Fine Arts Department

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  • 420 N. Raynor Ave., Joliet, IL 60435
    P (815) 740-3196 | F (815) 740-5957

Fine Arts Coordinator

  • William Howard

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An art teacher and a young student proudly showing their creations at an art exhibition.
Five children proudly holding their colorful face masks, each mask uniquely representing a different emotion.
A group of young musicians walking together down a sidewalk, each holding an instrument, with a building in the background.
A young girl proudly showing off her colorful artwork in a display setting.

Fine Arts

Throughout time, the arts have been essential to human existence.  When people create in sounds, images, gestures and words, they discover ways to shape and share their thoughts and feelings with others. Through the arts, students learn critical thinking, effective communication and collaboration, and creative problem solving. Joliet Public Schools District 86 is committed to providing dynamic visual arts and music instruction, taught by an arts specialist, on a regular basis.  Students will explore culture through a broad-based curriculum covering the nature, value, and meaning of the four art disciplines – dance, music, drama, and visual arts.  Students will learn the language of the arts and how to interpret movement, sounds, story, and visual images.  Through problem-solving, communication, technology, teamwork, and the application of the arts to other learning areas, students will enrich the quality of their lives.

Fine Arts Coordinator
815-740-3196 x 8282