Next Kids Art Session - Painting

*****  Painting Session Soon!  *****

 At the Gallery - Air Conditioned Comfort

Saturday 2nd March 10am - 12md

FREE with all Art Materials Supplied

 Will Need to Register if not a member of Kids Art Society!

Contact Faye on 0434356362

Kids Art Session 2 Feb 2013 - Polymer Clay Modelling

There isn't a kid out there that doesn't enjoy molding, sculpting and squishing clay. These days, the clays of choice for kids' extends to many types and colours.  The polymer modeling clays feel like natural clay and stay soft at room temperature, but can be easily hardened by air-drying or in a kitchen oven instead of a high-temperature kiln.  More photos on Facebook Album!

Cooktown kids are quite talented when it come to making models.  We love seeing their creations. To do the same you'll need modeling clay in an assortment of colors, shaping tools, wires and alfoil for larger models a great imagination and time!  Have a go!

Cute penguins, a tank, a giraffe, a wolf, a rose bouquet, a face, hearts and a bear made by kids attending art session at galley Saturday.  Modeling clay is a great activity or craft that depending on the child's age can develop tactile and fine motor skills development for the little ones, and three dimensional/sculptural learning for the bigger ones!

Kids Art Session 23 Jan 2013 - Drawing

At Cooktown PCYC Events Centre Cookrtown School Age Kids Vacation Care - Drawing with quality pastela, marker pens and graphite and art pencils. Kids had fun exploring colours in pastel and learning drawing skills through line, dots, circles, angles and bringing shapes together. I think the work they produced was excellent. In so short a time they used the pastels and drawing pens without the trepidation adults often have and it shows in the work. 

Kids Art Session 16 Jan 2013 - Drawing

At Cooktown PCYC Events Centre Kids Vacation Care - Drawing with quality pastels, marker pens and drawing with graphite and art pencils. Kids had fun and I think the work they produced was excellent. In so short a time they used the pastels and drawing pens without the trepidation adults often have - that shows in the work. 

Kids Art Session Sat 5 Jan 2013 - Acrylic Inks

Click LINK to see Facebook Kids Art Session Album.

Early 2013 in Cooktown Kids APT7 on Tour!

Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) and Cooktown Art will facilitate Kids’ APT on Tour in Cooktown during the summer school holidays in early 2013.

Celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the Gallery’s ‘Asia Pacific Triennial series’ (APT), Kids’ APT on Tour will comprise a range of artist projects developed especially for kids. Kids can explore and experience diverse contemporary art styles and approaches through a range of activities including drawing, multimedia interactives and moving image.

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The Kids’ APT on Tour* program will be held in early 2013. ‘On Tour’ Artist Projects include:-
• Daniel Boyd History is made at night 2012 using the ‘dot’ as a lens for viewing the world - a multimedia interactive that allows players to reveal information about a hidden image via screens of dots.

• Parastou Forouhar - Persian for kids 2012 an activity that uses the script of the Farsi language. Kids create their own animal form shaped from Farsi lettering.

• Uji Handoko Eko Saputro (aka Hahan) Memento masko 2012 is inspired by mask-making traditions across Indonesia with a series of black-and-white masks for kids to complete by drawing their own facial expressions.

• Roslisham Ismail (aka Ise) Sira pisang (Glazed banana) 2012. Kids illustrate and share their favourite meal on a specially designed placemat and receive a traditional Malaysian recipe, beautifully illustrated by the artist, which they can then cook and share at home.

• Tromarama Wattt?! 2010. The imaginary after-dark activities of lamps take centrestage in the playful film Wattt?!. Set in a typical living room, a desk lamp is supported by a cast of colourful lights in this fun stop-motion animation.

An additional aspect of Kids’ APT7 on Tour will celebrate the role of artists in communities with a Comic / Cartoon Workshop related to the activity book 'Hahan and Friends' created in collaboration with the Children’s Art Centre and Indonesian artist Hahan. Focused on his comic book style of illustration it will provide insight into his drawing techniques and materials he uses.

Christmas Crafts & Face Painting

December Kids Art Session at the gallery on Saturday 1st December 2012 was a great day with loads of kids turning up - 21 signed in the book.  See more photos on Facebook!

We had lots of fun learning how to do Clown Face Painting by 'Bozo' the Clown (AKA Bob) and Christmas Crafts for the kids to paint pictures, cards, trinket boxes and Butterfly Wings - glitter was in the air!

Art Activities Christmas Craft

Bozo the Clown teaching Clown Face Painting