Visual arts education plays a central role in primary education by allowing children to explore and understand the world in a structured way through sensory experiences like touch, taste, sound and smell. Learning through art helps develop children's senses and identities while bringing different aspects of their learning together. It provides balance to the wider curriculum by enabling children to develop ideas through imagery. The visual arts also support a child-centered approach by allowing children to make sense of and express themselves through visual forms, bringing together different elements of their experience into new understandings. Purposeful arts activities can boost confidence and enjoyment in other areas of learning.