Arts in Education in Greece: State of the Art & Best Practices. National Report Summary

Greece’s approach to Cultural and Arts Education (CAE) is at a pivotal juncture: progressive in ambition, uneven in execution. Successive curriculum reforms — notably the 2022 primary and 2023 Gymnasium visual arts frameworks — signal a clear governmental commitment to embedding the arts as instruments of cognitive, social, and civic development. Academic research validates this vision while pointing to persistent structural gaps between policy design and classroom reality. Meanwhile, grassroots and institutional initiatives — from the landmark MELINA program to the groundbreaking Cultural Prescription — demonstrate what is achievable when resources and vision align. Taking these perspectives into account, this summary presents an overview of the state of arts education in Greece.