RE-THINKING THE RELEVANCE OF ANTHROPOLOGY TO ART EDUCATION INNIGERIA IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: THE PLACE OF DIGITALTECHNOLOGIES

Abstract

The twenty-first century has brought significant changes in how society thinks about art, culture, and education. As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, the boundaries between art, culture, and anthropology are blurring. This paper explores the relevance of anthropological art
education in the twenty-first century. It reviews Nigerian anthropological arts, the current state of modern technology, and its influence on art education in Nigeria. The paper reveals that technological facilities have successfully discovered and preserved anthropological relics, and can also address numerous challenges facing scholars in the field of arts. The paper concludes
that digital technologies will help solve challenges facing art education in Nigeria. It recommends that scholars in the field of arts embrace the use of technologies in the twenty-first century