Lifelong Learn. 2016, 6, 56-69

https://doi.org/10.11118/lifele2016060156

Art Creation as an Instrument in Education of Individuals with Disabilities

Pavel Sochor

Masarykova univerzita, Pedagogická fakulta, Institut výzkumu inkluzivního vzdělávání, Poříčí 31a, 603 00 Brno, Czech Republic

Received May 14, 2015
Accepted October 7, 2015

Theoretical study deals with approaches towards art education of individuals with disabilities. Arts and Education are crucial cultural components and significantly affect the quality of life of people with disabilities in our society. Nowadays both components may serve to promote the ideas od lifelong inclusive education. Intervention in education is influenced by models of disability concepts reflecting different approaches. Art therapy and approach presenting the impact of disability on the basis of social reality is confronted with the presentation of disabled artist´s personality and his diversity. Unique environment of art education centres and art studios provides opportunity for cultivation of personality of a person with disability. The establishment of author with a disablity in artistic style art brut and outsider art in mainstream society can be considered as a form of socialization.