Arts as an outlet for self-expression, imagination, innovation and creative problem solving are certainly valued and evidenced in the cases shared in this book. The literacy of the heart (Eisner 2003) is evident - emotion, passion and engagement are highlighted through the voice of artists, arts organizations, children and teachers, both primary school generalist and specialist, from a variety of sites situated in Australia. Immediately we can resonate with the narratives presented, and the EITM framework allows for analysis of unique lived experiences to be heard, considered and evaluated. This uniqueness of the collective presentation of cases within this book supports the sharing of often-evaded, hidden and unsayable stories. Many decision makers play a critical role in the quality of arts learning experiences. As Seidel et al. (2009) say, these can be categorized into three areas:

1. people quite 'distant from the classroom', for example leaders, administrators or policy makers
2. those people just 'outside the classroom, such as parents
3. those who are 'in the room', such as students, teachers and artists.