- Creativity in the Early Years
'We need to create environments in our schools, in our workplaces and in our public offices- where every person is inspired to grow creatively' - Dr Ken Robinson: The Element 2009
This is the important message underpinning the Tasmanian Early Years Foundation’s aim of bringing together the arts community in Tasmania to explore how we can collectively create ideas to embed the importance of nurturing creative learning in all its forms for our youngest children, those in their early years, in Tasmania.
Workshop – Creativity and the Early Years of Childhood
On 1 December 2009, the Tasmanian Early Years Foundation in partnership with the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery invited the arts community in Tasmania to build their knowledge and ability to inspire creative learning in the early years through the one day workshop ‘Creativity in the Early Years of Childhood’. The workshop offered local and interstate guest speakers with a range of talents and ideas to foster creativity from an early age.
The purpose of the workshop was to gather and develop ideas from a range of perspectives to inform the development of a project proposal to be submitted to a philanthropic Foundation for funding. This project will aim to enhance opportunities for creativity in young children, their families and communities in Tasmania.
- Download the workshop report
(PDF, 1.07MB)
Workshop Guest Speaker Programs
- ArtPlay is a creative arts studio in Melbourne offering children, their families and artists a unique opportunity to imagine, explore and create art together.
- AccessArt is a new program at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery that engages people of all ages with contemporary art and art practice, to develop richer connections and foster ongoing interaction and learning.
- Mary Featherston has worked with over 10 Victorian early childhood, primary and secondary schools focussing on the interaction between relationships, learning and design.
- Kids Own Publishing is a non-profit arts organisation motivated by a belief in the power of self publishing to build a community of strong and creative young readers and writers.
Useful links
- Professor Cathy Nutbrown, Professor of Education and Director of Research, University of Sheffield UK, has a teaching and research background in arts-based learning in the early years, inclusion in the early years and early literacy work with parents.
- Professor Cathy Nutbrown - Daring Discoveries: Arts Based Learning in the Early Years
- Early Childhood Australia Inc - New evidence linking the arts and learning in early childhood
- Earlychildhood NEWS - Art in Early Childhood: Curriculum Connections
- Caroline Sharp - Developing young children’s creativity: what can we learn from research?
- Young Children and the Arts: Making Creative Connections A Report of the Task Force on Children’s Learning and the Arts: Birth to Age Eight
- Professor Anna Craft – Creativity and Early Years Education: A lifewide foundation
- Dr Ken Robinson - The Element: How finding your passion changes everything
