visual arts

plural noun

1. the arts created primarily for visual perception, as drawing, graphics, painting, sculpture, and the decorative arts.

visual arts

plural noun

1. the arts of painting, sculpting, photography, etc, as opposed to music, drama, and literature

Example Sentences

Multiple studies have shown that visual arts training improves observational skills, communication and empathy among both medical students and residents in ophthalmology, nuclear medicine, radiology, and dermatology.

From Science Daily

However, studies examining the benefits of visual arts training for neurology residents remain scarce.

From Science Daily

Currently a vascular neurology fellow at Mass General Brigham, Greige created the Museum Art in Neurology Education Training project to introduce BMC neurology residents to the world of visual arts, improve their observational skills, foster their empathic skills, develop their tolerance for uncertainty encountered in clinical practice and provide them with a unique space for self-expression and personal growth through museum-based sessions.

From Science Daily

Instead of doing that, I went to art school, which somehow was more respectable, and studied visual arts.

From Salon

Stephany Mejia, guitarrón player and founder of Mariachi Loco del Valle, connected with her passion for mariachi music when she took classes at Plaza de la Raza’s School of Performing and Visual Arts.

From Los Angeles Times