3rd Annual Conference on Aesthetic Development
The 3rd Annual Conference on Aesthetic Development will take place on November 5, 2026, at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics in Frankfurt am Main. The conference explores how children engage with visual art, music, dance, theater, and literature, and how aesthetic experiences and creativity evolve across development.
The 3rd Annual Conference on Aesthetic Development will take place on November 5, 2026, at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics in Frankfurt am Main.
The conference explores how children engage with visual art, music, dance, theater, and literature, and how aesthetic experiences and creativity evolve across development.
Keynotes:
Ulrike Frischen-Munderloh (University of Bremen)
Pauline Larrouy-Maestri (Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics)
Ines Schindler (Europe-University of Flensburg)
Gudrun Schwarzer (Justus-Liebig-University Gießen)
We welcome submissions from various perspectives and disciplines that address the development of aesthetic responses, experiences, judgements, performances, and productions. Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- Early psychological precursors of aesthetic judgments and productions.
- Developmental trajectories of aesthetic appreciation and artistic creativity.
- The role of social, emotional, and cognitive development in shaping aesthetic responses and productions.
- Differences in aesthetic experiences and productions between children and adults.
- Comparative studies on aesthetic development across different art forms.
- The potential for a unified theory of aesthetic development or related organizing principles.
