Art Education & Art Advocacy

If you are passionate about art and education, you will naturally recognize the importance of your role in both your school and community as an art advocate. Spending time to create visual interest in your classroom, the school and your community, is an important role of an art educator and there are many benefits involved with visually interesting learning environments.

Inspiring and coordinating your students to work collaboratively on a school mural or mosaic can add something unique to your building and help create a positive learning environment, along with bringing recognition to both your students and the art department. Engaging students with community partners can also provide opportunities for real world learning situations, while creating public artwork that benefits the community. Encouraging these activities is also a great opportunity for students to take part in student led projects, where they handle the majority of the design and execution while the educator acts primarily as a facilitator.