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Artwork: What to Look for
Your child’s creations are unique to them. Yet, as first described by art educator Viktor Lowenfeld in the 1940s, a child's artistic development follows a common pattern from ages two to twelve. Learning what's key to each stage will help you figure out what to keep and what can safely hit the ...
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Raising Young Artists
Your refrigerator is likely covered with masterpieces. You've probably had chalk, paint and play-dough on every surface of your home. So it seems crazy to suggest that you'd need to take even a moment to encourage your child's artistic side. Don't art and children come together naturally on their ...
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Schools: Don't Lose Art
Let's face it: time is tight, school budgets are dwindling, and when it comes down to cutting costs, arts education is...
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Introducing Your Child to the Arts: Your Child and the Visual Arts
"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." - Pablo Picasso, visual...
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Introducing Your Child to the Arts: Folk Art
"Art, especially the traditional arts, continually demonstrate the vital principle that sameness and differences always...
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Modern Art 101
Do you think your kindergartener paints better than Jackson Pollock? Think again, my friend. It's easy to dismiss modern...
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Plan on Pennsylvania for Family Fun and Learning
Anchored in the east by Philadelphia, birthplace of the US, and in the west by a revitalized Pittsburgh, with rural...
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