THINGS EVERYBODY NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT ART EDUCATION

VISUAL ART

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

• The arts strengthen academic performance. • Students who studied the arts outscored their

non-arts peers by 59 points in the SAT verbal section and by 44 in math.

• The arts teach critical thinking , creative thinking, and problem solving skills.

HIGHER GPA’S

• There is a strong correlation between Arts study and overall grades, that art students’ overall grade pt. averages tend to be higher than their non-art peers.

• The Arts engage the student’s senses in learning: to look and listen more carefully.

COLLEGE PREP.

• The College Board indicates that the arts are among the six disciplines that should be considered “basic academic subjects” for college admission.

• Yale and more than 70% of major universities say special consideration is given to students who have mastered the high school arts in-depth.

H.S. GRADUATION REQUIREMENT

• Nearly every state has enacted high school graduation requirements that include the arts.

• Blue-ribbon task forces concluded that there is significant need for students to study the Arts in high school.

WE ARE HUMAN!

• The arts tell us what it means to be human. Science and technology do not.

• The ever-changing composition of American society makes the arts singly the most important tool to bridge cultural differences and to increase humanity, compassion, harmony and understanding.

DIVERGENT PROBLEM-SOLVING

• The Arts foster creative, skillful workers and innovative leaders.

• Knowledge and skills gained in the study of the Arts prepare them for successful careers in virtually every job or profession.

CATEGORIES OF ART

• PRODUCTION: The creation of an art project.

• APPRECIATION: The aesthetic and criticism aspect of art.

• ART HISTORY: Studying events in the past concerning art; a chronological order with analysis and explanation of the development of art.

THE PURPOSE OF ART

• To further one’s aesthetic growth and artistic talents.

• Build self-confidence, self-discovery, and self-respect.

• Communicate ideas and feelings.• Increase perceptual/visual awareness.• Understand values and feelings.• Make individual choices/decisions.

• To stimulate the imagination, humor, joy and curiosity.

• To aid in the selection and use of materials and resources.

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