Process Art
What is process art?
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Emphasis is placed on the process of creating art instead of the final product.
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Child-led instead of teacher directed. The children decide what materials to use and how to use them.
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Every child’s art will be unique and original. There is no “right” or “wrong” way to do art.
Why is process art a part of our curriculum?
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Process art provides the opportunity for children to express themselves freely while discovering their own unique aesthetic preferences.
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Children exercise creativity, flexibility, planning and problem-solving skills as they experiment with different ways to use a wide range of materials, tools, and techniques.
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Children develop fine motor skills like painting, cutting, drawing, and gluing.
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Children practice verbal expression and language in describing their work.
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Process art encourages resiliency and problem solving as children experiment and learn from the results.
Examples of process art in our classrooms:
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Children experimented with mixing liquid water colors together and named the colors they created.
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Children collected natural objects outside and used them as paintbrushes and stamps.
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Children investigated how to create their own paints from pressed berries and ground up rocks.
