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Artworks website www.art-works.org.uk is full of practical ideas for
teachers and children including ways to celebrate Children’s Art Day.
Or you can e-mail info@artday.org.uk
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CHILDREN’S ART DAY
JULY 3, 2003
‘Children’s Art Day is an ideal way to
promote and raise the profile of arts
education…’ 2002 participant
Last year over 160 events involving
thousands of pupils took place throughout
the country for Children’s Art Day.
Children’s Art Day is part of the Artworks
programme which includes the Young
Artists of the Year Awards as well as
research in the field of art education.
Children’s Art Day provides the impetus
for schools to put the spotlight on the
transforming power of art for children and
young people. It is a day for children and
young people to encounter, explore and
engage with art, both as ‘viewers’ and
‘makers’, by:
• seeing art in galleries, museums,
science and discovery centres and
in their local environment
• meeting artists and finding out about
their work
• making art displays for the wider
community to see
• making art in school and at home.
This year Children’s Art Day will be held
on 3 July (for events working with schools)
and over the weekend of July 5–6 (for
family events). There has already been
a sharp rise in registrations from schools
this year. The deadline for registering
events is May 23. All participants receive
stickers and other materials for their
participants as well as inclusion in the
events listings on the Artworks website.
In addition to the events taking place at
organisations throughout the country,
Children’s Art Day includes a Shadows
programme through which young people
can experience a day in the life of a major
figure in the art world. There will be
participation from artists, broadcasters,
museum and gallery directors, government
ministers, art dealers and art critics.
Children last year shadowed the Chairman
of Sotheby’s and Sir Nicholas Serota,
Tate Director.
Raising the profile of arts education
The day will be promoted in The Guardian
and will be celebrated in a series of films
to be shown on Channel 4 in the weeks
preceding the event.
‘The ideas for types of events you could
have were excellent, I knew I wanted to
do something but I didn’t have an idea.
After being inspired by your list we did an
amazing free art club on the high street.’
2002 participant.
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