Zapping Through Wonderland: Social Issues in Art for Children and Young People - Softcover

Zapping through Wonderland explores how art can make a difference in the lives of children and young people and examines how it can address social issues that are of concern to them. Containing both essays and presentations of art projects, Zapping through Wonderland places theory up against practice and broaches issues that are relevant to artists, cultural managers and policy-makers.
The essays deal with the effects of rapid changes in our societies and their impact on youth and art practice. The project presentations provide readers with examples of innovative arts work from across Europe. Representing various disciplines, including museums, film, visual arts and theatre, they treat a variety of social issues ranging from creating an intercultural awareness, to handling hot topics such as drug abuse or AIDS, to dealing with such burdensome problems as child bullying, sexual abuse and mental illness.