Multidisciplinary Approaches to Art Learning and Creativity: Fostering Artistic Exploration in Formal and Informal Settings

This book explores learning in the arts and highlights ways in which art and creativity can ignite learning in schools, informal learning spaces, and higher education. The focus is on learning in, with, and through the arts.

Written from a range of international perspectives, Multidisciplinary Approaches to Art Learning and Creativity draws upon the fields of cognitive science, art education, technology and digital arts; the learning sciences; and museum studies to explore the theoretical underpinnings of artistic creativity and inspiration, and provide empirical explorations of mechanisms that support learning in the arts. Critical factors that help to facilitate the creative process are considered, and chapters highlight connections between research and practice in art learning. This volume offers a rich variety of positions and projects which underpin creativity in schools, museums, and other venues.

An illustrative text for researchers and educators in the arts, Multidisciplinary Approaches to Art Learning and Creativity demonstrates how artistic ways of thinking and working with artists empower art learners and support their needs and opportunities across the lifespan.

Karen Knutson is co-lead of the University of Pittsburgh Center for Learning in Out of School Environments (UPCLOSE), USA.

Takeshi Okada is Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at the Graduate School of Education and Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies at the University of Tokyo, Japan.

Kevin Crowley is Professor of Education at the University of Pittsburgh and co-lead of University of Pittsburgh Center for Learning in Out of School Environments (UPCLOSE), USA.