Angelica and I attended this workshop to get ideas, be inspired and find out how working with the County Office of Education can help improve library services.
This workshop is all about art with a purpose. The Alameda County Office of Education were given the task by the governor to celebrate art. Out of this Art is Education was born which in an initiative to have k-12 students learn through art. Art has so many components that are key to a child's development. Whether it be he physics of art (hand-eye coordination), color and shape recognition, etc... OR Art for critical thinking, focusing on poetry, recycling, culture. Art can be connected with any theme and virtually any subject.
Strongest purpose of this collaboration between the Alameda libraries and Office of Ed. Is that it brought the community together. City organizations, specialists such as artists, children from various schools and businesses who found value in this community wide initiative.
One highlight of this Bringing the art together to change thr libraries into an exhibit hall. Not being scared to let childrens' imagination recreate the look and real of your space.
I have to leave early for booth duty but what i have taken from this workshop is that art and play are the same. Play is fleeting and the ideas derived from play, the tangible outcome of play may not be around for long (blocks fall down, the pretend friend may fade, the exhilaration of the sliding only lasts but a few seconds) but art projects have something physical to touch, hold, admire, and display.
I like the idea of children's art in the library and we do this everyday with crafts and other programs that we hold throughout the week. We offer the same opportunities for creativity with the Play and Lean Islands. The only difference is that this is on a larger scale.
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