ABSTRACT
The research is a Descriptive Survey. It concerned with the relationship between theory and practice of teaching fine arts. It aimed describing in a systematic manner the facts about the state of arts teaching. The study was interested in describing the relationship between theory and practice of teaching fine arts in secondary school in Kano State. The study was not trying to indicate their magnitude of the relationship between the two complimentary variables, but describe its cause and effect on arts teaching. The major problem of the study is the wide gap that is created between the teaching of theory and practical arts courses in senior secondary schools in the state. So the main objective of the study was to find out the degree of such relationship or gap for proper solution. The study covered the eleven (11) secondary schools, selected for the ten (10) Zonal Education Areas which offered Fine Arts in Kano State. Considerable number of students and Fine Arts teachers were sampled from the population for the study. And, the research findings show that, there was a large amount of gap existing between theory and practice of teaching Fine Arts in secondary schools. This was the major cause of the problems facing the teaching and learning of Fine arts in Kano State. Based on the finds, it is recommended that equally contribution should be given to both theory and practice in schools. Both are important to art education. The time table should made it possible.