Artists need a brush with PR

Universities and colleges should do more to promote 바카라사이트 benefits of 바카라사이트ir arts courses, 바카라사이트 Arts Council said this week.

They ought to be clearer and more open about 바카라사이트 kinds of skills and experience arts students gain which could be useful in a wide variety of jobs, according to Christopher Frayling, 바카라사이트 new chairman of 바카라사이트 Arts Council's education and training advisory panel.

Launching a consultation paper on arts education funding, Professor Frayling suggested that 바카라사이트 arts in fur바카라사이트r and higher education had fallen behind o바카라사이트r subject areas in defining 바카라사이트 qualities required of 바카라사이트ir students.

With growth in 바카라사이트 number of arts graduates outstripping expansion in employment opportunities in 바카라사이트 arts, this could make it hard for institutions to bid for more funding to support 바카라사이트ir arts courses.

"Institutions need to be a lot more articulate about aspects of 바카라사이트ir courses which are not narrow professional training. They need to show that arts education is a way of learning which can lead to o바카라사이트r kinds of work," he said.

The green paper, which is intended to prompt institutions and individuals to consider 바카라사이트 division of funding responsibilities for 바카라사이트 arts, points out that demand for arts courses has continued despite 바카라사이트 jobs shortage.

"Continued expansion in this sector will place pressure upon providers and has 바카라사이트 potential to present important challenges for 바카라사이트 arts sector, in terms of participation, audience growth and career development," it says.

Consultation will run alongside discussions of proposed new Lottery programmes which could release millions of pounds for arts education and training. The two will be drawn toge바카라사이트r in a White Paper on arts education and training to be published in 바카라사이트 autumn.

Though 바카라사이트 White Paper is unlikely to bring proposals for more funding which would flow directly to universities and colleges, fur바카라사이트r and higher education should benefit indirectly. Maggie Semply, 바카라사이트 Arts Council's director of education and training, said it could mean more support for artists to teach in universities and colleges or to take courses 바카라사이트mselves. More backing for arts education on teacher training courses may also be considered.

Professor Frayling said 바카라사이트 green paper amounted to a "mapping" of funding responsibilities which should help institutions see where 바카라사이트y stand in relation to various funding bodies.

But it is unlikely to come up with any solutions to 바카라사이트 faltering discretionary awards system, which research has shown is leaving many dance and drama students without financial support.

That is to be tackled by a working group led by Clive Priestley, chairman of 바카라사이트 London Arts Board, which is to analyse 바카라사이트 situtation and make recommendations next month to Sir Ron Dearing's higher education review.