Navigating the Online Networks of Young Creators

Juan Carlos Castro is Professor of Art Education at Concordia University, Canada. His previous books include Mobile Media in and Outside of the Art Classroom: Attending to Identity, Spatiality, Movement, and Materiality (2019), Youth Practices in Digital Arts and New Media: Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (2015), and Educational, Psychological, and Behavioral Considerations in Niche Online Communities (2014).Joanna Black is Professor of Visual Art Education at the University of Manitoba, Canada. Her previous books include Youth Practices in Digital Arts and New Media: Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (2015).

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Youth's Issues Regarding Identity.- 3. Digital Identities, Artistic Exploration and Pandemic Impacts: A Dual Perspective from High School Women.- 4. Young Creators: Mental Health and Digital Creative Art Practices.- 5. How Online Communities Foster Creative Practices in Queer and Neurodivergent Youth.- 6. How Young Creators Learn Online.- 7. Digital Dilemmas: Navigating Art Ownership and Copyright in Youth Online Practices.- 8. Artificial Intelligence Regarding Art Students' Visual Online Social Media Usage.- 9. Teaching: Integrating Social Media and Technology in the Contemporary Art Classroom.- 10. Conclusion.