NAEA Position Statement on the Impact of Visual Arts Workforce DevelopmentNAEA Position Statement on the Impact of Visual Arts Workforce Development
NAEA believes, given the research on employment trends and, anticipating that a variety of new career opportunities will emerge over time, that visual arts education is essential to every learner’s educational foundation and training for future employment in an increasingly complex and interconnected world. When surveyed, CEOs identified creativity as the number one trait sought when hiring. Since learners are future contributors and creative leaders of tomorrow’s work force, this underscores the importance that every learner must have ongoing access to sequential visual arts education throughout their PreK-12 education. Visual arts education develops skills of deeper understanding and divergent thinking while also playing a vital role in cultivating collaboration, communication, critical thinking, curiosity, innovation, and problem solving, additional key competencies desired by employers. Visual arts education also develops emotional intelligence, the capacity to be aware of, control, and express one’s emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically. Learning in the visual arts benefits all areas of the business, industry, research, and service sectors. In addition, gainful careers in a variety of art, design, and digital-related fields are abundant and comprise a multi-billion-dollar industry in many states and provinces. When considered nationally and globally, the financial impact of the arts is compounded exponentially. Providing visual arts education to all individuals is forward thinking, preparing them for successful employment now and in the future. |
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