visual arts

American  

plural noun

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

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visual arts British  

plural noun

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

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Example Sentences

Today, the site hosts a variety of events including visual arts, theatre, dance, classical and contemporary music, literature, poetry and debate.

From BBC

Co-creators and hosts Woods and Nigel Poor, who taught visual arts at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, met at the prison’s media center.

From Los Angeles Times

According to “Duet,” Eleanor Chan’s lively illustrated history of the bond between music and the visual arts, those underground shelters were not merely ancient art galleries.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ms. Chan cites these prehistoric connections as examples of how tightly humanity has entwined music into its visual arts.

From The Wall Street Journal

In turn, these visual arts—once we notice the connections—enlarge our understanding of music and its importance to society and the soul.

From The Wall Street Journal