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.
艺术和商业在日常对话中并没有什么交集，特别是在学校里，但两者在现实世界中常常密切相关。与企业一样，成功的艺术家必须拥有一个品牌、一些资本、一个商业计划等等。年轻的艺术家们如何才能在充满竞争的艺术和商业世界中学到取得成功所需的有价值的技能呢？“艺术创业者”就派上了用场。每年，在上海美国学校，浦东校区初中部的艺术老师们都让八年级学生有机会主导自己的艺术作品。跳出传统的师生关系，我们的学生摇身一变，成为具有商业头脑的创作者。
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.
两位艺术创业者学生一起接待一位教职员工客户。学生们需要设计一个能够满足他们客户独特需求的黏土的作品。为此，年轻的艺术家们以在专业化的方式开展访谈，创作设计提案并提供时间表。在整个项目中，艺术创业者需要直接与他们的客户保持沟通，理解并满足他们的需求。
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.
过去，艺术创业者创作过各种各样的作品，从马克杯到喷泉到四英尺高的埃菲尔铁塔。比分数更加宝贵的是学生们在这一过程中学到的技能。艺术创业者能够学到创意、沟通和团队合作技巧，这在艺术和商业世界中至关重要。项目将学生们的艺术愿景与他们客户的意见反馈融合在一起，让学生们能够理解艺术的商业因素。学生们的作品遍布我们的校园，未来还可能走向全世界。
ART.EVERY DAY AT SAS.
艺术。就在上海美国学校的每一天。
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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.
创建于1912年，上海美国学校是中国最大的也是历史最悠久的国际学校。简而言之，如果你能回到小的时候，这会是一所你想要去的学校。
