Artistic Disciplines Research Articles

Cultural Management and Leadership: Insights from Rao Zongyi’s Calligraphy Philosophy

This study explores the application of Rao Zongyi’s calligraphy philosophy to cultural management and leadership, emphasizing the principles of balancing tradition with innovation, strategic adaptability, and resilience. Cultural institutions today face challenges in preserving artistic heritage while embracing contemporary transformations. Rao’s philosophy, deeply rooted in traditional Chinese calligraphy, provides a leadership framework that integrates artistic discipline with strategic decision-making. Using a qualitative research approach, the study employs textual analysis, case studies, and expert interviews to examine how cultural leaders can draw insights from Rao’s artistic and philosophical contributions. Findings indicate that Rao’s leadership model offers a sustainable approach for cultural institutions, fostering innovation while maintaining historical authenticity. His philosophy underscores the importance of long-term vision, adaptability, and intellectual perseverance in leadership roles. The study contributes to the growing discourse on non-Western leadership models, demonstrating that cultural management is not solely an administrative practice but an extension of artistic legacy preservation. Future research should explore comparative leadership models, empirical validation through quantitative methods, and applications in digital cultural management strategies. This study reaffirms the significance of artistic disciplines in leadership frameworks, highlighting their role in developing sustainable cultural institutions in a rapidly evolving global landscape.

College Students’ Views on Museum Learning: A Sustainable Aesthetic Education Perspective

Museums are important educational platforms in informal learning environments, offering essential off-campus venues for university-level aesthetic education. Over half of students’ independent off-campus art appreciation activities occur in museums. This study employed a mixed-methods approach to analyse students’ general impressions of museums using the TF-IDF algorithm. Additionally, the specific feelings of university students participating in self-directed museum learning were explored through focus groups, and differences between learning in museums and appreciating other art forms from the students’ perspectives were analysed. The results show that museums provide students with profound cultural and artistic knowledge. Students prefer museums for independent art appreciation because of the freedom, control, and safety offered in that learning process. In terms of interactivity, comprehensiveness, and repeatability, clear differences exist between museum art appreciation and other art disciplines. Overall, museums are important and sustainable off-campus aesthetic educational resources for universities.

Curricular Integration of Mathematics and Dance to Improve Geometric Reasoning in Secondary School Students

Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of integrating dance into mathematics education, with the purpose of improving geometric reasoning among secondary school students in Colombia and increasing their interest in STEAM disciplines. Theoretical Framework: This section presents the main concepts and theories supporting the research. Notable among these are theories of geometric reasoning, such as the Van Hiele model, as well as theories of interdisciplinary education in STEM and STEAM. These theories provide a solid foundation for understanding how integrating artistic disciplines, such as dance, can influence mathematics learning and activate students' creativity. Method: The methodology adopted for this research includes a pre-post test design using the Van Hiele Test to measure geometric reasoning. The sample consisted of three groups of secondary school students in Colombia. A curricular integration proposal linking dance with mathematics was implemented, and results were evaluated before and after the intervention to determine its impact on geometric reasoning. Results and Discussion: The results revealed significant improvements in students' geometric reasoning following the intervention, with notable gains in visualization and recognition levels according to the Van Hiele Test. In the discussion section, these results are contextualized within the theoretical framework, highlighting how integrating dance into mathematics teaching can overcome fragmented knowledge and increase students' interest in STEAM disciplines. Possible study limitations, such as sample size and intervention duration, are also considered. Research Implications: The practical and theoretical implications of this research are discussed, providing information on how the results can be applied to educational practices to improve performance in STEAM disciplines. These implications could include reformulating school curricula to incorporate interdisciplinary approaches that integrate arts and sciences, particularly in the context of secondary education in Colombia. Originality/Value: This study contributes to the literature by demonstrating the effectiveness of an innovative proposal that integrates dance into mathematics education to improve geometric reasoning. The relevance and value of this research are evidenced by its potential to transform the way STEAM disciplines are taught, offering a more creative and interdisciplinary approach that can motivate more students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics.

The Evolution of Computer Science at the University Level

Combining computer science with arts disciplines may be the wave of the future for education.

Research on Messaging Applications as Mediators to Enhance Design Creativity in Industrial Design Students in China

Background and Aim: In globalization, creativity emerges as a pivotal factor in bolstering the competitiveness of nations and individuals. Therefore, fostering students' creativity becomes a crucial goal of education and a key driver for societal development and innovation. This study, with its potential to determine the factors that affect the design creativity of industrial design students through messaging applications, holds significant promise. The research framework includes variables such as design creativity (DC), knowledge sharing (KS), cooperative learning (CL), inspiration (IN), creative self-efficacy (CS), and the use of messaging applications (UMA). By exploring the influence of educational methods on creativity development through the analysis of students' creative generation process in messaging applications, we aim to provide new perspectives and tools that could profoundly impact creativity and educational research. Materials and Methods: In this research, we meticulously collected 467 valid questionnaires from colleges and universities in Sichuan Province, China, employing rigorous quantitative methods and questionnaire surveys. To ensure the utmost accuracy of the questionnaire data, we conducted a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to test the relationship between the observed variables and the potential variables. Subsequently, we employed the structural equation model (SEM) to test the research hypothesis comprehensively. Applying these two analytical techniques underscores the scientific rigor of our research methods and the robustness of our results. Result: The results of data analysis show that the use of message application, knowledge sharing, cooperative learning, inspiration, and creative self-efficacy significantly affect design creativity. Using message application as an intermediary variable improves industrial design students' knowledge-sharing and creative self-efficacy, thus enhancing their design creativity. However, the intermediary role of message application between inspiration, collaborative learning, and design creativity is not significant. This finding contrasts with the results of pilot tests, reflecting the differences in educational strategies implemented by different educators in influencing students' interaction and inspiration in collaborative learning. Conclusion: Studying the use of message applications to enhance creativity can promote educational equity and social interaction and stimulate interdisciplinary learning and collective wisdom. At the same time, cultivate students' innovative skills and lifelong learning and innovation ability. The research results provide educators with insights into how industrial design students can use new applications more effectively to improve their design creativity and confirm the effectiveness of students' creativity self-assessment. Therefore, in educational practice, the design creativity self-assessment scale can be used to evaluate students' design works. In addition, this study can be used as a reference for teaching and creativity research in other art disciplines.

Research on Curriculum Reform and Teaching Practice Strategies for Musicology Majors

As an important art discipline, musicology, its curriculum reform and teaching practice strategies are of great significance for cultivating high-quality musical talents. This paper firstly analyzes the current situation and problems of curriculum reform of musicology majors in China, and on this basis puts forward the core content of curriculum reform of musicology majors, including the repositioning of curriculum objectives, optimization of curriculum structure, updating of curriculum content and improvement of curriculum evaluation system. At the same time, this paper also discusses the teaching practice strategies for musicology majors, including innovative teaching methods, strengthening practical teaching, expanding extracurricular activities, and building a diversified evaluation mechanism. Finally, this paper puts forward the implementation path of curriculum reform and teaching practice in musicology, including policy support and guarantee, faculty construction, integration of teaching resources, and student participation and feedback.

Research and Practical Exploration of an Integrated Online and Offline Industry-Education Fusion Teaching Model

Promoting the digital transformation of education is a crucial move in implementing the strategies of rejuvenating the country through science and education, building a strong nation through talent, and driving development through innovation. The essence of the educational model for digital innovation and entrepreneurship is the integration of 'theory + practice.' However, practical teaching has consistently been a weak point in various universities, lacking practical guidance from enterprises and high-quality case studies. Therefore, it is necessary to tailor the teaching content based on the characteristics of each major's corresponding industry. This involves making appropriate selections and adjustments, incorporating relevant examples and cases from the professional industry, introducing real-life scenarios from enterprise sites and production lines into classroom teaching. Adjustments should also be made in terms of teaching resources and requirements, integrating industrial elements into the teaching process. Higher education teaching, through the integration of industry and education, deepens cooperation with enterprises, jointly builds curriculum teaching resources to meet the needs of the development of talents in 'new engineering disciplines + new liberal arts disciplines.' This approach aims to satisfy the contemporary and personalized requirements for educational resources.

Charting the Transformative Journey of Augmented Reality in Graphic Design Education: A Comprehensive Overview of the Period 2016–2022

Abstract Continuous innovation in instructional technology has propelled augmented reality (AR) to the forefront of educational tools that universities and research institutions promote globally. Graphic design, an art discipline requiring high-dimensional interaction, benefits from AR's ability to enhance interactivity in virtual and physical teaching environments. This study explores trends in AR development within graphic design education, focusing on college students. A systematic literature review from 2016 to 2022 investigates AR applications in art teaching and their impact on students. Findings indicate limited use of AR in graphic design education, predominantly focusing on marker-based AR, highlighting a research gap in exploring other AR types. This study contributes to the field by identifying the need for diverse AR applications and providing insights into their potential to enhance student engagement, creativity, and learning outcomes in graphic design.

The Effects of the Revival of Minimalism on Home Textile Fashion and Minimalist Product Designs

One of the leading art movements, minimalism emerged in the 1960s and managed to influence numerous art disciplines; initially prominent in architecture, it later found app-lication in sculpture, painting, music, and fashion. The idea that the minimalism move-ment, which has become increasingly prevalent in design and fashion collections in re-cent years, should also be reflected in the home textile has prompted the initiation of this study. In this context, the first part of the study examines minimalism by discussing prominent artists of the movement, followed by an exploration of the relationship between fashion and art, and how the movement is reflected in textile fashion and home textiles. The final assessments and research indicate the need for elaboration of this mo-vement in the home textile sector, which is frequently embraced as a lifestyle and often manifests itself in the fashion industry. This study presents recommendations for the application of the relevant movement to everyday use home textile products. Throughout the research process, various visual and written sources have been utilized, and a comprehensive literature review on the subject has been conducted. As a result of the study, in the produced home textile products, the aim is to contribute to sustainabi-lity by ensuring a longer lifespan through the quality selection of materials.

Tomás Mejía

The multifaceted plastic artist Tomás Martínez Mejía was born on March 7, 1969 in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. In 1991, he began studying fine arts at the José Gorostiza House of Arts, taking different courses and diplomas that enriched his career. In addition, he stood out as a teacher teaching different painting, sculpture and engraving courses throughout his career and due to his great artistic talent he participated as a jury in different competitions and artistic disciplines both in Tabasco and nationally.

Portal Project as a Study of Digital Sculpture in the Public Space in the 21st Century

This article examines the effects of digital technologies on art in the 21st century and the transformation of art in the public sphere. After the Internet revolution, significant progress has been made in areas such as artificial intelligence, big data, the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, and biotechnology. These technologies have also created significant transformations in art disciplines, offering artists new forms of expression such as virtual reality, augmented reality, and interactive installations. Today, one of the main goals of public art practices, which also use these new forms of expression, is to convey social, cultural, and political messages by reaching large segments of society. Digital art, on the other hand, transforms these practices, offering viewers more interactive, participatory, and innovative experiences. The article discusses how digitalization transforms the social context of art through the discussions of Jürgen Habermas, Hannah Arendt, Henri Lefebvre, and Michel Foucault on the concept of public space. What these theorists have in common is that they emphasize that the public sphere is a central concept for understanding and transforming society's political, social, and cultural structure. While Habermas sees the public sphere as the ground for democratic debates, Arendt considers this space an arena based on the visible actions of individuals. While Lefebvre argues that the public sphere is constantly reproduced by social relations and power dynamics, Foucault, on the other hand, draws attention to how the relations of power and surveillance shape this field. With the approaches of these theorists, it has been tried to associate the redefinition of the public sphere through digitalization and the transformative role of art in this process. In addition, Benediktas Gylys' Portal Project, a public artwork discussed in the axis of all these discussions, aims to strengthen cultural and social ties by combining digital sculpture and relational aesthetics. While the project aims to increase the interaction of different cultures through live video connections between cities, it also raises important ethical questions about surveillance and privacy. In addition, it has been examined that the new forms of expression and interaction methods offered by digital technologies make public spaces more dynamic and democratic and strengthen the role of art in social interactions.

ПІДГОТОВКА ВИКЛАДАЧІВ ПРОФЕСІЙНО-ХУДОЖНІХ ДИСЦИПЛІН В УКРАЇНІ: ПРОФЕСІЙНО-ПЕДАГОГІЧНИЙ АСПЕКТ

Despite military aggression from Russia, Ukraine continues actively develop professional and pedagogical training, which is an important factor in improving the quality of education and professional growth of teachers. Professional and pedagogical training plays a key role in ensuring the quality of education and professional development of teachers. It forms pedagogical competences, provides teachers with the knowledge and skills necessary for effective work with students, including teaching methods, planning and management. Thanks to it, teachers learn the basics of pedagogical ethics and moral values, which helps to create a healthy learning atmosphere and promote the harmonious development of students’ personalities. Methodology. Professional training in higher education institutions is carried out according to various organizational forms, models, systems and programs, the main purpose of which is the formation of positive motivation and involvement in active educational and cognitive activities, which is the basis of the professional self-development of the future specialist. Therefore, the purpose of our study is to analyze modern approaches to the professional and pedagogical training of teachers of professional and artistic disciplines in Ukraine. To identify key problems and challenges in the field of training teachers of artistic disciplines. Outline the main directions and methods that ensure high-quality training of specialists in the field of art teaching. To investigate the role of pedagogical education in the formation of competences of teachers of professional and artistic disciplines. To propose ways of improving the system of training of pedagogical personnel to increase the level of teaching of artistic disciplines. Results. Thanks to professional and pedagogical training, teachers can update their knowledge about modern teaching methods, pedagogical technologies and approaches to education. Professional and pedagogical training allows for a deeper mastering of specific disciplines, which enables teachers to impart special knowledge at a high professional level. In general, professional and pedagogical training is the basis for the creation of qualified and competent teachers, which contributes to the improvement of the quality of education and the success of students in their studies. In our study, we consider the professional and pedagogical training of teachers of professional and artistic disciplines, which is aimed at the formation of pedagogical personnel who have the theory and practice of teaching fine arts in general education, specialized and higher educational institutions, as well as in the system of additional education. Key words: professional and pedagogical training, teachers of professional and artistic disciplines, institutions of higher education, competence, knowledge, skills.

La zotea: saberes performados, territorios afro y experiencias ontológico-estéticas en la escuela

This article explores the reflections on and ways of appropriation of a critical intercultural process approaching the practices and knowledge of Afro-Colombian peoples through the virtual, narrative, and physical resignification of zoteas or ancestral community gardens by Afro-Pacific populations at schools in Bogotá. An emerging process was identified through ethnographic recording in an intensive diary and student audiovisual content production on Afro-diasporic and indigenous peoples; there, the articulation of ancestral practices with experimental artistic disciplines, such as performance, shed light on other ancestral knowledge. This intervention builds bridges that connect the process with contemporary expressions of the Afro worldview such as “re-existences,” “vivir sabroso” or “intimate sufficiencies” and allowed us to question and gradually transform the organization of time, space, and roles in the construction of knowledge and meaning at school.

Exploring Virtual Reality in Arts Education

This paper examines the integration of virtual reality (VR) into arts education, focusing on how immersive technologies can transform learning environments across various artistic disciplines. With advancements in VR technology making it more accessible, the study investigates its potential to enhance creativity, accessibility, and engagement in both visual and performing arts. The theoretical frameworks of arts education, including constructivism and experiential learning, are analyzed in the context of VR applications. Through case studies of current VR implementations in K-12 and higher education, the paper highlights both the benefits and challenges of this technological shift, advocating for its strategic inclusion in art curricula. Future trends are also discussed, predicting collaborative innovations that may reshape arts pedagogy. Keywords: Virtual Reality (VR), Arts Education, Immersive Technologies, Constructivism, Experiential Learning.

THE SYN(ES)THESIS PROJECT – A MULTI-PURPOSE EXPERIMENT IN INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTS

In the spring of 2021, the “Pancho Vladigerov” House Museum in Sofia brought to life a new creative initiative that aimed to simultaneously enlarge the scope of the museum’s activities, open up new artistic paths, and allow for an innovative approach to the cultivation of a wider audience base given the ongoing pandemic at the time. In April of the same year, the SYN(es)THESIS Project was officially introduced to the public through its inaugural concert exhibition; since then, it has involved the partnership and support of no less than twelve institutions in Bulgaria and has culminated in three complete annual editions with multiple events and components. Three years later, with a remarkable array of creative results in several artistic fields, the project presents the intriguing tale of an original interdisciplinary experiment. This paper invites a closer look into its structure and organization, its participants' compelling and inspired productions, and its potential for further expansion into new creative territories following its main established principles. In its essence, the SYN(es)THESIS Project aims to explore the multitude of possibilities for synthesis, interactions, and interconnections between the various arts through inspired individual and group-coordinated creative work. As such, it is meant to build bridges, often in unexpected ways, between artists, artistic disciplines, and institutions at multiple levels, even between the educational and professional spheres and their respective audiences. To foster the above goals, the project employs an array of creative approaches that, as its very name suggests, allow for manifold combinations and artistic interpretations. In practice, the root words “SYN” (Greek, “together”), “THESIS” (“statement”), “aesthesh” (“feeling”), and “SYNTHESIS” all have a certain relationship to its main guiding principles; and, while the number of these morphemes is fixed, the project does provide an open framework in which the potential directions for artistic work can, at least in theory, be limited only by one’s imagination and the specific relationships between the various creative mediums. In this regard, the project encompasses a rather open general format; concurrently, with every new session, all possibilities are narrowed down to specific combinations of artistic activities. This consequently allows for a clear, yet ever-evolving structure to be re-established as the basis for creative work.

The visual construction of the people’s country and the Chinese nation: political aesthetics in the Ethno-documentaries of New China

This paper discusses the political positioning of the people and the cultural image of the Chinese nation through the lens of the Social-historical Scientific Documentary Films of China’s ethnic minorities (hereafter referred to as “the Ethno-documentaries”) by restoring the problem to the site of the investigation of humanities and social sciences and the General Surveys on (Folk) Arts in the early years of the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in the 1950s. Through detailed analysis of specific Ethno-documentary films, this paper explores how the social sciences conducted its “Social and Historical Investigation of China’s Ethnic Minorities” via the medium of film to convey the advanced social concepts and ideological work of the new regime through the historical narrative of art and politics. This study highlights three key points. First, the “Chinese nation” as a modern political concept dates its origins back to the 1920s with the emergence of the “National Heritage Reorganization Movement” and the “Doubting Antiquity School.” However, it was only through the medium of the Ethno-documentaries that this concept was visually and aurally represented in films for the first time, which draws our attention to the fact that the entry point for understanding modern China lies in discerning the relationship between culture and politics. Second, when discussing the relationship between culture and politics, this study juxtaposes the Ethno-documentaries and “art for workers-peasants-soldiers,” which developed during the same period. These two forms of art focus respectively on national history and the suffering of the lower classes of society, and it is this intertextual nature of the historical narrative that jointly anchors the cultural and historical view of New China. Lastly, historical view is the core of the humanities, social sciences, and art disciplines in New China. Previous studies have mainly attributed certain phenomena to the “politicization” or “pan-politicization” of a particular historical period due to disciplinary barriers and cultural trauma and have stopped discussing such topics in depth. In contrast, the significance of the political aesthetics in the Ethno-documentaries is to have transformed classical Chinese artistic language into a modern one to represent the Chinese people and the Chinese nation. It also raises a question of re-sinicization of many modern political issues that have persisted until now: How do today’s Chinese art works vividly depict the prosperity of this country and its hardworking and courageous people?

The Concept of Flexible Learning for Teaching Art Disciplines in Elementary Schools for National Minorities in modern PR China

The concept of flexible learning is increasingly important in contemporary education systems, particularly for teaching art and aesthetic disciplines. In China, this approach is especially relevant in schools serving national minorities, where diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds necessitate a more adaptable and inclusive educational framework. This article aims to explore the implementation of flexible learning for teaching art and aesthetic disciplines in modern elementary schools in China, focusing on the experiences and strategies used to organise the educational process for representatives of national minorities. When writing the article, the methods typical for researching papers in the field of general education and pedagogical comparative studies were used, in particular: literature review, case studies, document analysis, comparative analysis, observation. The article results. Flexible learning refers to educational approaches that provide students with choices regarding how, what, when, and where they learn. It emphasises adaptability to individual learning needs, preferences, and cultural contexts. Implementing flexible learning in art and aesthetic disciplines involves several strategies to accommodate the unique needs of national minority students (such as cultural and artistic integration, use of technology, community involvement and flexible learning environments) and is widely used in PR China in regions with significant populations of national minorities, providing valuable results. However, implementing flexible learning for art and aesthetic disciplines in schools for national minorities comes with challenges, including resource limitations and the need for special programs of teacher training activities including cultural sensitivity, which are the point of constant attention of the Chinese government. The study concludes that the implementation of flexible learning for teaching art and aesthetic disciplines in modern elementary schools in China, particularly for national minorities, demonstrates a commitment to inclusivity and adaptability in education. By integrating bilingual education, technology, community involvement, and flexible learning environments, these schools can provide a more personalised and culturally relevant education for their students. Despite the challenges, the benefits of this approach are significant and include promoting cultural preservation, artistic expression, and social cohesion.

The role of modelling during instruction in collaborative creativity

This research examines how modelling, a common instructional technique where a teacher or expert demonstrates a task or skill, impacts students' creative expression in artistic disciplines like music, dance, and visual arts. The study specifically focuses on elementary students engaged in creative collaboration activities, generating movements to music and altering lyrics to a folk song. Through audio and video recordings of student activity, the study observed how students interacted with both the teacher's and their peers' modelled examples. The findings indicate that students often imitated the teacher's examples and adhere closely to the model, creating some confusion for students during idea generation and the rejection of certain ideas.Findings show that in lessons where creative activities are designed to elicit a variety of ideas and make connections, how students interpret modelling can be complex. This highlights the need for clear communication about the intended use of modelling. Despite the small sample size, the study provides initial insights into the challenges and complexities of using modelling in creative educational tasks, emphasising the balance between imitation and creativity.

Artists' satisfaction with telerehabilitation in physiotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.

To our knowledge, there is currently no research on telerehabilitation concerning artists. This study aims to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of utilizing video-based telerehabilitation in physiotherapy among artists during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fifty-one artists who accessed virtual physiotherapy between November 2020 and February 2022 at a healthcare center that provides specialized healthcare services to artists of all disciplines who reside or work in Ontario, Canada were asked to complete a 26-item online questionnaire about their experience with virtual physiotherapy. The 51 respondents were from a range of artistic disciplines, with the largest portion being musicians (n=22; 43%). Of the respondents, 86% (n=44) felt the virtual physiotherapy met their expectations in therapeutic benefits, 78% (n=40) were confident in performing all the exercises that the physiotherapist demonstrated on the virtual platform, 80% (n=41) did not run into many technological challenges when booking or attending virtual sessions, and 54% (n=20) reported similar treatment outcomes between virtual and in-person sessions. Although artists liked the convenience of accessing physiotherapy from home, 53% (n=17) of respondents rated the lack of physical contact as a major limitation in telerehabilitation. Telerehabilitation for artists during the COVID-19 pandemic has shown potential to be an effective and viable alternative to in-person physiotherapy, as demonstrated by high satisfaction levels and comparable treatment outcomes, especially when public health restrictions were in place. Future research can explore hybrid models (mix of in-person and virtual sessions) in physiotherapy to meet the needs for physical contact during sessions.

The Role of Arts in Health Policy Advocacy

The paper investigates the critical role that the arts play in health policy advocacy, focusing on how artistic expression improves communication, encourages emotional engagement, and boosts public health programs. Health policy advocates can use artistic disciplines such as visual arts, theatre, and dance to engage with various audiences, highlight serious health challenges, and catalyse societal change. The arts provide a unique platform for marginalised people to express their health experiences, bridging the divide between public health data and community awareness. This paper examines successful case studies and discusses the obstacles to incorporating artists into health policy advocacy, specifically issues about tokenism and budget restrictions. Finally, this interdisciplinary approach shows how art can influence health policy and public perception. Keywords: Arts in health, Health policy advocacy, Creative expression, Public health communication, Marginalized voices.