We can pick a day that has been neglected for want of a famous birthday or an event in history. With luck, in the near future we won't need an Art Day, any more than we need a Reading, 'Riting, or 'Rithmetic Day. Advocating for Art Literacy Years ago, finding fourth-R references was difficult. In a multimedia world this definition of literacy also exactly captures the role of art. We hear repeatedly from employers that workers need skills in communicating, team building, creative problem solving, and in the literacies that will help them be lifelong learners.
Art is now one such literacy.
Beyond a literacy that facilitates learning and communication across a wide spectrum of activities, art skills also translate into real-world jobs. Artists are finally having their day. As with all changes in education, the Internet turns out to be not just a revolution in media and methods, but in literacy as well. The role of discipline-based art education in America's schools. Arts at the core of learning.