What is ‘Arts’? It’s not only art!
‘Arts’ with a big ‘A’ refers to the range of different art forms that make up ‘the Arts’.
‘art’ with small ‘a’ refers specifically to ‘visual arts’ – such as painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.
The Arts are a way of expressing pride, indentity, culture and more! The ‘Arts’ include many different ways of communicating feelings, emotions and being creative such as -
- Visual Arts - Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Exhibitions of artwork, Crafts
- Performing Arts – Theatre, Directing, Acting (for theatre, film or TV), Dancing, Choreography, Sign-singing, Music (composing, playing instrument), Clown, Acrobat, Magician
- Multimedia (Films, TV, Online) – Filmmaking, Producing, Editing, Graphic Design, Directing
- Writing - Stories, Songs, Poetry, Scriptwriting, Playwriting
DAN Survey
Which arts would you like to do? Click on the link below to complete our quick survey (to be completed by people who are Deaf or hard of hearing) -


