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Career Clusters connect school work with the knowledge and skills needed for success in college and careers. Each Career Cluster identifies pathways from secondary school to two- and four-year colleges, graduate school, and the workplace. These videos will motivate students to work harder to achieve their career goals.

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 Collaboration 2

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Collaboration
Episode 2
The Nature-based sculpture program is a collaborative project between artists, and students and teachers from a broad range of university studies. Horticulture, landscape architecture, English...
 Drawing & Inspiration | Artopia

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Drawing & Inspiration | Artopia
Brian Rutenberg explains how he begins his paintings with drawings. His inspiration is often drawn from the South.
 South Carolina to New York | Artopia

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South Carolina to New York | Artopia
Widely considered one of the finest young painters working in America today, Brian Rutenberg has gained an international audience with his landscape based abstractions. The artist received his BFA...
 Touch the Earth 6

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Touch the Earth
Episode 6
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...
 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...
 Storyboard Animations | Artopia

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Storyboard Animations | Artopia
Maria Manhattan shows how she uses a stylus and a tablet to draw on a computer inside Adobe Illustrator.
 Computer Drawing | Artopia

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Computer Drawing | Artopia
Maria Manhattan shows how she adds color and shadow to bring her computer drawing more to life.
Apples & Studio | 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.
Apples & Studio | Artopia 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...
Apples & Studio | 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.
Brandon Velie, Small Town Chef | Original SC Ed Currie, Pepper Grower | Original SC

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Ed Currie, Pepper Grower | Original SC
Smokin Ed Currie knows a little something about all things hot. His company PuckerButt Pepper Company is the World Record Holder to the World's Hottest Pepper.
 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...
 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.
Source of Work | Artopia 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.
 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.