There can be a tendency to make places more generic as we improve them. Through the community arts process, we can make places more unique. She also works to enable art teachers to make art education more relevant to the lives of students. First, we need to recognize teachers as the artists they are and involve them in re-inventing the art curriculum, she says. That will allow for art classes that help the students investigate their world.
Art education can play a vital role in developing democratic life and the urban environment.