In modern education the emphasis is on research, critical judgment and creative thinking. Although in every course, there are opportunities for achieving those educational factors. Art education is the subject in which this thing is the primary goal. Educational dimension has always been essential. The point of this thesis is how arts education has a way of aesthetic and ethic influence on the development of individuals. In addition, attempts are made to point out the importance of imagination and ethical values of art. The goal of arts education is the realization of high-quality artwork, which assumes the cognitive process in the classroom. High-quality artwork has two important components, beauty (aesthetic principle) and quality (ethical principle). This thesis is divided into two parts; theoretical and empirical part. The theoretical part discusses the concepts of ethics and aesthetics in philosophy, art, as well as education itself. It is also being reflected on possibilities of stimulating aesthetical and ethical sensibility through art. The creative mind is based on observation of adequate works of art. By encouraging imagination and creativity in the spirit of kalokagathia we are able to combat and overcome prejudice, stereotypes and templates. Empirical part represents a research conducted in the ‘’Osnovna škola Domovinske zahvalnosti Knin’’ elementary school of Knin. Observed examples are the works of pupils in the third and fourth grade. The three course units were painting, drawing and building. The main areas of analysis were ethical aesthetical values as an essential component of creative artwork. Key