Wendy Earle says we need to develop an alternative way of defending the value and importance of art and arts education.
Arts education in the UK is not often in the news, but in recent months it seems to have cropped up with surprising frequency. From artist Bob and Roberta Smith’s plan for an Art Party conference to Andrew Lloyd Weber’s determination to pilot a scheme funding compulsory music lessons in under-privileged secondary schools, the future of arts education has become a matter of public discussion.
Arts education in the UK is not often in the news, but in recent months it seems to have cropped up with surprising frequency. From artist Bob and Roberta Smith’s plan for an Art Party conference to Andrew Lloyd Weber’s determination to pilot a scheme funding compulsory music lessons in under-privileged secondary schools, the future of arts education has become a matter of public discussion.