This document consists of the new national standards for arts education and a summary statement accompanying the book. The standards recommend that by the time they have completed secondary school, students should: (1) be able to communicate at a basic level in the four arts disciplines, dance, music, theater, and the visual arts; (2) be able to…

Contends that discipline-based art education requires a broader interpretation of art products and greater credit to the diverse cultures that created them. Describes a collaborative college-museum project focusing on multicultural visual literacy. (CFR)