Top 10 Reasons for Arts Education

1. Studying the arts helps students achieve in the arts and in other academic disciplines

2. The arts teach us to understand our visual culture

3. Arts education is important to America’s ability to compete internationally

4. The arts are a significant part of the United States Economy…6% of the  Gross National Product is based on the arts

5. The arts encourage students to follow through and come up with engaging solutions to problems

6. The arts activities bring parents into schools

7. The arts build business and community connections

8. The arts teach us about human nature and cultures

9. The arts are one of the main ways that humans define who they are

10. The arts are basic to life and teach cross-cultural communication

STRONG ARTS, STRONG SCHOOLS!

Brought to you by the Tennessee Art Education Association