WHEREAS, art education provides substantial educational benefits to all elementary, middle and secondary students; and
WHEREAS, art education develops students’ creative potential and improves problem-solving and critical thinking skills by reinforcing and bringing to life what students learn in other subjects; and
WHEREAS, art education teaches sensitivity to beauty, order and other expressive qualities, and also gives students a deeper understanding of multi-cultural values and beliefs; and
WHEREAS, art education advances student mastery in art production, art history, art criticism and aesthetics; and
WHEREAS, national leaders have acknowledged the necessity of including arts experiences in all students’ education; and
WHEREAS, the National Art Education Association, in conjunction with the Alabama Art Education Association, strives to improve the well-being of our communities by upgrading visual awareness of the cultural strengths of Alabama and the United States as a whole; and
WHEREAS, the residents of Alabama have joined the National Art Education Association and the Alabama Art Education Association in supporting the youth of our community in their intellectual development through artistic endeavors, and offering support to our committed art teachers:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim March 2015, as
Youth Art Month
in the state of Alabama and encourage each citizen to give their full support to quality school arts programs for our youth.
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