Reawakening Wonder: Material Agency as a Critical Pathway to Innovative Early Childhood Art Education
Part of 2026 NAEA National Convention
Thursday 5 March 2026·6:00 pm
Explore early childhood aesthetic inquiry grounded in material agency and relational ethics. Drawing on posthumanism and new materialist thought, participants will engage with visual documentation and dialogue to reflect on more-than-human kinship, fostering innovative, inclusive, and decolonial art practices that support creative, inquiry-driven, and ethically responsive learning.
Get notified about Early Childhood events
Free weekly digest of new PD opportunities. Unsubscribe any time.
Related Sessions at 2026 NAEA National Convention
Art Teacher Preparedness for Teaching Students With Disabilities
RESEARCH COMMISSION POSTER PRESENTATIONHonoring Exhibitions as Process and Product in Art Teacher Education
PRESERVICESpeaking Up: Critical Dialogue and DEI in Art Teacher Preparation
EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIONTactile Learning and Material Exploration in Early Childhood Art: Four Art Lessons Beyond Pencils and Brushes
ELEMENTARYWhen Questions Are Bigger Than Answers: Artmaking and Difficult Conversations With Children
EARLY CHILDHOOD ART EDUCATORS INTEREST GROUP