Contributors
Stephanie Lindquist
Stephanie Lindquist is a freelance arts consultant, curator and writer. She received funding from Museums Australia, the Queens Trust and Arts Queensland to visit museums in the USA offering visual arts facilities and programs for children in 1995 and 1996.
Articles
Kidding Around: Children in the Visual Arts
Throughout the twentieth century the spontaneous, vibrant art of children has provided inspiration and insight to avant-garde artists the world over. Although artists and educators have acknowledged the potential of children's art and the importance of nurturing creativity for over a century, it has taken considerably longer for government and the arts infrastructure to realise the needs of young artists. Lindquist looks at some of the international and local initiatives fostering young artists, concluding that a greater respect and nurturing of child art via a shift in the priorities of the Australia Council and other arts funding bodies is essential.
Art and Childhood