For artist and art educator Dinaz Cassim, art is a wonderful tool for children’s development. Her debut outing Art Day For Animals, which Dinaz wrote and illustrated, was recently launched. VISUAL LITERACYAs an art educator who runs art workshops for children and adults, Dinaz hopes that children will develop visual literacy through her book and be inspired to create art of their own, just like how the animals have been inspired after their fun-filled tour of the art gallery. “They’re naturally creative and with an art education, which involves looking at art, observing nature and noticing the world around us, children can develop cognitive skills, and fuel their imagination. Fostering creativity and getting children to create art, according to Mary Ann F. Kohl, author of Primary Art: It’s The Process, Not The Product, can help to boost young children’s ability to analyse and problem-solve in different ways.

Source: New Strait Times December 16, 2017 06:00 UTC