At school, the handicraft

• Autor(a) principal: Lopes, Ana Carina Guerreiro
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Digital do LAV ( Laboratório de Artes Visuais)
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/revislav/article/view/8913
• topic: Education; Society; Know-how; Patrimonial heritage; Contemporary handicraft; Educação; Sociedade; Saber-fazer; Patrimônio cultural; Artesanato contemporâneo

Because handicraft is one of the cornerstones of peoples’ culture and given the importance that it represents for the enrichment and historicity of each individual, community and country, the study was conducted in order to verify: How the Portuguese education system encourages the promotion and valuation of the national artistic patrimony; what importance is given to the acquisition of specific skills in the know-how, as a response to the specific needs of the country and young students, and finally, analyze how the alliance between visual arts teaching and the study of techniques, aesthetics and craft knowledge can contribute to the formation and preparation of young people in the labor market entrance. Addressing specifically to the handicraft practice, it was essential to check how handicraft adapts to the passage of time and change, and if the handicraft currently has the ability to assume a viable occupation for young creators, after the end of secondary school.