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Arts, AV Technology & Communications

The Arts, AV Technology, and Communications career cluster prepares students for dynamic media, design, production, and communication careers. These industries require a blend of creativity, technical skills, and industry knowledge to ensure success in a fast-paced work environment. Skill standards outline the essential competencies needed for a safe, productive, and effective career, helping students build a strong foundation for future training and employment.

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 Learn Basic Software First | Artopia

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Learn Basic Software First | Artopia
Simon Tarr explains it's important to have a deeper understanding of topics and subjects for your art. Learn how to use the basic media software that comes with your computer and work your way up to...
 Touch the Earth 6

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Touch the Earth
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Several art forms and concepts are experienced through the nature-based sculpture program: Experiential: "Allowing the viewer to experience the sculpture by entering its space allows the viewer to...
Storyboard Animations | Artopia Faith, Hope and Charity | Artopia

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Faith, Hope and Charity | Artopia
Maria Manhattan considers herself to be a painter but talks about how she embraced computers and her art later.
Storyboard Animations | Artopia Art Philosophy | Artopia

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Art Philosophy | Artopia
Maria Manhattan explains her art philosophy and how we should embrace our own art styles.
 Art Cards | Artopia

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Art Cards | Artopia
Maria Manhattan talks about her process of designing the Artopia art cards. Check out the art cards below: Dance Art Cards Media Arts Cards Music Art Cards Painting Art Cards Sculpture Art Cards...
 Music in Catharsis | Artopia

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Music in Catharsis | Artopia
Astor Piazzolla, an Argentinian composer, created the music used in Catharsis. The music provided some unique challenges to the choreographer and dancers.
Music in Catharsis | Artopia Dance as a Career | Artopia

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Dance as a Career | Artopia
Miriam Barbosa describes the passion and love it takes to make dance work as a career.
Collaboration | Artopia Marcelo Novo on Education | Artopia

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Marcelo Novo on Education | Artopia
Marcelo Novo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He graduated as a Profesor de Bellas Artes from Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes “Prilidiano Pueyrredon” and studied painting under Surrealist artist...
 Abbey Elmore, Singer-Songwriter | Original SC

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Abbey Elmore, Singer-Songwriter | Original SC
Abbey Elmore is a singer-songwriter living in Gaffney, South Carolina. She attends Gaffney Middle School and she's proving to everyone that even at the young age of 14 she can do it all! Abbey started...
Jim Victor, Abstract Artist | Original SC Tabu Hazel, Spoken Word Artist | Original SC

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Tabu Hazel, Spoken Word Artist | Original SC
For Peggy Logan, a.k.a. Tabu Hazel, there is power in poetry. As a spoken word artist she is an advocate who promotes awareness of cancer, domestic violence, homelessness and sexual assault. Her...
 Choreography as Problem Solving | Artopia

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Choreography as Problem Solving | Artopia
Martha Brim is a professor of dance at Columbia College and artistic director of The Power Company. She describes choreogaphy as being a form of problem-solving.
 Exploring Dance | Artopia

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Exploring Dance | Artopia
Martha Brim is a professor of dance at Columbia College and artistic director of The Power Company. She provides advice for students who are interested in exploring dance.
 Collaboration | Artopia

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Collaboration | Artopia
Marcelo Novo and Miriam Barbosa collaborated to create the multimedia dance performance, Catharsis.
 V-Man | Artopia

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V-Man | Artopia
Marcelo Novo and Miriam Barbosa collaborated to create the multimedia dance performance, Catharsis. Novo and Barbosa describe the character, V-Man.
 Lyon Hill, Puppet Maker | Original SC

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Lyon Hill, Puppet Maker | Original SC
"I can't make something to be popular...the best thing I can do is make it interesting to me and then I hope that...that I am like other people and it will find an audience...so being fiercely true to...
Stephen Brown, Swing Bridge Operator | Original SC Robert Mason, Caring Clown | Original SC

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Robert Mason, Caring Clown | Original SC
"The most precious gift one person can give to another is attention." That's what Robert Mason, a.k.a. DOCTOR GEEZER, says about his work through the volunteer organization Bumper T Caring Clowns. The...
Bridges | Eye Wonder Radio | Eye Wonder

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Radio | Eye Wonder
The Eye Wonder team learns how radio works. D.V. goes to a station and learns about the science and technology necessary to making a broadcast work.
 Jim Victor, Abstract Artist | Original SC

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Jim Victor, Abstract Artist | Original SC
Jim Victor is an abstract painter living in Mt. Pleasant, SC. He started drawing and painting during his school years when he became intrigued by the works of the world's greatest artists. When a...