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This book presents qualitative research narratives on children's engagement and learning in play and arts experiences. Using The Artground Singapore - a registered arts charity that offers interactive visual art spaces for children - as a site of study, the book also offers reflective and practical insights into the professional development and incubation of art practitioners dedicated to the creation and implementation of works for young audiences. With reference to other such purpose-built arts spaces specifically dedicated to the engagement and learning of young audiences through play and varied arts experiences, such as The Ark in Dublin and ArtPlay in Melbourne, the authors show how these spaces are also dedicated to the development and creation of new quality works for young audiences through various professional development programmes. The Artground Singapore was developed along similar lines of interest, and provides a dedicated arts space for children and their caretakers to explore, play and create together through its interactive visual arts play space, as well as arts programmes that include music, theatre and dance, amongst others. Sharing critical insights into the aesthetical, logistical, and management aspects of providing a dedicated arts space for children, this book will be of interest to arts practitioners, child educators, and cultural studies scholars interested in dance, drama and music performance and pedagogy.

The Artground Ecology: Engaging Children in Arts and Play Experiences

Introduction.- Chapter 1. The Artground: A Curious Place to Be.- Part I: Creation and Play within the Interactive Visual Arts Play Space.- Chapter 2. Co-Creating the Visual Arts Play Space: The Curious Journey of Hullabaloo and Wild Rumpus.- Chapter 3. Designing for Play in the Visual Arts Play Space: Perspectives from Contemporary Playgrounds.- Chapter 4. Playing in the Interactive Visual Arts Play Space.- Chapter 5. Playing in "Hullabaloo": A Qualitative Investigation of Flow Experiences.- Part II: Professional Development of Artists at The Artground.- Chapter 6. 'Donch Play Play!' Incubating Works for Young Audiences in Singapore.- Chapter 7. Emergent Pedagogies, Supporting Strategies, and Long-term Implications.- Part III: Looking Ahead.- Chapter 8. Regulars at The Artground.- Chapter 9. Commentaries.