We ran our first session of creative and messy play for parents and preschoolers at the DCA this week. We are looking to see if there is an interest in these kinds of sessions for parents and toddlers so we will be doing monthly sessions and see what the feedback is. We would love these …
We are running art therapy groups for parents and their infants at DCA and at the Dundee International Women’s Centre this term. All the parents and their little ones got stuck in with painting on their first week. Here are some of their beautiful painty creations. They all definitely needed the bath afterwards, with as much …
TALKING ABOUT ART We are looking for volunteer families* to explore, draw, and discuss art. At a loss for words when you look at art? Or do you always know what to say? How can galleries help us find our voice? As part of the long term project Art at the Start, University of Dundee …
We were at the DCA doing an outreach event this weekend as part of the ESRC’s Festival of Social Science. We ran some art events for families linking in with the flag theme of ther current exhibition and we tried to show a bit more about what is happening when little ones and grown ups …
The Art at the Start team are taking part in some of the events at DCA’s Discovery Film Festival over the next two weeks. http://www.discoveryfilmfestival.org.uk/ Vicky will be running a sensory workshop after the Shorts for Wee ones screening on Sunday the 27th. We will be creating some beautiful scenery from the films- going underwater with sensory …
This week Vicky and Holly joined the team from DCA at “Picnic in the Park” trying out some mono printing with all the families who came along to enjoy the lovely sunshine in Baxter park and take part in the activities. We were so impressed by how creative all the children who joined in were, using jelly …
We are really pleased to welcome Holly Rumble to the Art at the Start team this month. Holly won our Scottish Graduate School of Social Sciences Studentship to join us as for 4 years as a graduate student in Psychology. She will be working closely with the DCA to look at how we can measure the impact …
We’ve been busy offering creative opportunities to little ones and their big people at Fesitivals this summer. In July we were under the sea at Deershed Festival http://deershedfestival.com/ and in August we were at Belladrum making animals in the Indian Jungle http://www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk/ We had a great time meeting lots of families and bringing some …
We have a fully funded PhD available with our project, looking at the impact of arts in the early years. This PhD is funded by the SGSSS and can be 3 years or 1+3. Deadline for applications 7th May 2018. https://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=97207
Welcome to the Art at the Start site. We are based at The University of Dundee and are looking at the social and developmental impact of engagement with arts by children and their parents/carers in the early years. We will post ideas for parents to try out at home and our research as we go.