This UNESCO-backed paper written by Vivek Venkatesh, Lydia Ruprecht, and Martha K. Ferede reviews key research on the impact and outcomes of arts education to demonstrate its close alignment with the idea of quality education outlined in the UN’s 4th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). The evidence gathered in this paper indicates that arts education positively impacts academic and non-academic learning, fosters teacher innovation and collaboration, supports knowledge revitalization for Indigenous peoples, and creates opportunities for employment and economic growth, among other outcomes.