SINCE 1828
practical art
nounDefinition of practical art
: an art (such as woodworking) that serves ordinary or material needs
—usually used in plural
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By aligning practical art-making with research, students deepen their experience by bringing new critical, historical, and theoretical ideas to bear on artistic production. — Scott Lindroth, Washington Post, "Arts at the modern university: More than a diversion.," 13 Apr. 2018 But schools would have to count the course as a math, science or practical arts credit required for graduation rather than treating it as an elective. — Allison Kite, kansascity, "With tech jobs open in KC, Missouri eyes boost to computer science in high school | The Kansas City Star," 26 Mar. 2018 The Industrial Revolution forced colleges to rethink their curriculum from solely focusing on the liberal arts to incorporating the practical arts to serve the growing legions of factories, railroads and mechanized farms. — Jeffrey J. Selingo, Washington Post, "Students have new ways of measuring degrees of success," 17 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'practical art.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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