Take young minds on a creative journey with QAGOMA’s Asia Pacific Triennial Kids
Budding young artists and curious little minds are invited to explore their boundless creativity at Asia Pacific Triennial Kids – a fun and free hands-on exhibition series at QAGOMA. Coinciding with the 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, GOMA’s Children’s Art Centre is presenting a collection of interactive artworks to engage young audiences with dynamic art forms of the region while fostering creativity and cross-cultural understanding.
Running daily until Sunday July 13, Asia Pacific Triennial Kids features seven interactive works and activities created by artists from India, New Zealand, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia/Palestine, Cambodia and Timor-Leste. The fun-filled interactive exhibition series invites kids to meet the artist through a video, see a display of the artist’s work and get creative through a specific hands-on activity.
Kids can explore sacred geometry with Dana Awartani, an artist from Palestine and Saudi Arabia. Her project, named Unity Within Multiplicity, invites colouring-obsessed kids to add their own colour palette and patterns to geometric templates. Then, they can create their own ‘Monster of Wants’ with Malaysian artist Harold ‘Egn’ Eswar, whose work draws inspiration from street art and personal stories. In this hands-on project, children can draw their own version of a monster that reflects all of their wants.
Known for his sound-based artworks that use natural elements and electronic equipment, Timorese artist Etson Caminha is inviting kids to get noisy in My Kitchen Sounds. With experimentation encouraged, children can try their hand at music composition selecting and layering pre-recorded videos.
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New Zealand artist Brett Graham’s larger-than-life sculptures and installations adorned with Maori patterns have been reimagined for younger minds in Asia Pacific Triennial Kids. The activity, named Wakuwaku, allows children to apply patterns to a cut-out template by making rubbings of carved designs drawn from his work.
Cambodian artist and children’s art teacher Yim Maline, known for creating sculptures from found fabrics that explore her bond with nature, is presenting Art Box for Kids: Yim Maline. Developed specifically for Asia Pacific Triennial Kids, the exhibition features a series of drawings by both the artist and her students, who were tasked with exploring their dreams for the future of Cambodia. Visitors to the exhibition are also invited to make their own drawing reflecting on what they hope for the future.
To find out more about Asia Pacific Triennial Kids and to plot a visit with your little, head to the QAGOMA website.
The article was written in partnership with our good friends at QAGOMA.