Multicultural Integration in Art Education

Abstract

Against the backdrop of in-depth globalization and multicultural coexistence, art education, as the core carrier of aesthetic education, undertakes the important mission of cultural inheritance, aesthetic cultivation, and cross-cultural communication. At present, China's art education still has problems such as a single content, superficial integration of multiculturalism, and an imbalance between local and foreign cultures, which makes it difficult to meet the educational requirements of the new era. Supported by multicultural education theory, aesthetic education theory, and cultural symbiosis theory, this paper systematically explores the necessity, practical value, existing problems and their causes of multicultural integration in art education by adopting literature research method, investigation research method and case analysis method, and puts forward targeted practical paths from six dimensions including educational philosophy, textbook construction and teaching methods. The research aims to promote art education to break through the traditional paradigm, realize the organic unity of inheriting local culture and learning from excellent foreign cultures, improve students' aesthetic literacy and cultural confidence, and provide theoretical reference and practical guidance for the high-quality development of China's art education.