Playground Festival

Playground Festival: Early Years - Conversations and Exchanges Series

When & Where?

Mon 25 May - Thu 28 May 2026

A young child interacting with lights and textured materials
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Join us for Early Years - Conversations and Exchanges, a series of panel discussions and talks during Playground Festival exploring creativity, early years practice and working with young audience. Hear from artists, academics and practitioners as they share ideas, insights and experiences.

  • Babies and the Digital World: Challenges and Opportunities for the Earliest Years - Monday 25 May, The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge, 10.30am - 1pm. Book tickets
  • Seen First: Exploring the Baby’s Visual World for Creative Practice - Tuesday 26 May, 4pm - 6pm, JV H.O.M.E, Ashford. Book tickets
  • Playground: A Baby Revolution - Tuesday 26 May, 1pm - 3pm, JV H.O.M.E, Ashford,. Book tickets
  • Towards Sensuous Ecologies: Lecture + Q&A with Dalija Aćin Thelander - JV H.O.M.E, Ashford, Thursday 28 May, 5-7pm. Book tickets
  • A young child standing and touching the performers veil who is sat down
  • A young child and their parent/carer looking at a robot
  • To the left, a parent/carer is kneeling on one leg and engaging with their baby who is lying down on a textured mat. Next to them an artist is sat on the same mat, playing the guitar with a young baby next to him touching the same guitar.

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