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Introducing Applied Arts Education

So "more" arts education , huh? This is a question we field from time to time when some learn we’re rolling out applied arts educational programming at PAR-Projects.  What we’re up to is not just “more” arts education; but if it were, just more arts education would be great. It's indeed needed ...throughout the city ...throughout the country for that matter. Few would argue we have an abundance of creative thinkers and creative problem solvers. Original & creative thought is simply becoming harder to find, especially outside of affluent communities. That said, and like most things we do, PAR- Education is a little different from the norm. Our biggest goal is to create and support career pathways in the visual arts. Therefore, instead of teaching more traditional classes (e.g. painting, drawing, and crafts), we’re focussing on applied arts education. And by definition, “applied arts are arts in which objects are designed or created in order to be u