An Art Involvement Program is described which helped students in middle schools, junior high and high schools develop their sense of aesthetic appreciation through visits to an art gallery. Publicized through press releases, the program involved various schools in New Jersey that decided to participate. Students from a wide variety of backgrounds…

Presents the fundamental principles of the Getty Center and surveys its activities. Premises are that study of the arts is a principal means of understanding human experience and transmitting cultural values and that arts education should include aesthetic perception, art history, and art criticism, along with creative activities. (MJL)

The intent of this document is to provide local school districts with a guide to current knowledge in the visual arts, such that by using the guide, districts should be able to develop their own curriculum documents tailored to the needs of their students. The basic premise of the guide is that each student in the state of Arizona should have…