Using Contemporary Art To Guide Curriculum Design For Jewellery

Abstract

All types of work education programs may benefit from revision in order to better reflect and stress the realities of current work and practice. Teaching about current art provides students with a framework for understanding their own experiences and fosters circumstances for deeper and more original creative expression. This paper offers an introductory jewelry class that introduces students of all skill levels to the concepts and techniques of contemporary art. Students learn how to texture and shape metal as well as basic soldering as they create works of art inspired by themes of ghosts and mistaken memories. Each lesson in the course was created using modern art teaching techniques and modern design concepts and elements in mind.