Art and business don’t intersect in everyday conversations, particularly at school, yet the two subjects often go hand in hand in the real world. Successful artists, like any business, must have a brand, capital, a business plan, and so on. How can young artists learn the valuable skills needed to succeed in the competitive worlds of art and business? Enter “Artrepreneurs”. Every year at Shanghai American School, the middle school art teachers on the Pudong campus give grade 8 students the opportunity to take charge of their artwork. The typical teacher-studentdynamic gives way, and our students to become business-minded creators.
藝術和商業在日常對話中并沒有什么交集，特別是在學校里，但兩者在現實世界中常常密切相關。與企業一樣，成功的藝術家必須擁有一個品牌、一些資本、一個商業計劃等等。年輕的藝術家們如何才能在充滿競爭的藝術和商業世界中學到取得成功所需的有價值的技能呢？“藝術創業者”就派上了用場。每年，在上海美國學校，浦東校區初中部的藝術老師們都讓八年級學生有機會主導自己的藝術作品。跳出傳統的師生關系，我們的學生搖身一變，成為具有商業頭腦的創作者。
Two students, the Artrepreneurs, are matched with one client from the faculty. The students are then tasked with designing a clay-based piece that meets the unique desires of their client. To accomplish this, the young artists hold interviews, craft design proposals, and provide timelines in a manner typically only seen in professional environments. Throughout the project, the Artrepreneurs are expected to keep in direct communication with their client, seeking to understand and honor their needs and wants.
兩位藝術創業者學生一起接待一位教職員工客戶。學生們需要設計一個能夠滿足他們客戶獨特需求的黏土的作品。為此，年輕的藝術家們以在專業化的方式開展訪談，創作設計提案并提供時間表。在整個項目中，藝術創業者需要直接與他們的客戶保持溝通，理解并滿足他們的需求。
In the past, the Artrepreneurs have produced pieces ranging from mugs to water-fountains to four-foot recreations of the Eiffel Tower! More valuable than the grades are the skills that students gain along the way. Artrepreneurs build creativity, communication, and teamwork, all of which are vital in the worlds of art and business. The project blends the students’ artistic vision with the input of their clients, and allows students to understand the business side of art.Watch for their work on display around our school, and in the future, around the world.
過去，藝術創業者創作過各種各樣的作品，從馬克杯到噴泉到四英尺高的埃菲爾鐵塔。比分數更加寶貴的是學生們在這一過程中學到的技能。藝術創業者能夠學到創意、溝通和團隊合作技巧，這在藝術和商業世界中至關重要。項目將學生們的藝術愿景與他們客戶的意見反饋融合在一起，讓學生們能夠理解藝術的商業因素。學生們的作品遍布我們的校園，未來還可能走向全世界。
ART.EVERY DAY AT SAS.
藝術。就在上海美國學校的每一天。
About Us 關于我們
Founded in 1912, Shanghai American School (SAS) is the largest and most established international school in China. In short, it's the kind of school you wish you would've attended when you were a kid.
創建于1912年，上海美國學校是中國最大的也是歷史最悠久的國際學校。簡而言之，如果你能回到小的時候，這會是一所你想要去的學校。
