Tonight’s
show discussed children and art. Involvement in the arts has shown to have
positive implications for children, such as increased ability in math, reading,
and critical thinking, as well as better cognitive ability and verbal skill.
Tamara Teeter Knapp and Bonnie Wilson came in to talk about creating art with
children as well as how children can interact with the art of others.
Tamara
Teeter Knapp is an arts educator and expressive arts facilitator, and in 2007
joined with three women to form Expressive Arts Florida. With us, she discussed
the individual benefits of children creating their own art, ways to inspire
kids to interact with art, how often kids should have the opportunity to create
their own art, how to incorporate art into every kid’s home, basic essential
materials, art with kids resources, and the benefits of art classes.
Specifically, Tamara teaches local classes in the Waldorf style. Waldorf style
integrates art into all aspects of the child’s curriculum and espouses the
belief that everything is beautiful, influencing the feeling and moral
education of the child. If you would
like to find out more about her program or these classes, you can visit www.expressiveartsflorida.com
Bonnie
Wilson is the Scholastic Programs Coordinator at the John and Mable Ringling
Museum of Art, where she oversees the museum’s school-related programming. With
Bonnie we discussed how children can interact with the art of others,
specifically with regard to the Ringling museum and the many ways they make art
accessible, fun, and exciting to kids. Furthermore, Bonnie discussed with us
how to teach kids museum manners, how parents can get their children to think
critically about art, and ways parents can explore art with their kids outside
the museum. The Ringling museum is open 7 days a week from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm,
and until 8:00 pm on Thursdays. To learn more about the Ringling museum, you
can visit www.ringling.org To call for general information, you can call
941-359-5700.
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