Although mulitucultural education in Korean society has started in reaction to
the rapid increase of foreign workers and international marriages, it generates more
fundamental and critical reflection upon the current situation of schooling from the
perspective of cultural diversity. In this respect, this study aims at shedding light
on the significance of teacher education that would result in practicing more
rigorous multicultural art education. The purpose of this study is to examine the
meanings and concepts of developing art teachers’ multicultural sensitivity that
would lead to teacher competency of culturally responsive teaching and equity
pedagogy. First, the role of art education in multicultural education is discussed in
association with its potential to provide a safe environment, in which students’
differences, strengths, and cultural backgrounds are respected and recognized in
school. Then the essential factors and contents of mulitucltural art teacher
education are investigated in the context of multicultural sensitivity. The
significance of this study can be found in the sense that it attempts to fill the gap
in the art educational research on multicultural education and to extend the
discourse of art teacher education.