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• What parenting miracle did we pull off to have a daughter that loves art galleries so much?
• But you don’t need to be an artist to help your kids enjoy a gallery visit.
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  Four tips to make the most of your next gallery visit

Start young

Children are naturally curious, so start young and make gallery visits a normal activity. Expose babies to art as soon as possible: research proves regular engagement with art develops children’s aesthetic sensibilities and even very young children can respond to art in complex ways.
I remember my baby son neighing like a horse in front of a painting before he could talk. I looked at the painting he was staring at, Nicholas Harding’s Bob’s daily swim. There in the thick, painterly background, was a horse. My son connected with the work because he loved horses.

Before your visit

• Look for ways to introduce your child to artists before your visit.
• Art activities bring exhibits to life in fun and engaging ways.
• If they like superheroes, pop icons or Hollywood stars they might just love to see a show by Yankunytjatjara artist Kaylene Whiskey.

• Let your child take the lead and include them in the planning.
• Planning a trip together may be the perfect time to ask questions and share knowledge: “did you know we can’t touch artwork in galleries?

There’s no right or wrong response

Some adults may feel uncomfortable talking about art. Just try having a conversation about what you see, and be prepared to be amazed by what your child observes. Start by asking your child questions: what are you noticing about this exhibition? What stories are these works telling? What do you think about when you look at this artwork?

• This stimulates curiosity and encourages students to make careful observations and thoughtful interpretations.
• Some galleries use Visual Thinking Strategies, which also consists of three questions: what’s going on in this picture?
• This can even be a great stimulus for discussions with your child: does art have to be beautiful to be good?

Interact with the art

• Try taking a sketchbook for you and one for your child.
• You are not aiming to make a masterpiece but to use drawing to map out what you see.
• They use simple and effective methods such as rolling a piece of paper up into a telescope to look at a work.

Some galleries also have children’s trails especially designed for engaging children. And if they don’t, you can make things up like how many trees can you see? Or can you find any animals in this exhibition?

After the visit

• In a previous article I talked about extending your child’s experience after a gallery visit and how a comic my son made gave me an insight into his feeling about what he had seen at the gallery.
• At the end of the day you want your child to enjoy the experience and foster a love of art.

Naomi Zouwer does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

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