There Are No Hard-Set Rules in Art Making!
Art celebrates different learning styles and teaches children that there are endless possibilities for what they can imagine and create. In an art class, children and youth are celebrated for their innovativeness. This acceptance and support of different learning styles can be particularly meaningful for neurodivergent children and youth. You’ll find many diverse learners in the arts for this reason!
Art Promotes Social-Emotional Learning
Are you, like most parents, feeling the need to help your child build social confidence and emotional resilience in this crazy world? Art classes are a perfect and unique way to do this, providing a safe and creative outlet for expressing thoughts and feelings without the need for words. Students explore their inner world and learn how and when to share pieces of that world with their peers. Students also gain crucial experiences in observation, fostering empathy, self-awareness, and an open mind to the experiences of others.
Communication & Collaboration are Important!
Group projects, idea sharing, giving and receiving feedback, and solving problems creatively with peers are major parts of arts education. Through collaboration, young people learn how to communicate their thoughts and feelings effectively. By consistently listening and reflecting on the thoughts and feelings of their peers, they’re encouraged to keep cultivating a profound level of empathy.
A Toolkit for Stress Relief and Resilience
As a healthy outlet for self-expression, an art practice can be a critical tool for young people learning to process and regulate their emotions. An important tool that they carry with them throughout their lives. Times of stress are sure to come for all folks, and healthy coping methods are essential in managing stress. An art practice can be a safe, accessible, and empowering tool for children and youth to utilize in times of stress.
Forum Art Centre
The Forum Art Centre was established in 1964 to provide educational and cultural enrichment for the art community in and around Manitoba. Today, in addition to adult art programming, there are an expanding range of art programs designed for Children ages 7 to 10, Preteens ages 10-12, and Teens ages 12 to 16; with 10-week sessions throughout the school year.
At the Forum, students’ innovative and experimental work is encouraged and nurtured with enthusiasm for creating art, and every day they see the many benefits arts education has for children, preteens, and teens.
Forum Art Centre is committed to programming for young people that supports their artistic and emotional growth. For details on our upcoming course offerings, please visit forumartcentre.com
