Art Quote by Kerry Washington

I believe that arts education is necessary for promoting creativity and nurturing student's talents, and I encourage all students to continue exploring their artistic…

— Al N. Green

The arts really matter in education. Sometimes the arts are the only way a student is unlocked. Sometimes it's the only way a student…

— Henry Winkler

So what it boils down to, in my humble opinion, is that we need to support the arts in schools, and at every other…

— Phil Lesh

The purpose of arts education is not to produce more artists, though that is a byproduct. The real purpose of arts education is to…

— Dana Gioia

I think an education is beneficial, but whether it takes an education to be successful in the arts is a whole other question.

— Isaiah Mustafa

I think the problem with the arts in America is how unimportant it seems to be in our educational system.

— Chuck Close

An arts education helps build academic skills and increase academic performance, while also providing alternative opportunities to reward the skills of children who learn…

— Gavin Newsom

I am adamant that we must not cut back on funding of the teaching of the arts in the schools: music, painting, theater, dance,…

— David McCullough

The degree to which the arts are included in our educational curriculum is totally inadequate. The arts are just as important as math and…

— Ken Danby

Learning through the arts reinforces critical academic skills in reading, language arts and math and provides students with the skills to creatively solve problems.

— Michelle Obama

To put it simply, we need to keep the arts in education because they instill in students the habits of mind that last a…

— Rod Paige

We need to make sure that the powers that be know that arts education is as vital and as important as geography and arithmetic.…

— Rosie O'Donnell