• Art builds self esteem of children and assists in their empowerment and recovery.

• Art improves communication between families, teachers, caregivers and their children.

• Art enriches local and international communities.

• Art education enables talented children to develop their skills, build their own unique artistic vision and gain art skills to build careers in the arts.

• The communication and cooperation skills that children learn from making art supports leadership and enables them to contribute to development of tolerance in post conflict societies.