Benefits.

We are committed to equipping you with the information needed to advocate for the arts as an education... or otherwise proving to you the importance of them.

Arts Education Fast Facts.

96% of students from low income areas with access to the arts complete secondary education...
Whereas, only 78% of students from low income areas without​ access to the arts complete secondary education.
37% of students from low income areas with access to the arts graduate from college.
Whereas, only 17% of students from low income areas without​ access to the arts graduate from college.

Improved parent and student engagement.

As art increases student engagement, each student gains a total of 9 more days of hands-on instruction per teacher. Teachers also report that for students active in the arts, their parents are more active in their child's education. 

10 Reasons the Arts are Important.

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  1. Develop creative problem-solving skills
  2. Present difficult concepts visually, making them more easy to understand
  3. Helps children with the development of motor skills, language skills, social skills, decision-making, risk-taking, and inventiveness
  4. Teach about color, layout, perspective, and balance: all techniques that are necessary in presentations (visual, digital) of academic work
  5. Reaches students to take the time to be more careful and through in how they observe the world
  6. Boost critical thinking, teaching students to take the time to be more careful and thorough in how they observe the world
  7. Challenges learners at all levels
  8. Connects students with their own culture as well as with the wider world
  9. Leads to fewer disciplinary infractions and higher attendance, graduation rates, and test scores​
  10. Young people who participate regularly in the arts are four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement, to participate in a math and science fair, or to win an award for writing an essay or poem than children who do not participate.