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The visual arts cultivate the whole child, gradually building many forms of literacy while developing intuition, reasoning, imagination and dexterity into unique forms of expression and communication.
In a world inundated with a bewildering array of messages and meanings, an arts education helps young people explore, understand, accept and use ambiguity and subjectivity. In art, as in life, there is often no clear "right" answer to questions that are nevertheless worth pursuing. The arts cultivate the direct experience of the senses.
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Advancing Art Education |
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Visual Arts
About the Visual Arts Program • Philosophy • Why art is important |
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Teachers
Curriculum and standards • Group discussions • Level-specific resources • Art galleries • Staff directories |
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Community
Why art? • Advocacy • Safety of art materials |
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Connections
Art-related Web sites • Noteworthy news • Student and teacher accomplishments |
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Events
Meetings • Competitions • Events such as Youth Art Month |
Why study the arts? |
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Art is essential to learning, it's not just an educational frill. Ongoing research continues to confirm what some
teachers and parents already knew intuitively - that the arts
are critical to education and learning. Below are just a few benefits of art education reported by the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities:
- Reading, writing and math skills enhanced
- Prepares students for jobs - check out this list of visual art and art-related careers
- Student engagement improves with an arts-based curriculum
- Read the full report Eloquent Evidence: Arts at the Core of Learning (PDF) to learn more
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