Author(s)

Ka Ian Wong, Keang-Ieng Peggy Vong

Faculty of Education, University of Macau, Macao-SAR, China.

This study aimed to compare and contrast the artistic creative performances of students living in two regions with different socio-cultural backgrounds. The artistic creative performance of 132 four to eight years old students in Guizhou (N = 60) and Macao (N = 72) in China was analysed. Findings revealed that the Macao students performed better than Guizhou students in terms of artistic creativity performance measured in this study. Based on the p value of Consensual Assessment Technique (CAT) scale, Macao students scored higher in 6 dimensions of artistic creativity performance (Creativity, Likeability, Appropriateness, Technical quality, Elaboration & Cultural integration level) than their counterparts in Guizhou (p value < 0.05). However, there were no significant differences in the dimensions of Imagination and Artistic levels between Guizhou and Macao’s students (p value > 0.05). Results also indicated that age was an important factor in artistic creativity, i.e. the longer students have been exposed to their own cultural environment, the higher the level of cultural integration their collage artwork showed. The study concluded that the length of cultural exposure significantly affected their artistic creativity performance. It is essential to understand these differences to develop strategies that support artistic creative development across different socio-cultural contexts.

Creativity, Artistic, Socio-Cultural, Urban and Rural, Cultural Exposure

Wong, K. and Vong, K. (2023) Influence of Cultural Exposure upon Artistic Creativity Performance: A Comparison of 4 - 8 Years Old Children in Guizhou and Macao, China. Creative Education, 14, 2185-2206. doi: 10.4236/ce.2023.1411139.