Phase 1:
Renewal
Artmaking has served to connect communities, reflect cultures, and relate human experiences for tens if not hundreds of thousands of years.
Art has always been experiential.
It has only been in the past 500 years that “the arts” as we know them today have become institutionalized, industrialized, and increasingly individualized. NO FEAR is dedicated to bringing great art to the greatest good by renewing communal and participatory artmaking in society.
In Phase 1 of our mission, we are developing communal arts education programs that focus first and foremost on the “who” (e.g. people) and “why” (e.g. purposes) of artmaking.
The arts and arts education as we experience them today, often put the “what” (e.g. artworks) and "how” (e.g. instruction and training) at the forefront of artistic learning and development. NO FEAR …
With the emergence of arts education in U.S. public schools during the early 1800s, and the increasing academia steered artmaking
The “who” includes all people and participants in arts experiences — artists and audiences alike.
The “why” is the purpose for people’s artmaking and interests in art — the reason they feel compelled to create art or attend arts experiences. With artmaking being autobiographical by its very nature, art can tell stories that relate both personal and shared experiences that connect with humans from all corners of the world and walks of life.
Phase 2:
Research
Phase 2 focuses on “what” and “how'“
Following the Experiential Learning Cycle developed by David Kolb, NO FEAR invites young artists to:
Experience: We pave the way for students to become authors of their own artmaking by producing arts experiences that are personally relevant and meaningful to each participant.
Reflect: We welcome students to express their observations, opinions, and curiosities about arts experiences and the purposes they served.
Conceptualize: We encourage students to consider new ways of understanding art, developing artistic skills, and expressing artistry.
Experiment: We guide students to applying their newly developed skills and understanding to the production of new arts experiences which work to connect, reflect, and relate with audiences and the communities their artmaking can serve.
Phase 3:
Reimagination
Phase 3 focuses on “where” (e.g. spaces) and “when” (e.g. out of past / accepting present / anticipating future)
Following the Experiential Learning Cycle developed by David Kolb, NO FEAR invites young artists to:
Experience: We pave the way for students to become authors of their own artmaking by producing arts experiences that are personally relevant and meaningful to each participant.
Reflect: We welcome students to express their observations, opinions, and curiosities about arts experiences and the purposes they served.
Conceptualize: We encourage students to consider new ways of understanding art, developing artistic skills, and expressing artistry.
Experiment: We guide students to applying their newly developed skills and understanding to the production of new arts experiences which work to connect, reflect, and relate with audiences and the communities their artmaking can serve.