The Importance of Art Education Christina Waggoner

What does art provide? Creative self-exploration Meaningful, in-depth, self-expression Visual interpretation of one’s environement

Creative self-exploration

Meaningful, in-depth, self-expression

Visual interpretation of one’s environement

How can art affect k-12 students? Instills a sense of aesthetic Develops perceptual capabilities Provides a visual way of learning

Instills a sense of aesthetic

Develops perceptual capabilities

Provides a visual way of learning

Therapeutic Qualities of Self-Expression Helps people resolve conflict or problems Reduces stress Increases self-esteem and awareness Helps achieve insight

Helps people resolve conflict or problems

Reduces stress

Increases self-esteem and awareness

Helps achieve insight

Art and Motivation Successful at engaging and motivating students living in poverty/low-income households. Builds confidence

Successful at engaging and motivating students living in poverty/low-income households.

Builds confidence

Core Curriculum vs. Art Core Subjects Math Science English

Core Subjects

Math

Science

English

Funding More stress on core subjects Poor economy = less funding Less funding = less money for art

More stress on core subjects

Poor economy = less funding

Less funding = less money for art

What would happen without art? Less opportunities for creative expression within education Other venues of stimulating creativity

Less opportunities for creative expression within education

Other venues of stimulating creativity

Dealing with funding National Endowment for the Arts provides funding and grants for integrating arts into education There is help!

National Endowment for the Arts

provides funding and grants for integrating arts into education

There is help!

Why is art needed? Provides building blocks for creative expression Theraputic qualities Molds perception and views of the world.

Provides building blocks for creative expression

Theraputic qualities

Molds perception and views of the world.

References Images Title: Egg, Digital DNA, City of Palo Alto, Art in Public Places, 9.01.05, California, USA Author: wonderlane URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderlane/3200144082/ Title: Lighted Aluminum Art Sculpture Author: audreyjm529 URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/audreyjm529/2181638099/ Title: Brushes 2 Author: john_a_ward URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/spadgy/313250444/

Images

Title: Egg, Digital DNA, City of Palo Alto, Art in Public Places, 9.01.05, California, USA

Author: wonderlane

URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderlane/3200144082/

Title: Lighted Aluminum Art Sculpture

Author: audreyjm529

URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/audreyjm529/2181638099/

Title: Brushes 2

Author: john_a_ward

URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/spadgy/313250444/

References Images Cont’d Title: Blue and White Brush Strokes Author: Shaire_productions URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shaireproductions/3901311799/ Title: Money 2 Author: borman818 URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dborman2/3290560161/ Title: Sad Hydrant 2 Author: bitpicture URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mlostracco/435561154/

Images Cont’d

Title: Blue and White Brush Strokes

Author: Shaire_productions

URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shaireproductions/3901311799/

Title: Money 2

Author: borman818

URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dborman2/3290560161/

Title: Sad Hydrant 2

Author: bitpicture

URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mlostracco/435561154/

References Images Cont’d Title: Floral Art Author: aussiegall URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aussiegall/386371276/

Images Cont’d

Title: Floral Art

Author: aussiegall

URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aussiegall/386371276/

References Downey, Allison L. &quot;Fusing art and technology.(Visual Arts).&quot; Learning & Leading with Technology 36.6 (2009): 30+. Educator's Reference Complete . Web. 29 Oct. 2009. <http://0-find.galegroup.com.catalog.lib.cmich.edu/gtx/start.do?prodId=PROF&userGroupName=lom_cmichu>. Smilan, Cathy. &quot;Building resiliency to childhood trauma through arts-based learning.(Report).&quot; Childhood Education 85.6 (2009): 380+. Educator's Reference Complete . Web. 30 Oct. 2009. <http://0-find.galegroup.com.catalog.lib.cmich.edu/gtx/start.do?prodId=PROF&userGroupName=lom_cmichu>. American Art Therapy Association http://www.arttherapy.org/aata-aboutus.html National Endowment for the Arts http://arts.endow.gov/grants/apply/Artsed.html

Downey, Allison L. &quot;Fusing art and technology.(Visual Arts).&quot; Learning & Leading with Technology 36.6 (2009): 30+. Educator's Reference Complete . Web. 29 Oct. 2009. <http://0-find.galegroup.com.catalog.lib.cmich.edu/gtx/start.do?prodId=PROF&userGroupName=lom_cmichu>.

Smilan, Cathy. &quot;Building resiliency to childhood trauma through arts-based learning.(Report).&quot; Childhood Education 85.6 (2009): 380+. Educator's Reference Complete . Web. 30 Oct. 2009. <http://0-find.galegroup.com.catalog.lib.cmich.edu/gtx/start.do?prodId=PROF&userGroupName=lom_cmichu>.

American Art Therapy Association

http://www.arttherapy.org/aata-aboutus.html

National Endowment for the Arts

http://arts.endow.gov/grants/apply/Artsed.html