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visual arts

American  

plural noun

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


visual arts British  

plural noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In the following years, that surprise broadened into a question: “What are so many dogs doing in the visual arts from the Holocene 12,000 years ago to the present?”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

When he returned to L.A., where he had studied journalism at USC, Nicholas took classes in the visual arts and built a law practice that included representation of artists and galleries.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2025

He was appointed an OBE for services to visual arts in 2003.

From BBC Mar. 3, 2025

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 Nov. 14, 2024

Sonny has to talk to one of his teachers before class, so he goes off toward the visual arts wing.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

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