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

More from the Very, Very Magic Suitcase: TV interview with Portuguese news

The interview was shot during our exhibition "The Very Very Magic Suitcase and Other Art." It was a wonderful opportunity to share the children's work and the process behind the exhibition with a wider audience. We also heard from the mother of Sahana, one of the artists whose work was being exhibited, and from Dr. Judith Burton, director of Art & Art Education at Teachers College.

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!

On a snowy day (or, just another material)

I played with the snow as I ran, breaking my stride to reach a particularly shiny spot or throw myself in a mountain of fluffy white cold smoothness. And I thought, again: this is just another material.

Publications, StoriesMarta CabralJanuary 24, 2016running, snow, mate, digital materials, pla, journal articles, stories Comment

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

"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

#StoryNotGadget

It’s not how fancy the gadget is - It’s what you do with it.

Marta CabralNovember 12, 2015Comment

“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

The mapping of an art adventure: a preschoolers’ journey of colors and landmarks

Adventures may happen in unexpected moments – as may art. When Oren, Tom, and I hopped and skipped our way from the preschool room to the art studio that morning, we had no idea of the great adventure ahead of us.

Stories, Teaching, Teaching PhilosophyMarta CabralSeptember 30, 2015play, maps, adventure, painting Comment

“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...