Dear Leo
Here is the link to the conference entitled 'Art in early Childhood'

http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/ses/conferences/Artandearlychildhood.asp

I wonder if anyone made it to the Tate exhibition 'The Stage of Drawing:
Gesture and Act' (I attended in December 2004)? The exhibition (which is a
touring one) was in collaboration with The Drawing Centre.

The  'catalogue' (really a very substantial book) has a wonderful discussion
with Avis Newman (who made the selection for the exhibition) and Catherine
de Zegher on drawing!
Maulfry


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dear maulfry
 would you please send information about the art in early chioldhood  event
at roehampton to me at

kingston university
faculty of art design & music
knights park
kingston upon thames
surey kt1 2ud

with many thanks

leo duff

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Dear Pamela

I have been researching young children's drawing and marks (two - eight
years of age) with a colleague for the past 12 years. We have focused on
their own mathematical representations (which we term 'mathematical
graphics'). We are also exploring the inter-relationship between all of
young children's visual representations (and multi-modality) and their
highly creative responses through their own marks - only possible when
teachers truly value the child's 'voice'.

We are continuously delighted and amazed at their graphics and view and
assess all of their representations from a positive perspective!

Incidentally one of of the findings of my Masters was of the very high
levels of cognitive challenge through child-initiated art.

I expect you are aware of the Roehampton conference 'Art in Early Childhood'
in July this year?
Maulfry

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Dear Tracy

I hope these will be helpful to you - I have been interested in children
using sketchbooks for some time. Renate, the widow of Charles Keeping (the
influential illustrator of books such as The Highwayman') has dedicated her
home to exhibiting his work (and her amazing artworks too). We have used the
gallery on several borough projects - hence the name 'Keeping Books'.



The wolf thing just shows how children's research towards an artwork might
progress.



I also have an unfinished bit of my doc thesis (long way to go!) that looks
at how we might assess drawings as narratives in a generous and positive way
rather than the deficit model often used (I will send part of it too if you
wish)



I'm working with a group of teachers at the moment but even though they
agree with the idea of keeping sketchbooks, they find it ever so difficult
to manage.

Good luck with your project.

Pamela





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