He draws our attention to the fact that not only man owes his truth to the co-existence of life, but also the thing with its nature. The purpose of this article is to investigate the foundations of poetic language of creation as a way of presentation of metaphysics in art.

UŞAQLARIN ƏQLİ İNKİŞAFINDA ƏTRAF ALƏMİN ROLU

The article talks about the role of the environment in the mental development of children. Children are always in contact with nature in one way or another. Colorful nature attracts children to work, artistic activities, various games and creates conditions for their development. At the same time, they strive to hear and understand nature as it is.

Acpects of Resilience in Organ Performance

The term “resilience” is also encountered more and more often in the field of musical art. In this paper, we explore the connection between resilience and the performing arts, specifically focused on organ playing. The survey concerns active, professional performers, who have to overcome not only the stress of public performance but also other stressful moments in their artistic activity. In the questionnaire and the subsequent discussion, we seek answers to the following questions: What are the most frequent stressful moments in organ playing? What problems do organists encounter in their concert activities? Finally, what helps organists to eliminate crisis situations in concert performances?

ФОРМУВАННЯ ПРОФЕСІЙНОЇ ГОТОВНОСТІ КЕРІВНИКА КАФЕДРИ МИСТЕЦЬКОГО СПРЯМУВАННЯ ЗАКЛАДУ ВИЩОЇ ОСВІТИ ДО ВИКОНАННЯ ОРГАНІЗАТОРСЬКОЇ ФУНКЦІЇ

The article is about the solution of the actual problem of pedagogical science such as the formation of the professional readiness in the head of the department in artistic direction of the institution in higher education to perform the organizational function. There is an urgent need for the training of management personnel to institutions of higher education who adhere to the new humanistically oriented philosophy of education, who are able to think strategically, take responsibility, act independently of conditions in uncertainty, have a creative attitude to activities, self-actualize themselves and the team for continuous improvement and development. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the theoretical aspects of the formation of the professional readiness in the head of the department in artistic direction of the institution in higher education to perform the organizational function. It is determined that the professional readiness in the head of the department of the higher education institution to perform the organizational function is a personal and professional education, in accordance with the goal and set tasks. There are the results of the professional training of the head and components of his professional competence, a system of organizational values, knowledge, skills, abilities that manifest themselves of the ability to perform organizational activities of a team. The specificity of the organizational function in the head of the department in artistic direction of a higher education institution is to achieve high efficiency of educational, scientific, methodical, organizational work of the department in combination with the organization of artistic and creative activities. There is to achieve distribution of work between members of the department the set goals and implement plans; directing, instructing and controlling the activities of team members; ensuring positive communication in the work of the department and the educational process; creating a creative atmosphere. If the following pedagogical conditions are ensured in the educational institution such as stimulation of the positive motivation in the head of the department in artistic direction of the institution in higher education to increase the level of organizational culture; creating of an informational and educational environment improve the formation of the professional readiness in the head of the department in artistic direction of the institution in higher education to perform the organizational function will take place more effectively in a higher education institution for professional training of the head of the department for organizational activities. It`s use of innovative communication technologies, trainings aimed at self-improvement, self-development in the head of the department of artistic direction in the higher education institution to perform the organizational function.

Living with a new kidney from the perspective of adolescents: A mandala-supported qualitative study.

Despite advances in transplant procedures, children and adolescents still face some challenges post-transplant and are at high risk for psychiatric, academic, and social problems. This study aims to explore the lived experiences of adolescent kidney transplant recipients through interviews and the use of mandala art therapy. This study adopted a descriptive phenomenological design and thematic analysis approach based on Husserl's philosophy. The sample included kidney transplant recipients aged 12-18 years admitted to the pediatric nephrology polyclinic of a university hospital in southern Türkiye. Data were collected through in-depth interviews conducted during a mandala art activity with 14 adolescent kidney transplant recipients. The qualitative data were analyzed using Colaizzi's seven-stage qualitative analysis method, which is suitable to the descriptive phenomenological design employed in the present study. Four themes and seven subthemes emerged from the data related to the problems and experiences of adolescents with kidney transplantation and growing up with a new kidney. (1) Education, (2) Ideas about the kidney; including the sub-themes "What the kidney transplant process gave them, Feelings about their kidneys", (3) Family; including the sub-themes "Relationship with the donor, Relationship with siblings", (4) Social environment; including the sub-themes "Experiences with hospital, Relationship with friends and Desire for friendship with a transplanted Peer". Mandala art therapy-assisted interviews are an effective communication method for adolescent kidney transplant recipients to express their feelings and thoughts and to look at life from a broader perspective. Understanding the life experiences of adolescents with kidney transplantation and the difficulties they face may enable better and more systematic planning of the care to be given to them.

Virtual choir as a kind of digital musical art

The relevance of the article. The so-called virtual choirs remain very common in modern musical creativity. Their activities are studied in modern science in many aspects: historical, technical, socio-psychological, musicological, etc. However, there is a debate about whether such a form of artistic activity can be considered a type of choral performance. The purpose of the study is to clarify whether the phenomenon of “virtual choir” belongs to choral or digital art. The methodology. Structural, functional and comparative analysis were used to analyze the specifics of the work of real and virtual choirs. The article also uses the results of statistical data obtained by other researchers on the psychophysiological impact of singing in real and virtual groups on the well-being of choristers. An analysis of surveys on other issues was also carried out. The results. It was defined that a virtual choir fundamentally differs from a real one in its structure, which, in addition to performers and a conductor, also includes sound engineers and editors. Even in their actual absence, these functions are extremely important and, in fact, replace the conductor’s activity, because the final result depends much more on the sound engineer and editor than on the conductor’s personality. It was found out that the specifics of the creative process in a virtual choir do not include a significant number of specifically choral elements, namely the ensemble component (except for coincidence with the phonogram), response to the real process and the possibility of influencing it during performance. In addition, singing in a virtual project slows down the development of empathy of singers, reduces their ability to recognize the conductor’s gestures and facial expressions. The scientific novelty. For the first time, a reasoned answer has been received to the question of the possibility of classifying the so-called virtual choir as a type of choral performance. The practical significance. The results of the study can be used in courses on the history of choral art, the theory of choral performance, and in the practical activities of conductors and sound engineers. Conclusions. The creative and methodological content of the work of a virtual choir has more differences than similarities with the work of a real collective. According to surveys, choristers evaluate the experience of co-creation in a virtual project more negatively than singing in a “live” choir. A virtual choir does not require many purely choral skills to achieve a result (ensemble, tuning, responding to the conductor’s gesture and singing by colleagues in the part), but requires significant technical knowledge and skills (video and audio recording, editing, correction, etc.). Thus, virtual choir as a phenomenon of modern art is not so much a type of choral performance as its simulation, carried out using digital methods, and should be studied in accordance with its belonging to one of the types of digital art.

Pelatihan Tari Kreasi dan Pementasan Hasil Karya Tari Di Sekolah Dasar Negeri Sikumana 2 Kupang

This community service activity aims to provide training in creative dance and facilitate the performance of dance works at SD Negeri Sikumana 2 Kupang. The focus is on creative dance training and performance, involving 30 students as training participants and 200 students as performance participants. The activity successfully enhanced students' understanding of the development of creative dance in NTT. During the training, students were guided by dance mentors to learn proper dancing techniques and practice new creative dances. The training results were then presented in an art performance held at the end of the activity. The program received a positive response from the school and is expected to be conducted regularly to support arts activities in schools. Keywords: creative dance; performance; elementary school students

ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE COMPETENCE OF PRESCHOOLERS: PSYCHOLOGICAL PREREQUISITES AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF FORMATION

The article contains a justification of the relevance of the problem of the formation of artistic and creative competence in preschoolers. Approaches to defining the concept of "artistic and creative competence" have been analyzed. The psychological prerequisites for the formation of artistic and creative competence have been determined. It is noted that preschool age is sensitive for the development of creative potential, and age-related changes in cognitive, emotional, social, and motor development create optimal conditions for the formation of artistic and creative competence. It was found that emotions play a significant role in the formation of artistic and creative competence. Children who actively express their emotions become more open to new ideas, more creative in finding solutions and are able to immerse themselves more deeply in the world of art. It was determined that play as the leading type of preschooler's activity creates a significant role in the formation of artistic and creative competence. It is the main form of children's activity, an important tool for self-expression and imagination development. It is emphasized that the importance of art therapy as an effective tool that parents and educators can use to support the emotional and creative development of children. Thanks to various types of art, such as music, choreography, theater, drawing, sculpting, children get the opportunity not only to express themselves, but also to develop creative abilities, increase self-esteem and relieve emotional tension. Using of various materials in artistic activities, such as paints, plasticize, paper, fabrics and others, allows preschoolers not only to improve their motor skills, but also to develop coordination of movements and spatial thinking. Parents and educators, using art therapy, create a favorable environment for the harmonious development of each child's personality.

The frictions and blessings of doing community arts in schools with multilingual pupils

Ethical reflections are integral to community art, which aims for equitable encounters and collaboration. However, the reality in which many community art projects are conducted creates friction with this aim. The asymmetrical positions of artists and participants and the sometimes limited possibilities for participants to regulate their participation, especially in formal education settings, pose challenges that must be addressed. This article analyses ethical challenges in facilitating community arts projects in primary schools. Data was collected from two projects with multilingual preparatory-class pupils led by two dance and community artists in collaboration with a class teacher. The projects aimed to engage pupils in artistic processes and facilitate Finnish-language learning through participation in artistic activities. Using autoethnographic methods and thematic analysis, we examined the ethically important moments reflected in our work diaries. These often unpredictable and fleeting everyday moments are seemingly unrelated to ethics; however, they have the potential for ethical concerns as they entail the possibility of wrongdoing. We explore critical ethical considerations and possibilities in artistic processes within educational contexts, aiming to offer new insights into the factors influencing such processes.

Developing Talented Children’s Computational Thinking Through Multimodal Literacies in Pop-Up Storybooks: A Case Study in Hong Kong

Computational thinking (CT) currently has been mainly explored using programming robots and conducted in K12 education. In early childhood education, arts have a significant place in children’s learning, expression and cognitive development. Specifically, creating pop-up storybooks is a child-friendly activity. Our study aimed to explore the combination of CT and art, and to develop talented children’s CT abilities through a multimodal literacies educational approach, which referred to using different skills (i.e., writing, drawing, making, and storytelling) in the art activity. A total of 12 talented children were selected to participate in a pop-up storybook production workshop using a convenience sampling method. We adopted an observation method to capture talented children’s CT behaviors, generating a total of 180 min of activity videos and collecting fieldnotes and the children’s worksheets and artworks for the data analysis. Based on a content analysis, we found that talented children enhanced their CT development in multiple modes and practiced seven CT skills. In conclusion, our study emphasizes the importance of art in children’s education and provides new insights for subsequent research on children’s CT education.

Hong Kong’s Anime: A Cultural History of Anime in Hong Kong’s Last Decade

In 2019 and 2020, Hong Kong experienced waves of anti-government protests, with millions participating both online and offline. The semiotic of transnational popular culture references, including film and music, played a crucial role in these protests. Japanese animation and manga were especially prominent in online and offline communication, in the form of memes, slogans, videos, and activist art produced mostly by people under 29 years of age. Namely, anime and manga became not only the primary audio-visual language of the protests but also a transnational pop digital anarchist network between Hong Kong and the rest of the world. This article refers to this phenomenon as “Hong Kong’s anime” due to its unique transformation, adaptation, and sociocultural and political significance during these protests. Anime has a heterogeneous history as both institutional soft power and non-institutionalized fandom. While acknowledging the heterogeneous landscape of anime, this article focuses on its potential as a “transnational pop digital anarchist network” by analyzing its role in shaping people’s transnational cultural history and in writing people’s historiography. Based on interviews with the creators of protest art and the analysis of online and offline content, Hong Kong’s anime is revealed to be a new form of transnational historiography, emerging from transnational pop digital anarchist networks and connecting ordinary people in Hong Kong and worldwide through anime.

Paauglių patirtys heterogeninėse teatro veiklų grupėse: socialinės įtraukties aspektai

Relationships between adolescents with disabilities and their non-disabled peers are characterised by certain tensions due to low communication experiences, so joint activities in heterogeneous groups can have a unique positive impact on each participant, while at the same time building community and social interactions. As creative and artistic activities encourage the exploration of personal strengths and abilities, engaging in them allows young people to feel like creators rather than people limited by disability. In this way, they discover new, meaningful social roles. It is important to find out what is the impact of activities in a heterogeneous theatre environment on adolescents’ social inclusion? The novelty of this study is in its retrospective approach: the participants, who are now adults, evaluated their experiences from 10–15 years ago and their relevance to their current social life, self-concept and profession. The aim of the study is to reveal the experiences of members of heterogeneous theatre groups in terms of social inclusion. The objectives of the research are: to find out the experiences of participants with disabilities, to reveal the experiences of adolescence of participants without disabilities, to analyse the experiences of participants in terms of social inclusion. The research methodology was a qualitative social research approach. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews. The method of inductive thematic analysis was chosen for data analysis. An analysis of scientific sources was carried out. Summarizing the analysis of the research, it should be noted that the participation in the heterogeneous theatre groups created positive social experiences for all participants, shaped their values, influenced their choice of profession, hobbies and had a positive impact on their quality of life. For adolescents with disabilities, activities in these groups opened up wider social experiences and creative perspectives, influenced greater self-esteem and determination in decision-making when choosing new activities, and opened up the meaningfulness of life. The participants without disabilities developed sensitivity to disability, changed their preconceptions about the abilities of their peers with disabilities, and developed closer social connections with them.