The Arts in Education Council of BC has been a loyal and vocal champion of the arts in education since its inception in 1981.

The Council provides information on current EVENTS and activities in support of arts in education, and provides RESOURCES for advocacy of the importance of the arts at all levels of the education sytem.

The Council functions as an independent charitable organization, while also working cooperatively with ArtStarts in Schools to encourage recognition of the value of arts in schools.

Penny Milton speaks passionately on how the arts set the stage for a more creative school system.

10 Lessons the Arts Teach
Read an article about the value of the arts by Elliot Eisner, Professor of Education, Stanford University.

Max Wyman speaks on "Times of Crisis: Why arts education is crucial to the new imagination economy."