Education and the arts

Arts and education fact sheet September 2003

Provides information about the Australia Council for the Arts and its work to expand the links between education and the arts.

Arts education research in Australia: bibliography, 1980-2001

Lists arts education research completed between 1980 and 2001 and is intended for use by researchers in arts education, students, academics and other interested parties.

Backing our creativity symposium proceedings

Proceedings of the Backing our creativity symposium, convened by the Australia Council for the Arts and held in Melbourne from 12-14 September 2005.

Children, their parents and the arts: some guidelines for working with parents of young children

A useful guide for arts and cultural organisations, policy makers, early childhood educators and researchers of children's development.

Educating for the creative workforce: rethinking arts and education

Examines arts education and its connection to the workplace.

Education and the arts strategy

The Australia Council for the Arts' three year Education and the arts strategy is the first step in achieving its long-term goal of an environment where the arts are an integral part of the lifelong learning of every Australian.

Education and the arts: research overview

Summarises the six education and the arts research projects commissioned by the Australia Council for the Arts since 2001. It identifies common themes in relation to key benefits of an education rich in the arts.

Education programs and services in Australian arts organisations

Lists education programs and services provided for school-aged children and young people by those arts organisations supported by the Australia Council for the Arts.

Education research summary update April 2004

Summarises six research projects commissioned in 2003 by the Australia Council for the Arts to contribute to the Australian evidence base for the benefits of arts-rich education.

Education research summary update June 2004

Summarises six research projects commissioned in 2003 by the Australia Council for the Arts to contribute to the Australian evidence base for the benefits of arts-rich education. Updated June 2004.

Formal arts curricula in Australian schools

This catalogue provides a clear overview of existing arts curricula in Australia.

Imagining new partnerships: artists, schools and communities transcripts

This 15 October 2003 forum looked at the opportunities for education institutions, councils, artists and communities to use imagination as a building block for new creative partnerships.