Benefits of Arts Education

• Provides an opportunity for children to build self-confidence and independent thinking.
• Helps students engage with community, civic and social issues.
• Strengthens problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Develops aesthetic awareness.
• Can help troubled youth find alternatives to destructive behavior.
• Provides students a means of pursuing understanding of the world.
• Teaches multicultural and historical perspectives.
• Enables students to feel successful and unique.

Americans for the Arts have conducted extensive research about the benefits of arts education, including their arts education Quick Facts.