Ohara Museum of Art Painting Appreciation Program for Young Children through "Composing a Story from a Painting"

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to consider the Ohara Museum of Art painting appreciation program for young children through "Composing a Story from a Painting". This program is one of ten Ohara Museum art appreciation programs, which are arranged in four categories. "Composing a Story from a Painting" is appropriate for young children's appreciation. They observe a painting, and describe it using their own imagination. This is one way to understand painting, and a form of appreciation. Through this activity they develop capabilities in thought, imagination, language and meta-cognitive ability.