Philosophy of Art Education

Art education is beneficial to all students, regardless of their goals and future plans. The art classroom provides a safe, nurturing environment for a multitude of learning experiences. Students can express themselves through creating art, critiquing art, and discussing art. The art discipline develops students’ skills, such as planning, while allowing for much needed self-expression. Also, art critiques help students develop a vocabulary and a proper procedure to critically comprehend, digest, and respond to visual images.

Furthermore, lessons and discussions in the art classroom can allow students to develop and understand one’s own opinions and perspective, but it also allows for students to develop and understand other points of view. Topics in the art classroom are not confined to discussion about principles and elements of art. Instead, lessons can question students about social issues, cultural issues, historical issues, etc., because art encompasses all aspects of life.