If art students are given an opportunity to watch professional artists at work, they will gain greater insight into the creative process and greater understanding of the artist as a person. (CK)

Explores past history of film based on fictional and dramatic techniques. Decries the view of film as an imitation of painting and literature. Defends the cinema as a unique narrative art form. (DS)

Changes in concepts of creativity and culture necessitate closer attention to the sociological aspects of creativity. Problems emanate from disregarding the modernization process in our culture, as that process relates to creativity, and from the impact of the contemporary fine arts on creativity research and art education practice. (Author/SR)

The requirements for gifted education programs in the visual and performing arts are discussed, stressing the need for comprehensive assessment of aptitude, achievement, and attitudes of gifted students. The unique nature of learning activities and inservice programs for teachers in the arts are considered. (CM)

Despite discrepancies and neglected areas in the literature on the aesthetic responses of young children to the visual arts, a review of that literature reveals that a view of young children as having definite, responsive capabilities in the arts is surfacing and should be acknowledged. (AM)

Investigates the effects of prior knowledge, presentation time, and selected task demands on information processed by college students of two-dimensional visual art that displayed varying abstraction levels. Results indicated that the amount and type of information subjects remembered about visual art were influenced by each of these factors.…

Describes a pilot arts festival for elementary schools held in Richland County, South Carolina. Students attended theatrical performances and learned about audience etiquette. In each school, artists-in-residence taught crafts to small groups. The festival ended with a countywide, weekend art fair. (AM)

Describes a process and criteria for identifying high school students gifted in visual arts. Student portfolios were assessed by local professionals according to technical ability, problem-solving ability, communication of ideas, and inventiveness. The procedure selected students whose ability was at least three years above their grade level. (AM)

In an interview, designer and filmmaker Saul Bass discusses the nature of creativity and the creative process and his work in the visual arts and their implications for education. (HTH)