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There are any number of social, educational and
business reasons why art matters. Evidence shows
that students from disadvantaged socioeconomic
backgrounds who are involved in the arts earn better
grades and test scores, are less likely to become bored in
school, are more involved in community service and have
higher self-concepts than students who are not involved.
Consider Philadelphia’s own Elbright Brown, a
We consider ourselves to be art experiencers. It is not
just a fnished piece we see when we view a piece of art, Philadelphia public school art teacher and a successful,
sculpture, artifact and such, but the sum total. Our minds award-winning children’s book illustrator. He got his start
try to conjure up visions of the experience that the artist in the Philadelphia public schools’ art department.
Mr. Brown is a contemporary example of why exposure
gave birth to. to art is valuable for all children, especially African- Visions by Louis Delsarte
Anthony Harrison American children.
Entrepreneur I am also a living testimony of why the arts matter.
Kelly Harrison It was in a dance studio for many years where my
Atlanta, GA confdence soared and my sense of my greater self took
shape. The arts have helped defne who I have become.
Therefore, all eforts that foster a greater understanding,
appreciation and awareness of the value of art programs
count. These eforts need to be further expanded, and
access to the arts needs to broaden. We can never
provide too many art awareness and art education
opportunities. An unprecedented initiative like the annual
Philadelphia International Art Expo flls a void, yet keeps
art alive.
“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance
of things, but their inward signifcance.”
—Aristotle
The Honorable Blondell Reynolds Brown
Councilwoman At-Large
Philadelphia, PA
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There are any number of social, educational and
business reasons why art matters. Evidence shows
that students from disadvantaged socioeconomic
backgrounds who are involved in the arts earn better
grades and test scores, are less likely to become bored in
school, are more involved in community service and have
higher self-concepts than students who are not involved.
Consider Philadelphia’s own Elbright Brown, a
We consider ourselves to be art experiencers. It is not
just a fnished piece we see when we view a piece of art, Philadelphia public school art teacher and a successful,
sculpture, artifact and such, but the sum total. Our minds award-winning children’s book illustrator. He got his start
try to conjure up visions of the experience that the artist in the Philadelphia public schools’ art department.
Mr. Brown is a contemporary example of why exposure
gave birth to. to art is valuable for all children, especially African- Visions by Louis Delsarte
Anthony Harrison American children.
Entrepreneur I am also a living testimony of why the arts matter.
Kelly Harrison It was in a dance studio for many years where my
Atlanta, GA confdence soared and my sense of my greater self took
shape. The arts have helped defne who I have become.
Therefore, all eforts that foster a greater understanding,
appreciation and awareness of the value of art programs
count. These eforts need to be further expanded, and
access to the arts needs to broaden. We can never
provide too many art awareness and art education
opportunities. An unprecedented initiative like the annual
Philadelphia International Art Expo flls a void, yet keeps
art alive.
“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance
of things, but their inward signifcance.”
—Aristotle
The Honorable Blondell Reynolds Brown
Councilwoman At-Large
Philadelphia, PA
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