About Us

About us!

Abigail Housen and Philip Yenawine developed Visual Thinking Strategies in the late 1980’s.  Today, VTS is a well-known program used in schools, museums and universities across the country and internationally.  The founders of VTS incorporated Visual Understanding in Education as a non-profit organization in 1996 with a mission to broaden the use of VTS, deepen our research, and increase the understanding of Aesthetic Development.

Today, VTS is one of the most significant art education programs with a national presence.  We are a small staff with an active national volunteer board, along with regional VTS boards which support teams of trainers and consultants through out the country and the world.

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