SIXTEEN CONSULTANTS WITH DIVERSE BUT RELATED BACKGROUNDS OF EXPERIENCE IN ART AND EDUCATION EXCHANGED IDEAS ON THE MEANING OF ART AND ART APPRECIATION. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO IDENTIFY GOALS, CONTENT, MATERIALS, AND EXPERIENCES THAT WOULD ENHANCE THE TEACHING OF ART APPRECIATION. NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO REACH COMPROMISE AGREEMENTS, AND DIVERSE POINTS OF VIEW WERE RECORDED. AMONG THE TOPICS DISCUSSED WERE--(1) CONCEPTIONS OF ART AND DEFINITIONS OF ART APPRECIATION, (2) THE RELATION OF ENVIRONMENT TO THE STUDY OF ART, (3) THE CULTURALLY DEPRIVED CHILD, (4) THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TEACHER AND THE PRACTICING ARTIST, (5) THE EDUCATION AND ROLE OF THE ART TEACHER, AND (6) THE VALUE OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MATERIALS IN ART EDUCATION. (INCLUDED ARE A DESCRIPTION OF CONFERENCE PLANNING AND DESIGN, AND 19 APPENDICES CONTAINING SAMPLE FORMS USED AT THE CONFERENCE AND LETTERS AND ARTICLES SENT BY NONPARTICIPANTS.) (LH)