Children’s Art Day
For information about entering our London schools competition, Look Out London,
click here.
“Children's Art Day has created a new focus for celebrating achievement in the visual arts.”
Sir Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate Gallery
“Art is the ultimate playground: a place for fun, adventure and innovation. Seeing art at first hand can
be hugely beneficial to children and families, whether it's through working with an artist in the classroom
or visiting one of the UK's brilliant museums and galleries. Children's Art Day is a vital way to engage children
and young people in something which will help them learn and bring them lifelong pleasure.”
Loyd Grossman OBE
Children's Art Day is the UK-wide programme encouraging children, young people, families and teachers to engage with the visual arts.
Events took place across the UK between 12-18 July 2010, click here for a full listing.
Organisers across the UK devised participatory visual arts events, and received support from engage to run and publicise their events.
New for Children's Art Day in 2010 will be a visual arts competition 'Look Out London' for London schools from April to September 2010,
which invites schools to use drawing as a basis for developing art and design
projects through a variety of media. The competition, in partnership with
The Big Draw
is backed by Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, who is a keen draughtsman and champion of drawing. London Schools (including those
running Children's Art Day events) are invited to submit examples of visual arts projects carried out by students:
find out more here.
Children's Art Day 2010 is managed by engage and supported by the Clore Duffield Foundation and the Mayor of London.
Image Gallery
Click here to see a selection of images taken at Chilldren’s Art Day events in 2010.
Past events
In 2009, over 230 events took place across the UK as part of Children's Art Day. To find out more
click here.
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