School art education in the new era has some characteristics: first, art learning is no longer a simple skill training, but a kind of cultural learning, which pays more attention to cultivating humanistic quality and artistic quality, because in the whole history of human society, art is an important cultural behavior, which developed in the expression and exchange of emotions and ideas; Pay attention to the cultivation and development of students' aesthetic ability, perceptual ability, imagination and expressive ability, cultivate innovative spirit, and pay attention to students' personality development and all-round development. Teachers are required to reposition their roles in teaching. Teachers are no longer the imparting of knowledge, but the promoters, collaborators and assistants of students' learning. They participate in students' autonomous learning activities with the equal mentality of learners, cooperate with each other, interact with teachers and students, teach students in accordance with their aptitude and learn from each other.

The definition of art education is to create the theories, technologies and achievements created by human beings in visual arts into teaching materials suitable for different objects in accordance with the laws of education. It is an educational activity to educate students in beauty, judgment and creativity by scientific methods and means. Education must not be satisfied with just giving students a little knowledge and skills, but must put students in the position of life with dignity, personality and great development potential.