Children working as and becoming artistsPeople who are engaged in a broad spectrum of visually led ideas and activities aligned to the expressive arts, makers and designersPeople who are engaged in the production of functional products, services and systems is about enabling time and space for active participation to nurture their creativeBeing creative or 'creativity' relates to or involves the use of the imagination or original ideas to create something. expression and imaginationImagination in philosophy is the production of sensations, feelings and thoughts informing oneself. These experiences can be re-creations of past experiences, such as vivid memories..., to encourage artistic exploration and risk-taking and the communication of their own ideas.
By experimenting with different artArt refers to a diverse range of human intellectual and expressive activities and the outcomes of those activities. Within this context art is further defined..., craftCraft can be designed as intelligent making. It is technically, materially and culturally informed. Craft is the designing and hand making of individual objects and... and designDesign shapes ideas to become practical solutions and propositions for customers and users. Design is all around us, everything man made has been designed. The... mediums, materialsThe resources that artists, craftspeople and designers use to create work, to include thread, plastic, stone, wood, clay, paint and paper, and techniquesA procedure, formula or routine by which an outcome or artwork is achieved, to include weaving thread into cloth with a darning needle, carving wood..., and by taking inspiration from a diverse range of artists, makers and designers from different periods of time and cultures, children can come to understand the processA series of actions, changes or operations performed in the making or creating of a product or outcomes. The procedures that one goes through in..., nature and purpose of art and design.
Children are able to create individual and collaborative artworks that connect with and represent creative, emotional, social, or environmental points of reference.
By laying these foundations at an early age, children are equipped for the next stages of their art and design education journey, and their potential future career aspirations and pathways.
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