Issues in Arts Education in Latin America

In 1999, the Director-General of UNESCO issued an appeal for the promotion of arts education and creativity at school as part of the construction of a culture of peace, stating:

At a time when family and social structures are changing, with often adverse effects on children and adolescents, the school of the twenty first century must be able to anticipate the new needs by according a special place to the teaching of artistic values and subjects in order to encourage creativity, which is a distinctive attribute of the human species.  Creativity is our hope. (UNESCO, 1999)

In response to this appeal, UNESCO organized a series of regional meetings of experts on the arts in education to examine the possibilities for promoting the arts in education in each part of the world.  One of these meetings, focusing on arts education in Latin America and the Caribbean was held in Uberaba, Brazil in 2001.  The chapters in this volume were originally presented at the Brazilian meeting although most have been substantially revised for publication.  A number of these papers are available for the first time in English.  They cover a range of critical issues affecting arts education in Latin America, from the development of contemporary curricula to the challenges associated with reaching arts in a multi-cultural community.

Table of Contents:

Foreword	Rosa Bruno-Jofré
Introduction	Rachel Mason and Larry O’Farrell
Teaching Visual Art in Brazil After the 1996 Reforms	Célia Maria de Castro Aleida
Art Education And Teaching Cultural Heritage: The Chilean Cultural Reforms	Luis Hernán Errázuriz
Strategies For Developing Artistic Education In Mexico: Ties between curricular and extra-curricular education; participation of artists from the community in the education process	Luis Alfonso Estrada
Towards the Creative Training of Art Teachers De la catastrophe a la estrofa	Victor Fuenmayor
Factors To Consider In The Design Of a Drama/Theater Education Program In Peru	Liliana Galván
What Would You Do To Change Your Life? Theater games as a means to build cultural competency among young people in Brazil	Ingrid Dormien Koudela
Giving Meaning To Dance Education In Brazil	Isabel A. Marques
Art Education as A Human Vocation	Ramón Cabrera Salort
Afterword Improving Art Education In Latin America: A Right And A Pending Challenge	Luis Errázuriz

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