Art is a reflection of people and culture. A key element in Art Education is teaching students about the connection between the human experience and one’s culture. The integration of technology and using the internet in Art Education is the best and most accessible tool to broaden our students’ global knowledge of people and cultures.

Art provides unique opportunities to explore and develop ways of knowing, doing, and being. As such, art, as a core subject, …is a critical component in the development of every child and in multiple ways permeates every aspect of human existence. –U.S. Department of Education

 

 

Art helps students develop key “habits of mind” that include: higher order thinking, creativity, critical thinking, and the ability to pose and solve problems, self-discipline, and self-confidence. These skills are necessary for success in art, and once learned, can translate to success in other areas of school and life. –Kent Sidel, University of Cincinnati

 

 

Art offers a way of understanding oneself and it enables connections between art and our own culture and the cultures of diverse peoples. –Eliot Eisner, Stanford University

 

 

Art has become the next literacy-or the fourth R. The age of art has arrived, leaving behind the text-centric world that has guided us for so long. For that reason, art should be included in the common experience of school for all students, not just those who plan to major in art and design. –Jason Ohler, Director of Educational Technology, University of Alaska Southeast.

              

 

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”

–Albert Einstein