Robert Brown has worked as lecturer in arts education and early childhood curriculum for over 15 years. For the last 8 years he has also performed the role of project manager at The University of Melbourne's Early Learning Centre. These complementary roles have provided unique opportunities for Robert to work with diverse communities in Australia, Singapore and China. Robert's ongoing research interests are dynamically interactive and include arts based teaching and learning, teacher reflection, Australian Indigenous knowledge, environmental education and futures studies. Robert coordinates Boorai: The Children's Art Gallery a unique gallery that aims to stimulate and challenge audiences to recognize and value, the personal, social and cultural comments expressed by young children through the arts and language.