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Reconsidering the Value

Abstract

This article is a think piece that asks educators to reexamine ideas around outcomes of visual arts programs.  The view that the value of a visual arts education consists primarily in transferrable skills, defined as those valued by business, is, the author suggests, not the appropriate metric.  Instead, a number of outcomes are presented and rationalized.