In many states around the country, schools are cutting programs at a rapid rate! Unfortunately, the fine arts are being cut due to lack of state funding. Even if school administration keeps certain educational programs in the arts, they are minimized and resources are still scares. In Illinois alone, over 70 percent of schools are having a harder time keeping children engaged because they have no creative outlet.

Arts Education is important in child development. It is way for the youth to express themselves and find out more about who they are at an early age. For example, if you talk to the average actor, most will say that they knew becoming an entertainer was in their blood from childhood. Attendants in schools where up by at least ten percent, 15-20 years ago when the Fine Arts were accessible. This was due to children looking forward to other avenues, verses repetitious learning in mandatory courses.

Fine Arts can be used as an outlet to give off “steam”, in a sense to help with dealing with stress for school and home life. It’s a way for children to express feeling and emotions that can sometimes be hard to talk about. Self esteem is developed in confidence, assisting the way they see themselves and the accomplishments they achieve though artistic projects. This in fact could be a reason why many school children, (K-8th grade) are experiencing bulling in school these days to help them cope with their aggressions.

Above all, Fine Arts help with leaning in other academic courses. It teaches students to deal with comprehension, reasoning, imagination, and focusing. This in term causes them not to give up so easily on other challenges like math and science. It includes opening them up to new worlds discovering cultures. Through studying different paintings, dances, or artifacts, they learn about others history as well as how they lived!