The Benefits of Arts Education
Research1 has shown that young people who participate in the arts for at least 3 hours on 3 days each week through at least one full year are
- 4 times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement.
- 3 times more likely to be elected to class office within their schools.
- 4 times more likely to participate in a math and science fair.
- 3 times more likely to win an award for school attendance.
- 4 times more likely to win an award for writing an essay or poem.
- Attend music, art, and dance classes nearly three times as frequently.
- Participate in youth groups nearly four times as frequently.
- Read for pleasure nearly twice as often.
- Perform community service more than four times as often.
“makes a tremendous impact on the developmental growth of every child and has proven to help level the 'learning field' across socio-economic boundaries.”2
“has a measurable impact on youth at risk in deterring delinquent behavior and truancy problems while also increasing overall academic performance among those youth engaged in after school and summer arts programs targeted toward delinquency prevention.”3
This is KidzArt!
KidzArt students will gain valuable skills, HAVE FUN, and feel uplifted as their confidence SOARS with KidzArt — a drawing-based art education program for “kids of all ages.” By using our simple, drawing method and weekly format, KidzArt allows the student to produce original works of art, complimented with artistic projects and exposure to many mediums, while enhancing creative self-expression in all areas.
With KidzArt, your students will
- Produce original representational art in 1-4 classes.
- Learn in a non-competitive environment which allows creativity to flow easily.
- Complete art projects that enhance the students’ drawing skills and are simple, fun and get great results.
- Use high quality art materials and supplies that are used by artists!
- Learn to think creatively — outside the box.
- Always be excited by the new curriculum offered weekly.
- Feel relaxed and open to learning new skills while having FUN.
- Learn to problem-solve effectively and easily.
- Build self-confidence.
- Gain a lifetime love of art!
The KidzArt program covers artists, art history, artistic styles & techniques, cultural influences on art, the vocabulary of art, different elements of art and principles of art design.
In KidzArt classes, students use mediums such as Prismacolor Professional Art Markers, watercolors, chalk pastels, oil pastels, Prismacolor Art Stix and colored pencils, charcoal, clay, sculpture wire, sand art, scratch art and more!
The core KidzArt drawing-based curriculum has
been developed by professional artists and educators to meet or exceed
the National Visual Art Standards. KidzArt
programs have benefited students for over 15 years and are currently
offered in hundreds of communities in 27 states.
1Living the Arts through Language + Learning: A Report on Community-based Youth Organizations, Shirley Brice Heath, Stanford University and Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching, Americans for the Arts Monograph, November 1998
2Involvement in the Arts and Success in Secondary School, James S. Catterall, The UCLA Imagination Project, Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, UCLA, Americans for the Arts Monograph, January 1998
3Youth ARTS Development Project, 1996, U.S. Department of Justice, National Endowment for the Arts, and Americans for the Arts
KidzArt® uses only high quality, non-toxic art materials.
