Artworks can support children in imagining the world differently. I draw upon the work of Maxine Greene and John Dewey to explore the proposition that children’s learning through artworks has the potential…
This post discusses the symposium presentation ‘Material play: children’s learning with new, found and recycled ‘stuff’ given by Professor Pat Thomson, Nina Odegard and Louisa Penfold at the Australian Association for Research…
In this post I consider the gap between academics/non-academics in children's art education. A contestable claim but something I believe is worthy of further discussion. I reflect upon my experience of moving from working as a full-time learning curator in an art museum to full-time PhD researcher and what I have learnt along the way.
Over the next month, I am going to have a go at writing a handful of posts on techniques for facilitating young children’s creative learning with and through art. Each post will…
This post features an interview with Emma Spencer, Family Learning Coordinator at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park (UK). The Yorkshire Sculpture Park sits upon 500 acres of jolly green parkland that…
This post shares my thoughts on the children’s wing at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark. Last month I visited another, the awesome Children’s Wing at the Louisiana Museum of…
“People need ‘tools’ that empower them to work independently, they need these tools and technology to make the most of the energy and imagination each has… society needs to project…
Late last year I attended and presented at the 2015 ‘Engage’ conference in Glasgow, Scotland. The conference theme was focused on young people’s programs and partnerships with art galleries. You can…
