#quizzicalitch / Artmaking, Materials, and Ownership in ECE

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

In Portugal: Celebrating Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC)

Publications, Conferences and TalksMarta CabralJune 26, 2018ecae, arted, journal articles, Portugal, APEI, listeningComment

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

Postcards from the (future) museum

Players were invited to create cards containing prompts focused on four categories outlining future times and circumstances. Based on cards picked at random, participants created postcards from the future that they then sent to each other.

It’s that NAEA time of the year

With Spring comes the annual convention of the National Art Education Association (NAEA). Every year we meet in a different city, and soon I’ll be off to Seattle to join my fellow educators. It is always a joyful occasion, a time for seeing friends and meeting peers, and an opportunity to hear and learn from different people in the field

Conferences and TalksMarta CabralMarch 20, 2018NAEA, Seattle, Writings, museum educationComment

#storynotgadget | Artmaking, Materials, and Ownership | USQ Salon Series 2017

In July and August 2017 I was welcomed by the Digital Life team at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) in Toowoomba, Australia. Among other things, I was invited to be a guest speaker at their Salon Series - a monthly live-streamed lecture by a visiting scholar.

A Toowoomba Summer (or Winter)

On this trip, I divided my Toowoomba time between the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) and the Cobb&Co Museum. I was welcomed by excellent researchers, artists, and educators of all walks of life. There was work in the museum workshop and the university makerspace, lectures to be given, discussions to be had, time in TV and radio production studios, lunches and meetings, - I’ll tell you all about all that soon. Butlet’s start at the beginning.

Offer / Listen / Consider / Respond. Improv, Teaching, and Occupational Therapy

It was a fine Fall evening when I joined my friend Scott for an improv night with his group.

Conferences and Talks, Teaching Philosophy, Teaching, Material InquiryMarta CabralNovember 6, 2016Listening, Improv, Glass, Occupational TherapyComment

The 2nd Sungduk International Early Childhood Education Symposium and Workshop

It’s always a good challenge to run a workshop with participants whose language you don't share. It never fails to remind me of the importance of direct interaction, both in long term teaching situations and one-off workshops.

Conferences and Talks, TeachingMarta CabralOctober 18, 2016South Korea, arted, hands-onComment

IMAG NING Toowoomba

Stories, Conferences and Talks, TeachingMarta CabralAugust 20, 2016Australia, libraries, stories, Queensland, street art, travelingComment

MATERIAL INQUIRY? It's a thing.

Curious? Sean Justice and I are passionate about it, and here’s where we’re collecting some of our thoughts: http://materialinquiry.com.

Publications, Conferences and Talks, Projects, Material Inquiry, Teaching PhilosophyMarta CabralJanuary 17, 2016materials, projects, serendipityComment

“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.

#WeAllDraw

Conferences and TalksMarta CabralNovember 9, 2015drawing, artistic developmentComment

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