About Web Journal of Art and Education

The Web Journal of Art Education was developed in 2000 to discuss diverse themes in art and education as the communicative center of art educational society in Japan. It is indispensable for art educators in K-12, college and university, museum, and community to have an interdisciplinary communicative place to solve the problems which the field of art education faces now. In responding to these needs, we have been discussing the possibility of building a bridge for the last 5 years and finally published the web site, theWeb Journal of Art and Education (WebAE), in 2000.

Many Japanese art educators have participated in developing WebAE. Now we have 12 sub sites, each site with its specific theme of art and education.

Committee of WebAE (Alphabetical order)

Arai, Tetsuo Fukumoto, Kinichi Iwasaki, Yukio Maemura, Akira Miura, Hiroki Miyawaki, Osamu Mogi, Kazushi Motoki, Nagamori

Naoe, Toshio Okazaki, Akio Uda, Hideshi Ueyama, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Hoshio Yamaki, Asahiko Watanabe, Kouichi

Cultural Diversity in Art and Education

"Cultural Diversity in Art and Education” is being developed as a subsite of the central site of The Web Journal of Art Education in Japan. The goals of this particular site are twofold.

One is to be a communicative forum for the discussion of ideas and topics regarding diverse themes in art and education through articles written by art educators and scholars nationally and internationally.

The other is to be an information resource on art educational programs in colleges and universities in Japan and other countries.

I hope this site will be a window to understanding of cultural diversity in art and education and finally a bridge between the Western and Eastern Worlds.

Editor, Masami Toku

Web Design Team
George Kawamoto, Gary Wong