CSEA National Art Education Policy CSEA National Art Education Policy Art is part of the cultural heritage of every society. Many art products transcend the culture within which they were produced, and affect human beings in widely differing environments and at all social levels.
Art can make an impact on a scale that is literally world wide.
It is therefore a responsibility of all educational agencies to recognize art education as a fundamental part of the human growth and development. In Canada, agents of education such as schools, community organizations, museums and art galleries, universities and colleges have a responsibility to promote art education as part of a lifelong process of education. Canadian art educators at all levels should ensure that programs for which they are responsible cover material that is appropriate to the clientele, adequate for the stated objectives of the learning enterprise, and linked to previous experience of the learner. As the national organization representing Canadian art educators, the Canadian Society for Education through Art advocates a number of steps to create and maintain such art programs . Art programs are to include, in addition to international content, material that reflects national, regional and local interests.