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foster, Michael – School Arts, 1972
Suggests that mosaic scraps, a lump of clay, an assortment of college scraps and bits of wood can be used to give children an opportunity for creative expression. (RB)
Descriptors: Art Expression, Art Materials, Creative Art, Creative Development
Bailin, Sharon – 1984
It is frequently maintained that creativity involves flexibility, spontaneity, and divergent thinking. Contrary to this commonly held notion, rules play a central role in creativity. For example, in art most work is not revolutionary but rather takes place within a framework of rules dictated by a tradition, a school, or a style. Skills, too, are…
Descriptors: Art Expression, Creative Development, Creative Expression, Creative Thinking
Irelan, Judi – Instructor, 1972
The residents of Toyohashi, Japan, believe that art should be a community project. Once a year, for two days, the city's largest park becomes a fantasy land created by the children of Toyohashi. (Author)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Expression, Community Involvement, Community Programs
Khatena, Joe; Khatena, Nelly – 1999
This book is intended as a guide for parents, teachers, and others interested in developing creative art talent in young people. The book is based on the following assumptions: (1) being able to recognize and knowing how to identify creative individuals with special talent in art, guidance can be given to maximize the achievement of their…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Expression, Childrens Art, Creative Development

Hirst, Barbara – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1992
Six practicing artists were interviewed about how they overcome creative blocks. Their responses indicated that feelings of self-doubt, fear, and depression accompany blocks but that relaxing and working on new directions and playing ideas off a supportive person helped to overcome such blocks. (DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Art Expression, Artists, Attitudes
Warfield, Jo Ann – Art Teacher, 1973
Asserts that teacher attitudes in fostering art creativity in small children count more than specific art materials or art programs. (DS)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Expression, Art Teachers
Sommers, Sue – Art Teacher, 1973
Recommends that art projects for children encourage the opportunity to look.'' (DS)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Expression, Art Materials
Melser, John – Notes from Workshop Center for Open Education, 1976
Notes that there are strong indications that for young children, play and creative work in the arts fill an essential role in the development of an understanding of identity, reversibility, and point of view which are essential to all cognitive growth. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Art Expression, Art Teachers, Child Development, Childhood Interests
Brittain, W. Lambert, Ed. – 1968
This pamphlet contains an edited collection of Lowenfeld's speeches on art education. Following are the titles of the nine speeches: "On the Significance of Individual Creative Expression,""On the Discrepancy Between Our Scientific and Social Values,""On the Importance of Early Art Expression,""On Fostering Creative Sensitivity,""On Integration in…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Expression, Art Teachers, Creative Development
Krevitsky, Nik – Art Teacher, 1973
Recommends ways in which parents can foster creative development in their children. (DS)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Expression, Children, Childrens Art

Edwards, Carolyn Pope; And Others – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1991
A graduate class on creativity at the University of Massachusetts was based on a European preschool program which fosters young children's learning, representation, and expression through exploration and mastery of many symbolic media. The class documented nature explorations, repeated experiences to delve deeper into them, and integrated the…
Descriptors: Art Expression, Course Content, Creative Development, Creative Expression

Jalongo, Mary Renck – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 1995
Explores misconceptions about the place of the arts in early childhood education. Notes that children's creativity usually flourishes in a play-like atmosphere where children have the time, materials, opportunity, and social support to experiment. Suggests three ways to facilitate children's artistic growth and creative expression, and includes a…
Descriptors: Art, Art Activities, Art Expression, Classroom Environment
Alliance for Arts Education, Washington, DC. – 1978
The report summarizes discussion and recommendations of five seminars on promoting the arts in education. The seminars were sponsored by the Arts Advocacy Project, a joint venture of the Music Educators National Conference, National Art Education Association, National Dance Association, and American Theatre Association. The seminars examined how…
Descriptors: Administrators, Aesthetic Education, Art, Art Education
LARK-HOROVITZ, BETTY; AND OTHERS – 1967
THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION IN CHILDREN FROM MANY COUNTRIES IS TRACED AND ILLUSTRATED. AFTER THE NATURAL DEVELOPMENT OF VISUAL EXPRESSION IN CHILDREN IS REVIEWED, THE FOLLOWING TOPICS ARE CONSIDERED--INDIVIDUAL AND CULTURAL ASPECTS, SUBJECTS AND THEIR REPRESENTATION IN CHILDREN'S ART, SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DEVELOPMENT, AND THE…
Descriptors: Art, Art Activities, Art Appreciation, Art Education
Hutinger, Patricia; Potter, Judy; Schneider, Carol; Guzman, Merriam; Johanson, Joyce – 2002
This final report describes the activities and outcomes of a 3-year Expressive Arts Outreach project at Western Illinois University to integrate and replicate the Expressive Arts (EA) model based on developmentally appropriate experiences in the expressive arts, with an emphasis on visual arts, into early childhood programs for children (ages 3-8)…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Expression, Child Development, Childrens Art