Importance of art

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Why is art important in education? Are these qualities we wish to teach our children?

I wanted to explain to you how our art class periods are structured. Students have art twice a week for 40 minutes. Typically, we start with a 5 minute art warm up drawing in a sketchbook. Then we move to instruction, demonstration, art history or literature connections. Finally, for the majority of the time, the students work on their artwork. Students work at all different paces. Some students work very quickly and others take as much as double the amount … Read more... →

I still believe the arts are important and students need to be exposed to different types of art in order to form educated opinions about it.

Your Brain on Art Therapy - Improving Your Everyday Life through Art Therapy

When we look in the mirror, make plans, and think about anything there is always an inner understanding that we are a being. This understanding of being, or self, is extremely important for everything in life and not every animal is capable of such understanding. Lets explore what the self is and how it is developed.

Julia Kerschbaumer's Education Series. Julia Kerschbaumer was commissioned by Circa Interactive...

In my opinion, every kind of art is beautiful. When people find another way to express feelings and emotions, they can show us how they see from inside, from the heart - this world where we live in. Sometimes we don’t need words to say something.