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International Symposium: Perspectives on Art Education in Primary and Early Childhood 2025

The International Symposium on Perspectives on Art Education in Primary and Early Childhood 2025 is a global gathering dedicated to exploring the transformative role of art education in shaping young learners’ creativity, critical thinking, and emotional development.

This symposium serves as a platform for educators, researchers, students and practitioners to exchange innovative practices, ideas, strategies, and research that advance the teaching and learning of art in primary and early childhood education settings.

Date: Saturday 15th February 2025
Time: 13:00 pm-16:00 pm (Japan Standard Time) UTC/GMT +9 hours
Method: Online via Zoom

Deadline 

  • Registration for Presenter: 6th Friday 2025, 23:55     (Japan Standard Time) UTC/GMT +9 hours

  • Registration for Auditor: 13th Thursday 2025, 23:55 (Japan Standard Time) UTC/GMT +9 hours

  • Submission of Abstract: 13th Thursday 2025, 23:55 (Japan Standard Time) UTC/GMT +9 hours

The event will feature keynote speeches from leading experts in art education and panel discussions that address topics such as:

  • The impact of art education on cognitive and social-emotional growth.

  • Strategies for integrating cultural diversity and inclusion into early art curricula.

  • Innovative approaches to fostering creativity through digital and traditional media.

  • Provocative approaches to climate change and sustainability with/through art education. 

  • The role of art education in lifelong learning pathways beginning in early childhood.

  • Innovative approaches to teacher training.

Invited Presenters

Dr. Geraldine Burke, Senior Lecturer, Monash University, Australia. She is passionate about art-based educational research and is currently co-leader of the Art-Creativity-Education Faculty Research Group at Monash Faculty of Education. She teaches creative art units in early childhood and primary education.

Dr. Sue Girak is a primary art teacher and a teaching associate in pre-service art teacher education in Western Australia and Monash University. She encourages collaborative artmaking and environmentally sustainable art practices in the classroom and is committed to applying arts-led research to give children greater autonomy in their artmaking.

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The presentation can be registered at this site.

  • The presentation time is 15 min and 5 min Q & A.
  • Details of the presentation schedule and zoom link will be sent via email after all presentations have finalised.
  • Language of presentation is English
  • All presenter needed to be their presentation.
  • All presentation video will be published in viewing space later members. Please submit a consent form for publication.
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※ If you plan to present your paper, please register on this site and submit your abstract using the form below.

Key documents (Click the links below to download):

  • The abstract needs to provide a brief but comprehensive summary of the contents of your presentation.

  • The abstract should to be in 2 pages with the above abstract format (the Word file).

  • The presentation/abstract must be unpublished at the time of presentation at the symposium. 

  • The maximum number of presentations per person is three, including joint presentations.

  • All abstracts will be published as conference proceeding documents at a later date following the symposium.
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    Your Presentation will be recorded and published on an online viewing space later. Please  

Contact details: The Symposium Organizing Committee Secretariat (art.networks.jp@gmail.com).