VISUAL ARTS PROGRAMMES OFFERED IN TAMALE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY: THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION

The role of Art is indispensable in the socio-economic development of Ghana; unfortunately, in this present Ghana people have had wrong perceptions about Visual Art and this has brought about unfair criticism by the general public, instead of appreciating the significance of Visual Art Education and accepting it as part of our culture. The study looked at the perception of the general public with regards to the study of Visual Art programme in Tamale Technical University. The main instrument for the study was the questionnaire, which was designed by the researchers and validated. The total of hundred (100) questionnaire was administered and ninety (90) was retrieved. The data collected were analyzed. After analyzing the data, the researchers found out that majority of the respondents do appreciate Visual Art programme run at Tamale Technical University (TATU) and have positive perception of the Visual Art programme. Additionally, it came to the fore that they have fair knowledge about the Visual Art programme, however, based on the foregoing findings, it was recommended that the intake of students from Senior High Schools must be based on the interest of the students rather than as is usually the case upon admission offered. In addition, attention should be given to (Creative Arts) at the Senior High Schools so that students will have a feel of Visual Art and appreciate it better