The Sawtooth Center for Visual Art will be recognized locally, regionally and nationally as an arts education resource renown for its cross-cultural, interdisciplinary curriculum that integrates studio techniques, art history, and critical studies through hands-on instruction, and for developing participants' visual, cognitive and critical thinking skills, aesthetic and technical capacities, self and cross-cultural understanding.
 

Values:

The administration, faculty and staff of the Sawtooth Center for Visual Art are bound by the following common beliefs:

Quality of Life  That quality of life is enhanced through artistic expression and an appreciation of art, and that the health and stability of the Piedmont Triad?s many communities and its peoples are improved by developing its residents visual, cognitive and critical thinking skills as well as aesthetic, and technical capacities.  Residents are chosen irrespective of age, socioeconomic, cultural or physical abilities.

Quality of Instruction  That excellence in instruction and top-quality programs and forums for creative exchange and hands-on learning are facilitated through well-equipped and maintained work spaces, diverse venues and nurturing environments that are conducive to furthering the skills and creativity of artist-faculty and life-long learners of all skill levels.

Cross-Cultural Understanding and Pluralism  That respect for the cultural, artistic and technical contributions of multiple communities are vital components of art education that leads to deeper understandings of democracy and richer learning experiences.