▁Te aching ▁Youth ▁in ▁a ▁Pl ural istic ▁Society . ▁According ▁to ▁Dr . ▁Laura ▁Chap man , ▁an ▁art ▁education ▁consult ant , ▁his ▁book ▁" rem ains ▁today , ▁a ▁land mark ▁in ▁literature ▁of ▁art ▁education ." ▁She ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁say ▁" it ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁address ▁issues ▁and ▁st akes ▁for ▁all ▁students ▁in ▁respect ing ▁the ▁her itage ▁and ▁divers ity ▁in ▁American ▁society ." ▁ ▁Art ▁and ▁Eth n ics ▁ ▁was ▁repr int ed ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Art ▁Education ▁Association ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁As ▁an ▁educ ator ▁Gr igs by ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁encourag ing ▁students ▁to ▁use ▁their ▁cultural ▁her itage ▁to ▁understand ▁their ▁own ▁ident ities ▁and ▁to ▁inform ▁their ▁art ▁practice . ▁ ▁As ide ▁from ▁teaching , ▁Gr igs by ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁community ▁leader . ▁He ▁attributes ▁his ▁invol vement ▁to ▁his ▁experiences ▁working ▁for ▁three ▁months ▁teaching ▁art ▁at ▁the ▁American ▁Pav il ion ▁at ▁the ▁World ' s ▁Fair ▁in ▁Br uss els ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁Following ▁his ▁time ▁there , ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁start ▁art ▁programs ▁in ▁unlikely ▁places , ▁such ▁as ▁day care ▁cent ers ▁and ▁housing ▁projects . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁to ▁provide ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁young ▁minor ity ▁artists ▁to ▁exhib it ▁their ▁work . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁ways ▁he ▁did ▁this ▁was ▁through ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁CO BA ▁( Cons ort ium ▁of ▁Black ▁Art ists ▁and ▁O thers ▁for ▁the ▁Arts