21 November 2008

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Children's Art Day Sunday 2nd July

Children's Art Day is a UK-wide celebration and will receive both local and national publicity. It was set up as part of the Artworks programme run by the Clore Duffield Foundation. The day will provide opportunities for hundreds of children around the UK to get involved in art projects and activities organised by galleries, art centres, museums, schools and other organisations. Some events will be for specific school classes and other groups from formal or informal learning settings, but others will be open to members of the public including family groups.

Create some of London's famous landmarks in Trafalgar Square between 2-5pm. Themes will be based around the iconic cityscape of London and will include special outdoor activities all over the Square as well as invitations to workshops and activities indoors at the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery. The Chrisi Bailey Award (The National Children's Media Arts Award) will be presented in the Big M, a huge inflatable gallery located in Trafalgar Square. All the events are free. Children's Art Day in Trafalgar Square is supported by The Mayor for London, Arts Council England, the National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery and the Clore Duffield Foundation.

Dulwich Picture Gallery will be presenting Papier-Mâché ArtPlay. In this wonderful artist-led workshop adults and children can create together to make amazing papier-mâché animals. Children must be accompanied by an adult with a Gallery ticket. No more than two children over 4 years to one adult.

HMS Belfast hosts "View from the Bridge" weekend to celebrate Children's Art Day:
a hands on, creative activity from the ship's flag deck on both Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd July.

Other London events during Children's Art Day

• Withie Sculptures - Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture, Barnet
• Carnival Costume Workshop - Cafe Gallery Projects London, Bermondsey
• The Old Royal Naval College Safari - Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich
• Art Al fresco - Somerset House
• Art Detectives - Royal Academy of Arts
• Art Detectives - Royal Academy of Arts
• Art Trays - Royal Academy of Arts
• Art Trays - Royal Academy of Arts
• Cabinet Creatures - Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms
• Discovering Family Portraits - The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
• Family Drawing event - National Gallery
• Finger puppet fun - Hackney Museum
• Gorgeous Gardens - Geffrye Museum
• Havana head-dresses and mural painting - Victoria & Albert Museum
• Havana head-dresses and mural painting - Victoria & Albert Museum
• Introduction to the Summer Exhibition - Royal Academy of Arts
• Introduction to the Summer exhibition - Royal Academy of Arts
• Linking Thinking - British Library
• Make it with Rubbish - Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
• Moving Portraits - National Portrait Gallery
• Pulling Faces - National Portrait Gallery
• Recycled Carnival Costume Making - Cafe Gallery
• Star Struck! - Science Museum
• Talkaoke- Mobile Chat Show - South London Gallery
• The Camera Never Lies - Serpentine Gallery
• The drawing that came to life - The London International Gallery of Children's Art
• The Steel Harvest - Imperial War Museum
• View From the Bridge - HMS Belfast
• - Design Museum
• We Made This Journey Storytelling - Standpoint
• Zambian Fabric Bowl - Horniman Museum
• 'Me, Myself, I' - Meadlands Primary School, Richmond
• Camouflage - Greenwich Heritage Centre, Woolwich

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