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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.