1. Working in Art helps learners to develop creative problem-solving skills.

2. Teaching through Art can present difficult concepts visually, making them more easy to understand.

3. Art instruction helps children with the development of motor skills, language skills, social skills, decision-making, risk-taking, and inventiveness.

4. Visual Arts teach learners about colour, layout, perspective, and balance: all techniques that are necessary in presentations of academic work.

5. Integrating Art with other subjects reaches students who might not otherwise be engaged in classwork.

6. Art experiences boost critical thinking, teaching students to take the time to be more careful and thorough in how they observe the world.

7. Art provides challenges for learners at all levels.

8. Art education connects students with their own culture as well as with the wider world.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-52306748

The above link will take you to the BBC news site showing some lockdown Art by Banksy!

The Embroiderers’ Guild is an Educational Charity encouraging and promoting embroidery and textile art. BWSfB Creative Club produced a panel which was sent to be part of The Worlds Longest Embroidery for Schools.

https://embroiderersguild.com/index.php?page_no=892&page_menu=worlds-longest-embroidery-for-schools