Multimedia: Children's Creativity Symposium

December 10, 2009

Pacific Northwest College of Art hosted “Children’s Creativity: Why the Visual Arts Matter”:http://www.pnca.edu/artsmatter, November 11-14, 2009. This four day symposium focused on the relevance of artistic processes of inquiry, reflection, and expression to the cognitive, emotional, and social development of children. PNCA + FIVE Idea Studios.

Dr. Ellen Handler Spitz, “Reflections on Space and Childhood”
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Dr. Lois Hetland, “Art for Our Sake”
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PNCA President Tom Manley, Dr. Lois Hetland and Dr. Ellen Handler Spitz speak about creativity and education on PNCA Radio.
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