The product of human creativity.
The way I have approached the art assignment is to go over things that I have done that have proven very effective.
What I got from last year's CI&A: Art course is that there is the right way to integrate art into the curriculum, and there is the wrong way. To introduce my art entries I want to cite from this website the difference between doing art the right way, and when art becomes a craft instead.
A craft is usually a cookie-cutter or close-ended activity. The craft activity is based on a formula or recipe and all participants follow the same directions and end up with roughly the same result every time. Yes, it involves creating something, but the end product is most always the same and there's not a lot of room for variation.
An art activity is more open-ended. So for example, in a drawing project all participants may start with the same materials of paper and pencils and maybe they are asked to create drawings that represent their family. The results of this project will create many different drawings and therefore many different solutions to the same problem. While the end result may not always be considered art, the possibility of creating an original drawing that transcends it's parameters and materials is always possible.
Skills in art doesn't just mean one is good at drawing or making things -- its creativity and imagination that is most important.
"Art is free. Craft is static. Process, not product."
- MaryAnn F. Kohl
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