The Street to Studio feature of the Brookly Museum’s website is a great example of innovative ways of introducing artist and their work to young people. My reasons for sharing this with you have more to do with presentation and the distribution of information than content (I don’t think all of the content here is appropriate for children under 12).

Through music, dialogue, movement, text and photographs, young children are able to connect with artist and their work. It is important to give them opportunities to experience this wonderful world of art/culture, no matter how complex the artists lives and art pieces seem to our adult minds.

“This fall, UPPERCASE is going old school. The “Old School” theme celebrates the aesthetics of twentieth century education through an art exhibition and companion book, as well as curated objects. It is inspired by vintage flash cards, old desks, biology class, science fairs, crayons, card catalogs, textbooks, class photos, teachers, yearbooks, lunchboxes, gym class, maps, lockers, report cards, film strips, recess, spelling, chalk… and the list goes on!

In addition to drawing, painting and collage, we will be exploring old school technology such as typewriters, film projections and polaroid photography.”

Explore photographs of the exhibition as well as the gallery of old school artwork & old school things.

A fabulous resource for Early Childhood Educators, especially those living and working in Canada. I continue to go back to their Reports and Data section.

You are cordially invited to the conference: Can Early Learning Prevent Youth Violence?

September 17, 2008, 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

CHU Sainte-Justine – Albert-Royer Amphitheatre
3175, chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine
Montreal, Quebec

The conference will address the issue of youth violence and how it can be prevented by early learning interventions in preschool years. It is co-organized by the Early Childhood Learning Knowledge Centre (ECLKC), the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development (CEECD), the CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre, and the Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon.

You are also invited to join us at noon for the official launch of “Early Learning Prevents Youth Violence”, a report by the Early Childhood Learning Knowledge Centre of the Canadian Council on Learning.

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The Journal of Urban Typography is dedicated to the documentation and study of signs, word fragments, and typography created with utilitarian intent in urban environments.

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