This publication addresses the importance of art in education and in society. Today, universities stand at the center of the information revolution. Unfortunately, education hasn't changed much since the 13th century: students are herded into classrooms and professors stand in the middle of the room delivering education mouth-to-ear. Albert Einstein believed "all religion, all art and all science are branches of the same tree." The attitude towards art as non-essential, however, has pervaded education. Increasingly, when academic budgets are cut, the arts are often the first to go. Yet, studies and examples have been found from around the nation showing the importance of art and music in stimulating and improving students' performances. There is a distinct neurological link between the right and the left brain; between art and physics; music and math; and the importance of whole-brain thinking in the post-industrial information age. Unless we awaken to the potential for a renaissance in education with arts as a core component of learning we will not develop the skill base we so desperately need, not only for the new knowledge-sensitive jobs and a renewed quality of life, but to liberate the human mind to its fullest potential in the next millennium.