Learning Cultural Literacy through Creative Practices in Schools

Tuuli Lähdesmäki is an associate professor at the Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.Jūratė Baranova was a professor at the Department of Continental Philosophy and Religious Studies, Vilnius University, Lithuania.Susanne C. Ylönen is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.Aino-Kaisa Koistinen is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.Katja Mäkinen is a senior researcher at the Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.Vaiva Juškiene is a junior researcher at the Institute of Educational Sciences, Vilnius University, Lithuania.Irena Zaleskienė is a senior researcher at the Institute of Educational Sciences, Vilnius University, Lithuania.

• Introduction: Cultural Literacy and Creativity.- A Sociocultural Approach to Children’s Visual Creations.- Multimodality: Art as a Meaning-making Process.- Tolerance, Empathy, and Inclusion.- Living Together.- Social Responsibility.- Belonging and Home.- Cultural Literacy during COVID-19.- Conclusions: Cultural Literacy in Action.