Les défis d’une culture mondialisée

As the globalization of exchanges pervades consumer culture and information technologies, the young are constantly in touch with various cultural practices through the media. Although access to various works of art is thus made easier, whether it ensures a true democratization of art culture in schools is still uncertain. Within this profusion, which cultures are to be favored? The article analyses the recent policies in Quebec concerning art education and the way they are implemented at school, along with their impact on art teaching and the integration of culture in the lives of the young. It scrutinizes the adequation between these policies and the major transformations which have recently taken place in various forms of cultures, then suggests different strategies to chart out this profusion and open the way towards a cultural democracy in terms of art teaching.