Art is a link to the past. It provides an enjoyable perspective from which to examine history.
 
Art helps students to understand and empathize with the living condtions that people have endured at various times and places. Tolerance is taught through art.

Art encourages imagination. It shows students how they might express their own feelings and experiences through painting and drawing.

Art provides children an opportunity to create and do.

Art teaches students how to interpret different forms of communication. It teaches them to understand figurative things like symbolism, metaphor, and the meanings of color.

The arts promote individuality, bolster self-confidence, and improve overall academic performance.

The arts can help troubled youth, providing an alternative to delinquent behavior and truancy while providing an improved attitude toward school.

sources: www.americansforthearts.org/public_awareness/ www.sonlight.com/art.html www.kinderart.com/artspeak/important.shtml

Art Credits: Top of page: 2nd Grade, Northaven Elementary. Above: 10th Grade, Collierville High