Art & Wonder: Young Children and Contemporary Art

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Art & Wonder: Young Children and Contemporary Art

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How do young children bring meaning to and make meaning from contemporary art within a museum context? What potential might there be for creative reciprocity between artists and young children? Can we create space for intellectually rich, thoughtful, deep and complex early childhood visual arts pedagogy for the very youngest children in Early Childhood Education and Care settings and museum and gallery contexts? In what ways can a sense of belonging be created for infants and toddlers (and their families) in large, public cultural institutions?

These questions and more form the foundations for Art & Wonder?: Young Children and Contemporary Art – a collaborative research and pedagogy project between the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA), Mia Mia Child and Family Study Centre (Mia Mia), and the Department of Educational Studies (DoES), Macquarie University.

This book shares the findings of the Art & Wonder?: Young Children and Contemporary Art pilot project through the voices of the children, their families, their teachers, MCA artist educators and the research team.

The Art & Wonder: Young Children and Contemporary Art publication, is co-authored by Dr Clare Britt (Honorary Lecturer, Macquarie University) and Amanda Palmer (Early Learning Coordinator, Museum of Contemporary Art) with contributions from fellow research team members Wendy Shepherd, Janet Robertson, Dr Belinda Davis, Nicole Barakat, Cara MacLeod and Brook Morgan.

Dimensions: 24 × 16 × 1 cm
Weight: 0.54 kg
235 pages
Language: English
Publisher: Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA) 
ISBN: 9781925806090
Published in 2021
Paperback

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Dr. Clare Britt lives on Darkinjung Country. She specialises in Early Childhood Education (birth-8 years), with a focus on methodologies for researching with young children, art in early childhood, and creative approaches to pedagogy.

Her current role is Manager of Early Childhood Research for the NSW Department of Education.

Clare is a researcher, author, teacher and consultant, and an Honorary Lecturer at Macquarie University. For many years, she was the Lecturer in Early Childhood/ Primary Creative Arts (Visual Arts) at the Institute of Early Childhood (now the Macquarie School of Education). She consults to early childhood organisations, primary schools and the gallery and museum sector, supporting them in foregrounding children’s voices, fostering young children’s creativity, facilitating arts-rich early learning programs, and working effectively with creative approaches to pedagogy and research (including pedagogical documentation, integrated curriculum, inquiry based learning). Clare regularly supports teachers and educators in early childhood and primary school contexts through practical professional development in visual arts pedagogy.

Clare's research centres around young children’s rights to participate meaningfully in research, and to be listened to seriously. Much of her research has been focused on young children's engagement with art, and creative approaches to pedagogy in early childhood settings, primary schools and art gallery/museum contexts. Clare has co-authored two books, her research is published in peer-reviewed journals and chapters in scholarly books. She regularly presents at local and international conferences.

The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA) presents, collects and champions the art of today. Guided by the principles of belonging, connection and influence, the Museum serves as a leading platform for contemporary art and ideas in Australia and beyond.

Dr. Clare Britt lives on Darkinjung Country. She specialises in Early Childhood Education (birth-8 years), with a focus on methodologies for researching with young children, art in early childhood, and creative approaches to pedagogy.

Her current role is Manager of Early Childhood Research for the NSW Department of Education.

Clare is a researcher, author, teacher and consultant, and an Honorary Lecturer at Macquarie University. For many years, she was the Lecturer in Early Childhood/ Primary Creative Arts (Visual Arts) at the Institute of Early Childhood (now the Macquarie School of Education). She consults to early childhood organisations, primary schools and the gallery and museum sector, supporting them in foregrounding children’s voices, fostering young children’s creativity, facilitating arts-rich early learning programs, and working effectively with creative approaches to pedagogy and research (including pedagogical documentation, integrated curriculum, inquiry based learning). Clare regularly supports teachers and educators in early childhood and primary school contexts through practical professional development in visual arts pedagogy.

Clare's research centres around young children’s rights to participate meaningfully in research, and to be listened to seriously. Much of her research has been focused on young children's engagement with art, and creative approaches to pedagogy in early childhood settings, primary schools and art gallery/museum contexts. Clare has co-authored two books, her research is published in peer-reviewed journals and chapters in scholarly books. She regularly presents at local and international conferences.

The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA) presents, collects and champions the art of today. Guided by the principles of belonging, connection and influence, the Museum serves as a leading platform for contemporary art and ideas in Australia and beyond.

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