The purpose of School General Art Education is to increase the knowledge of art among students, enhance their ability to appreciate art, cultivate greater enjoyment of life, and develop their artistic potentials.

The Central Competent Education Authority shall assist special municipality / city / county governments to augment the number of professional teachers in the field of arts for schools in remote areas or for schools of a smaller size via jointly appoint, itinerant guidance or other approaches; when necessary, subsidies may be granted.

Schools at all levels shall implement effective education in art subjects, offering relevant arts courses and art appreciation courses, and enhancing the materials and teaching methods used.
The art appreciation courses of the preceding paragraph shall be listed as required common courses for all schools at the senior high school level and below. The Ministry of Education shall prescribe unified curriculum standards to ensure consistency in the courses.

In line with the implementation of art-related courses, besides schools at all levels calling for artists to join the artists-in-residence projects, Artists or Professional Art Associations may submit application, along with relevant resumes, for such projects; the scope and procedures of implementation, content of work, subsidy items and criteria shall be prescribed by the competent education authorities at each level.

Schools at all levels shall augment their arts education facilities, beautify their school campus environments, organize artistic activities related to daily life, and encourage the development of art societies within the school.
Schools at all levels shall make good use of the artistic resources in their local area and strengthen their ties with arts organizations in order to enhance the quality of their general arts education.

The Competent Education Authorities at various levels shall allocate funds specially designated for the funding of general art education activities to be held by schools at all levels.