The Art of Education

The education aspect of ArtServe Michigan is at the heart of all its activities. Specifically, many ArtServe Michigan programs and services are centered on the goal of providing arts and cultural education experiences for students throughout Michigan and integrating art in the school curriculum.
ArtServe Michigan's education initiatives are directed by Donna Edwards, Director of Education Initiatives. 

We Need Your Help in Order to Celebrate and Promote Arts Education in Michigan

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Read ArtServe Michigan's evidentiary paper "Making the Case: The Arts and Youth Development.  It demonstrates that work in the arts develops unique and important mental skills and, in effect, it summarizes how an arts education helps young people to:

• Expand their creative and critical capacities
• Enhance problem-solving skills
• Increase cross-cultural understanding
• Build self-esteem
• Gain skills useful in today's workplace

ArtServe Michigan is a member of the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network

Other important education links and email:

• Michigan Youth Arts Festival
• Ana Cardona, Fine Arts Consultant,
  Michigan Department of Education

ArtServe education programs are supported, in part, by Daimler Chrysler