Benefits
of arts education In addition to economic benefits
of investment in
arts education for students in the primary and secondary sectors there are a plethora
of social and
intellectual benefits: • encouraging self expression and self awareness • building confidence and self esteem • thinking creatively and conceptually • problem solving • increasing motivation and improving behaviour • developing organisational skills • being able to work collaboratively and independently • developing multiple learning styles • building maturity and
appreciation • developing observational skills • raising global awareness and respect for other cultures • promoting literacy through analysis and interpretation • increasing enjoyment and fun in learning • developing spatial and visual skills • encouraging qualitative awareness • seeing different perspectives • openness to subtlety, nuance, flexibility and imagination
«My goal is to produce imagery that evokes
appreciation to technique, creative merit and
intellectual thought while upholding the traditional process
of fine
art photography,» he says.