BENEFITS OF ARTS EDUCATION
& WHY ART MATTERS:
& WHY ART MATTERS:
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The Importance of Art in Child Development:
....Inventiveness: When kids are encouraged to express themselves and take risks in creating art, they develop a sense of innovation that will be important in their adult lives. “The kind of people society needs to make it move forward are thinking, inventive people who seek new ways and improvements, not people who can only follow directions,” says Kohl. “Art is a way to encourage the process and the experience of thinking and making things better!” Read more here- http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/music-arts/the-importance-of-art-in-child-development/ |
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Sowing the Seeds of Social Change: Arts education as a source of hope, healing and agency
....“Imagining, but also having a space to create, is essential to social change and civics. However, as our public schools dismantle art education, particularly in communities where folks are freedom dreaming endlessly, community art-based educational programs sow the seeds of social change, progressive ideas, and our future,” explains Bettina Love, professor of educational theory and practice. “Writing, drawing, acting, composing, spittin’ rhymes and/or dancing help individuals explore their world, while developing the confidence and life skills to be agents of social change. Therefore, art instruction provides more to communities than just the art itself: it is the key ingredient to a better world.” Read full article here- https://www.ecs.org/sowing-the-seeds-of-social-change-arts-education-as-a-source-of-hope-healing-and-agency/ |
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New NEA Research Report Shows Potential Benefits of Arts Education for At-Risk Youth
...At-risk students who have access to the arts in or out of school also tend to have better academic results, better workforce opportunities, and more civic engagement, according to a new NEA report, The Arts and Achievement in At-Risk Youth: Findings from Four Longitudinal Studies. The study reports these and other positive outcomes associated with high levels of arts exposure for youth of low socioeconomic status. Read more here- https://www.arts.gov/news/press-releases/2012/new-nea-research-report-shows-potential-benefits-arts-education-risk-youth#:~:text=Washington%2C%20DC%20%2D%2D%20At%2Drisk,Findings%20from%20Four%20Longitudinal%20Studies.www.arts.gov/news/press-releases/2012/new-nea-research-report-shows-potential-benefits-arts-education-risk-youth#:~:text=Washington%2C%20DC%20%2D%2D%20At%2Drisk,Findings%20from%20Four%20Longitudinal%20Studies. |
