Art Promotes Creativity

The ability to be creative is vital to the success of our children. Research indicates that a child who is exposed to the arts acquires a special ability to think creatively, be original, discover, innovate — key attributes for individual success and social prosperity in the twenty-first century.

Art Encourages Neural Connections

Art is an activity that can employ all the senses—sight, sound, touch, smell, and sometimes taste. Children’s brain synapses fire away as they experiment and create.

Art Builds Fine Motor Skills

Art activities require increasing amounts of dexterity and coordination, yet they are so fun and rewarding that children want to do them over and over.

Art Develops Problem-solving Abilities

Open-ended, process-oriented art is nothing but an endless opportunity for making choices, coming to conclusions, second-guessing decisions, and evaluating results. Children become more comfortable with uncertainty and remain flexible thinkers.

Art Helps Kids Understand Themselves and Their World

Children absorb incredible amounts of new information, and they need to process what they have learned in a safe, reflective way. Art allows them to explore feelings. Art materials provide a safe outlet for emotions. Movement, image, color, line, and imagination all help children express themselves in a multidimensional way.

Art promotes patience and determination

This is a skill that children learn as they learn art. It is highly important in a competitive world when you are required to stay patient and never give up in order to learn new skills.

Art promotes dedication

Children who practice art understand that practice makes perfect. The children understand that the result of practice and effort is an accomplished piece of art. They learn to appreciate dedication and discipline.