Join Dr Tiina Lämsä, Dr Naomi Zouwer, Adam Duncan and Samuli Heimonen as they discuss the experiences of their art-based workshops with children and the artefacts created as part of the Beyond Verbal project. The project promotes the participation and engagement of children by intertwining art and early education pedagogy. The project aims to support and encourage positive social interactions through art, creativity, and educational design and explore what happens when a visual artists work with teachers, students and the community.

• Dr Tiina Lämsä – Primary Investigator, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
• Dr Naomi Zouwer – Professional arts educator and cross-disciplinary artist, University of Canberra
• Adam Duncan – Director of Wiradjuri Preschool and Child Care and Visual Artist
• Samuli Heimonen – Visual artist