TEN COMMANDMENTS OF CHILD ART
¾ I shall love the child’s art for what it is - an expression of him
or herself.
¾ I shall not place duplicated picture patterns or coloring books
before them, recognizing that they help destroy creative and
artistic impulses.¾ I shall remember to have art materials and blank paper
available at home and at school.
¾ I shall honor the child’s quest for learning by offering
experiences which reveal the language of art and art in our
heritage.¾ I shall not stifle the child’s innate desire to be a creative and
unique human being.
¾ I shall not impose my standards, ideas, or images upon the
child’s expression.
¾ I shall not steal the child’s right to grow through art
experiences because of my indifference toward his/her art.
¾ I shall not bear false understanding about the child and
his/her inner need for artistic expression.
¾ I shall not covet stereotyped art responses of the child.
¾ I shall love these undeveloped scribbles and those poorly
proportioned symbols as a stage in the child’s maturation as a
creative being.Joseph Pizzat
Professor of Art
Mercyhurst College
Erie, PA