SF ArtsEd is distinguished by its wide array of arts experiences that ignite and educate the imagination. SF ArtsEd believes that the investigation of the arts enriches the lives of young people as it promotes personal growth and a commitment to life-long learning. The skills that SF ArtsEd encourages are invaluable tools for citizens of this new century in all walks of life.

Benefits include:

• developing the forms of literacy including intuition, reasoning, imagination, and dexterity
• learning to adapt to and respect different ways of thinking, working, and expressing ourselves
• learning artistic modes of problem solving that bring an array of expressive, analytical, and developmental tools to every situation
• analyzing nonverbal communication and communicating in this way, giving children and youth vastly more powerful repertoire of self-expression

Mission Statement

The mission of the San Francisco Arts Education Project is to provide participatory experience in the arts to the children of San Francisco so they are better equipped to make use of their creative abilities in all aspects of their lives. We believe arts education is vital to young people as part of their educational and social development. We believe children learn best by doing and that bringing artists and children together has a strong positive impact on their mutual ability to develop individual creativity and creative thinking. We believe that direct experience with the arts gives children the opportunity to become future artists, audiences, and informed citizens who can understand and make use of their cultural birthright.