#quizzicalitch / Artmaking, Materials, and Ownership in ECE

Conferences and TalksMarta CabralJanuary 23, 2019RECE, creative agency, early childhood, matisse, art education, ECE, artmaking, ownership, ecaeComment

One of those (joyful) days

Today was one of those days: a perfect work morning, in which your (toddler, preschool, and graduate) students come together in one room, to explore the world together. Thank you, everyone!

TeachingMarta CabralMay 7, 2018teaching, #teacherscollege, #arted, in the classroom, art for teachers, early childhoodComment

AERA 2018: Graffiti in the toddler room

Conferences and TalksMarta CabralApril 17, 2018graffiti, toddlers, arted, early childhood, AERAComment

More from NAEA18: Post-conference thoughts

Conferences and TalksMarta CabralApril 2, 2018games, traveling, arted, early childhood, ownershipComment

The Mad King goes to print

My piece, "Fighting the Mad King: Play, Art, and Adventure in an Early Childhood Art Studio", tells stories of several children I have been privilege to work with in the last few years, and of our adventures in collaborative artmaking.

PublicationsMarta CabralFebruary 16, 2018wri, early childhood, ownership, #communitiesofpractice, Springer, BooksComment

A good, busy, happy year

I’m looking forward to a school year split between Happy Valley and Manhattan - I’m sure it’ll be a good, busy, happy one.

Exhibiting work - students’ work. Stuff or stories?

#storynotgadget is becoming one of my mottos. I argue that as fancy as our media, settings, or circumstances are, they are important not in themselves but to the extent that they help us give people (in this case 0-5 year oldartists) more opportunities to make their voices heard and to share their ideas.

The Very, Very Magic Suitcase & Other Art

It's magic, it's art, it's a suitcase.

There's paint and glass, there's clay, glue, wire, and other materials - artworks by infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Come visit!

"Art makes us happy. Young children explore materials and ideas."

Publications, Exhibitions, Curatorial work, Kids sayMarta CabralJanuary 12, 2016early childhood, art, arted, exhibiting children's art, curatorial practices, BooksComment

“Are you gonna see me flying now?”

Mikel wanted to show them his artist statement, a video where he talks about himself as an artist and mentions his flying skills as well.

Ripping up the curriculum: Toddler-led graffiti practice

It wasn’t me; they started it. (I was always told to take responsibility for my actions, but they did, they started it.) Toddlers - they started it.

Conferences and TalksMarta CabralNovember 2, 2015early childhood, arted, graffiti, RECEComment

“It’s About Inspiring Fantasies:” A Review of George Szekely’s Play and creativity in art teaching

It seems redundant to write here a review of the review, so I'll just say that re-reading it never fails to bring me back to the joy of a sunny and playful family week at the beach, using a shell to draft the outline of a book in the sand. There's worst ways to work...