Prosiding ICAAE 2014 - THE HUMANISM PERSPECTIVE IN LEARNING INCLUSIVE ART Functioning the Art as Character and Culture Adaptation Vehicle for Students with Special needs

Inclusive art is art which is framed in the context of diversity that omits the distance of physical and culture in the way how we do enjoy it. Working activity, in the inclusive art, it has functions as a media in introducing life, culture environment, and personal character. In the learning inclusive art, it is looking forward at the value of humanism and equality, which make students understand them selves and their environment holistically. Inclusivity in art put the artistic activities and products as sub-system in building the students’ character so they can become more independent. The students with special needs need different treatment, in such kind of condition that the learning art is not only teach the ability to understand visual perception, but also more on reinforcing the personal character so they can live independently. In student with autistic case shows that the using of picture cards and the structured training can increase vocabularies and verbal communication activities. The humanism aspects can be put on the students better by using medias of art. In that point, the learning art is not only has a role as a media transfer of skills, but also has more meaning as a vehicle to understand students’ culture and environment. Functioning art as a vehicle in learning the character of local culture for students with special needs can be implemented better by using the art-teaching model with inclusive approach