The Power Of Artistry

Art Education should be given the same credence as academic STEM courses because creativity originates from people’s interaction with art. Artistry promotes creativity because it is all about being inspired by the inevitable and being original. Art education not only helps individuals with the ability of contemplating and creating distinctive ideas, it also opens an outlet – for students to share designs that are inconceivable. In the eBook titled Bohm-Biederman Correspondence: Creativity in Art and Science authors David Bohm, a physicist and scientist and Charles Biederman an abstract artist who developed constructivism art explains:
...that the work of art or science is not only a creation of the man who does it, but that its function in the viewer or the student is to get in movement a similar creative process. It is in this way that something is ‘communicated.’ But what is communicated is not something belonging only to the man who did the job. Rather, it is also a potentiality of the man who views it, so that a creative person helps to reveal to others their own potential for creativity. (46)
David Bohm argues that science and art are undeniably connective concepts. Being creative is not only a skill that every human being develops, it is also an essential tool that joins people and ideas together. Creating or innovating art not only opens the linkup between the creator and the observer, it also sets the scene for the ability to communicate the feelings or emotions that have emerged from unique artistic pieces. Art education not only builds an exceptional capability of inventiveness, it also provokes a conversation that strengthens the artist's work or gives a sense of encouragement through the various influences that their artistic work delivers. Creativeness stems from an individual's interaction with art because it leads to concrete communication between people of all backgrounds and that can benefit its credibility towards STEM courses. Finally, being artistic helps stimulate STEM education and that benefit can be meaningful to many professions.

 STEM education is not equated to art education because STEM is limited to students from diverse cultural backgrounds. STEM education is known to be predominantly associated with students of Asian and White backgrounds, but most students of Hispanic and Black who are often from low socioeconomic status are alienated from these career paths because of the lack of support and curiosity. Refute: Nevertheless, this is factual, but if arts were integrated into STEM courses, more students will be directed towards these fields. STEAM education has been proven to demonstrate an increase in student’s participation and attendance rates in schools because of the arts and more hands-on learning. Kris D. Gutiérrez is Professor of Language, Literacy and Culture at the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Education. In the journal Human Development, Gutierrez wrote an article “Learning as a Movement in Social Design Based Experiment as a Leading Activity, she explains:
Since the club’s inception, youth have been invited to participate in a range of
designing/making activities, including but not limited to Agent sheet (video game
authoring software), digital storytelling (digital media production that aims to document
and share everyday stories), marble wall (design of a wall “roller coaster” using spatial
reasoning and strategy), Squishy Circuits (conductive and insulating dough used to
electrical circuits and teach engineering concepts through play), and GarageBand (audio
        software for music creation and podcasts). (19)
 STEAM learning is vital because it makes STEM projects more engaging and entertaining. Students will be at liberty to incorporate their own artistic qualities in their works in order to enhance their creations, while also making it unique. Students will also understand scientific, mathematical, industrial, and technological concepts which will make them more suitable and prepared for many given obstacles. The inclusivity of art is fundamental because it opens people's minds to more creativity, and it helps them to think outside the box which is a good quality to have in all work and academic situations. Art and engineering can collide into one another in order to produce electricity without the assistance of other motors that would naturally allow the circuit to work on its own. The use of technology is critical because it attracts different learning styles and motivates students to learn. STEAM learning is still a fairly new concept, but educators should continue to use these strategies in their lessons throughout their academic teaching careers because it will make students more optimistic to learn.