Education and the arts
The Australia Council's ‘Education and the Arts Strategy 2009 – 2012’
aims to make quality arts education available to all Australian
students.
The Australia Council education and the arts strategy ensures the arts are seen as an integral part of our life long learning and that it becomes a core element of the school curriculum. The strategy intersects with the Australia Council’s Cultural Engagement Framework to provide opportunity for authentic engagement across all arts practices throughout life.
The Australia Council recognises the dual nature of arts education. Together, education in the arts and education through the arts can deliver the benefits of creative practice for all Australian students. Universal provision of active and engaged arts education for all Australian students can occur by considering and implementing both modes equally.
The Education and the Arts Strategy 2009 – 2012 has four key activities. These are:
- Strengthen the relationships between state/territory arts and education jurisdictions and the Australia Council.
- Pursue a position of leadership through influencing the policy directions of key education and the arts organisations.
- Promote, recognise and publish Australian best-practice examples of education and the arts.
- Design and develop a research program around education and the arts.
To download the strategy, click here (PDF File - 76.1 kb)
References
| Author | Australia Council for the Arts |
|---|---|
| Published | 2009 |
| ISBN/ISSN | N/A |
| Available in hard copy | No |