Center for the Study of Childhood Art
Christopher M. Schulte
Director
cschulte@uark.edu
The Center for the Study of Childhood Art is an interdisciplinary research, teaching and community engagement center affiliated with the program in the at ÉÁ²¥¸£Àû¿â of Arkansas. Through dynamic educational programs, community-facing initiatives, and an innovative research agenda, the Center for the Study of Childhood Art is committed to:
- Challenging perspectives that disempower children, decontextualize their lives, and delegitimize their creative practices;
- Documenting, preserving, and sharing the artistic, play-based, and aesthetic practices of children;
- Reconceptualizing the study of children’s art and its relationship to historical and contemporary childhoods;
- Creating equitable and inclusive programs for young people to experience the educative promise of the visual arts.