On Art Education in Artist's Development

 
Human artistic evolution can now be observed in a child's artistic development from the first steps to adulthood.  Just like cave-man drew stick figures on walls, so will a child, using any available utensil draw bizarre shapes on your freshly-painted walls. And as humans evolved achieving higher levels of artistic skill, so will a child, only thousands of times faster, skipping millenia every year of his/her development as an artist.  It appears that the desire to create is embedded in every human and it starts manifesting itself from before the first steps, and accelerates greatly when the child leaves the comfort of being breast-fed. The creative energy is unstoppable and will manifest itself in many different forms.

Recent progress in media and entertainment industries have been shifting creativity from being creative into participatory.   Children now either observe the content flashing before their eyes or participate in it, as in computer games.  While these forms of entertainment make parent's lives much easier, it is important not to get carried away and overlook the significance of applied art, art made in real life (not in virtual space), by artist's own hands.  Using, and properly holding a pencil at an early age, under 5, has a very important, but not apparent effect on development. It promotes the motor skills and coordination of fingers and that stimulates greatly the brain development. A well organized art program for young children teaches many important skills, such as: shapes, colors, even numbers, coordination, motor skills, composition and mismatching object to create new forms.  Art develops imagination and stimulates creativity and innovation. Guidance is important when learning art.  A good art teacher motivates and inspires students, teaches skills and develops the sense of style and artistic taste.
  At the Youth Talent School the art programs are targeted for different age groups.  From introductory art and craft for the youngest, to fashion design and portfolio building for teens, the art classes at the Youth Talent School engage the student and promote the uniqueness of self-expression while teaching the theory and skill of the subject.
  The Youth Talent School offers art classes for children in subjects such as: painting, drawing, clay, sewing and fashion design. To learn more and to register visit the Youth Talent School web site.

Art classes for children in Swampscott / Marblehead area.