Why Children Need an Arts Education Renaissance
by Richard Louv “Music is a more potent instrument than any other for education, and children should be taught music before anything else.” –Plato ” Art education is not a luxury, it is a spiritual...
View ArticleTeaching Children to Draw
Wary of inhibiting their creativity, I we tend to avoid teaching drawing to children. But they are receiving input from all around them, and want to learn to draw. Why let them flounder when we can...
View ArticleFirst Drawing Lessons for Children
Part of the attraction of art, for many kids, is the freedom from restraint that it offers, so be sure that any formal lesson is well balanced by plenty of free time. Often ‘art lessons’ can be...
View ArticleWhy Children’s Art Lessons Are an Indispensable Part of Their Development
By Chris A. Harmen Psychologists, anthropologists, and social scientists have long suspected that the development of a child’s creativity carries ancillary effects. While a painting or drawing that an...
View ArticleHow to Encourage Children’s Art Appreciation
By eHow Contributing Writer Encouraging children’s appreciation of art isn’t as daunting as it sounds. Like many other things, teaching children how to appreciate art needs to begin when they are...
View ArticleTeaching Art to Kids, for Fun and for Profit
by Charlotte B. DeMolay The title of this post, “Teaching Art to Kids, for Fun and for Profit” probably isn’t the kind of headline you’ve come expect in our current era of under-funded school systems...
View ArticleDevelop an Art Class for Tweens and Teens
For preteens and teens that enjoy art, a studio class gives them the opportunity to explore new media, develop their skills, and engage their social skills. Parents can encourage the artistic...
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