METHODS AND STRATEGIES IN TEACHING THE 3. Exploratory Procedures.

It allows the students to

ARTS explore independently to discover concepts & to
In the teaching process both questions “What” and Improve skills.
“How” should be considered. 4. Competency-Based Procedure. This motivates self-
 Knowledge about the contemporary art directed learning.
 Suitable methods that make leaning becomes
effective ESTABLISHING A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
According to Roucher & Lovano-Kerr in 1995, the The teacher is the key person responsible for planning &
following are the learner-centered methods that are establishing a learning environment for drama
suitable in teaching contemporary arts: experiencing.
1. Brainstorming Some suggested materials:
2. Seminar 1. Space
3. Project method 2. Lighting Equipment (optional)
4. Role playing 3. Costume Materials
5. Study trips 4. Sound Exploration Materials
6. Workshops
7. Experiential learning ARTISTIC SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES TO
8. Practice CONTEMPORARY ART CREATIONS
9. Self- reflection and others 1. Collage
 Are the techniques of an art production used in visual
The Process-Concept Structure Approach to Drama of arts, where the artwork is made from on assemblage of
Geraldine B. Siks different forms, thus creating a new whole.
This is based on drama principles that are fundamental to  It may sometimes include magazines and newspaper
learning the related roles of: clippings, ribbons, paints, bits of colored or handmade
a. Player papers, portions of other artwork or texts, photographs,
b. Playmaker and other found objects, glued to a piece of paper or
c. Audience canvas.
2. Decollage  the opposite of collage: instead of an
The students primarily explore concepts found in the image is being built up all or parts of existing images, it
role of the player: is created by cutting, treating way or otherwise removing
1. Relaxation pieces of an original image.
2. Body Movement (nonlocomotory, shape, 3. Graffiti  Writing or drawings that have been scribed,
relationships) scratched, or painted illicitly on a wall or other surface,
3. The sense of sight often in a public space.
4. Imagining & improvising action in a relationship  It ranges from simple written words to elaborate wall
between two persons in an imagined environment. paintings.  It may express underlying social and
political messages, and a whole genre of artistic
The drama experience can only be successful if the expression is based spray paint graffiti styles.
students have acquired some basic drama skills and have 4. Land Art
learned how to use the dramatic process with confidence  Earth works or earth arts is an art movement in which
& understanding. landscape and the work of art are inextricably linked. It
Basic Drama Skills is also an art form that is created in nature, using natural
a. Concentration materials such as soil, rock (bed rock, boulders, stones),
b. Relaxation organic media (logs, branches, leaves), and water which
c. Control of the body introduced materials such as concrete, metal, asphalt, or
d. Emotions for expression through improvised action & mineral pigments.
speech  Sculpture is not placed in the landscape rather; the
landscape is the means of their creation. Often earth
STRATEGIES AND PROCEDURES moving equipment is involved. The works frequently
Major Strategies exist in the open located well away from civilization, left
1. Concept Learning to change and erode under natural conditions.
- evolves directly from the process-content structure & 5. Digital Arts
forms stable framework. Its aim is to involve students in
 An artistic work or practice that is part of the creative
experiencing & learning the basic concepts of the drama
or presentation process.
elements. It provides a basis for the teacher’s guidance
 It is placed under the larger umbrella term, new media
& cumulative learning experiences for the students.
art.
2. Process Involvement
- is used to explore & create drama. It aims to establish  After some resistance, the impact of digital technology
within each student a firm basis for involvement in the has transformed activities such as paintings, drawing,
total creative process. In this strategy the processes of sculpture, and music/sound art, while new form such as
perceiving, responding, imagining, & creating net art. Digital installation art, and virtual reality have
encompass all learning experiences. become recognized artistic practices.
 More generally the term digital artist is used to
WORKSHOP PROCEDURES describe an artist who makes use of digital technologies
Experiences are designed to involve students in working in the production of art.
to solve problems or to reach a goal. It is an active-  The techniques of digital art are used extensively by
participant procedure & should be interrelated. the mainstream media in advertisement and by film-
1. Directed Procedure. The teacher gives students makers to produce visual effects. Both digital and
directions to follow. traditional artist use many sources of electronic
2. Problem-Solving Procedure. The teachers introduce a information and programs to create their work.
concept & then presents a problem in terms of task to be 6. Mixed Media
accomplished.  It refers to the artwork in the making of which more
than one medium has been employed.
 When creating a painted or photograph work using
mixed media, it is important to choose the layers
carefully and allow enough dying time between the
layers to ensure the final work will have structural
integrity, if many different layers are imposed.
 Many effects can be achieved by using mixed media.
Found objects can be used in conjunction with the
traditional artist to attain a wide range of self-expression.
7. Print Making
 The process of making artworks by painting, normally
in paper.
 Prints are created by transforming ink from matrix or
through a prepared screen to a sheet of paper or other
material.
8. Improvisation
Improvisation in theater is the playing of dramatic
scenes without written dialogue & with minimal or no
predetermined dramatic activity.
 Most or all of what is performed is created at the
moment it is performed. In its purest form, the dialogue,
action, story, and characters are created collaboratively
by the players as the improvisation unfolds in present
time, without use of an already prepared, written script. 
An important goal of improvisation is to enable the
individual to develop spontaneity which is necessary in
creating the illusion of reality.
 The improvisation teacher must expose students to the Different Contemporary Art Techniques & Performance
theatrical environment through various games rather Practices
than lectures.  Conceptual - focus is on the idea, which can be
 Forms of Improvisation Shortform – short scenes either abstract or social;
constructed from predetermined game. Longform –  Social – current social & political topics are
scenes related by story or character. dealt with, often from critical perspective
9. Creative Drama  Expressive – both content & form is meaningful
It is an improvisational, non-exhibition, process centered & communicative
form of drama in which participants are guided by a  Popular culture - issues and aspects of popular
leader to imagine, enact, and reflect upon human culture are dealt with, either by conceptualizing
experiences. or criticizing
 This process allows students to actively explore a  Poetic - content or form is poetic in nature
subject or question through imaginative play that is  Biographical - means of expression can be
facilitated by a leader and may involve a variety of social, poetical or expressive
improvisational activities.
 Documentary - approach is documentary or
 These activities are not scripted or memorized, and holds elements of research
they allow students to synthesize various educational
 Sense related - total artwork, installations which
concepts into a personally meaningful form.
are often interactive and affect different senses.
 Interdisciplinarity - combining or involving two
LOCAL MATERIALS USED AS APPLIED TO
or more academic disciplines or fields of study
CONTEMPORARY ART AND TRADITIONAL
into one activity
TECHNIQUES APPLIED TO CONTEMPORARY
CREATION.
The following are the local materials in the Philippines Improvisation Games
and its corresponding product: 1.Spontaneous Response Games
2.Spontaneous Movement
3.Creative Movement
4.Interactive Storytelling