Working in the arts helps learners to develop creative problem-solving skills. Teaching through the arts can present difficult concepts visually, making them more easy to understand.

Art instruction helps children with the development of motor skills, language skills, social skills, decision-making, risk-taking, and inventiveness.

Visual arts teach learners about color, layout, perspective, and balance: all techniques that are necessary in presentations (visual, digital) of academic work.

Integrating art with other disciplines reaches students who might not otherwise be engaged in classwork.

Arts experiences boost critical thinking, teaching students to take the time to be more careful and thorough in how they observe the world.

The arts provide challenges for learners at all levels. Most important, Art education connects students with their own culture as well as with the wider world.