Singapore Biennale is committed to building new arts audiences and broadening arts participation. An art education & outreach programme for schools has been developed to accompany the Biennale with these aims in mind: Inspire, Instill and Engage through participation. SB2008 is also proud to partner Jet Airways to present Singapore's first Kids' Biennale.
Presented by Jet Airways, Singapore Biennale has worked together with Little Art Bug Workshop to design an integrated programme to introduce Primary school children to this year’s theme of Wonder. Beginning in their classrooms, children will learn both art techniques and concepts inspired by the story of Alice in Wonderland and Singapore Biennale artists. Students complete their learning journey at Singapore Biennale with special activities that will help them relate what they have learnt to the best of international contemporary art. The Kids' Biennale will showcase the best works and special projects by participating schools.
So far, more than 36 schools and 8000 students are already participating in this special initiative to rethink what art education means.
Also, don’t miss out on our three Kids’ Day Out sessions, where children can spend a day at the Biennale, having fun and being creative. At each Kid’s Day Out there will activities, including art and craft workshops, face painting and balloon sculpting, and popcorn, candy floss and ice cream will be given out (while stocks last). Each Kids’ Day Out has a special event.
The Kids' Biennale has four main components:
Alice in Wonderland Educational Curriculum
Kids' Day Out! 1: On-the-Spot Art Competition
Kids’ Day Out! 2: The Hunt for The White Rabbits
Kids’ Day Out! 3: Windmills of Wonder Day
On-site Kids Zone
Visit http://www.Jet4Arts.com/kidsbiennale/ for more information and to vote for your favourite artwork!
Singapore Biennale is working with Little Art Bug Workshop to design a curriculum to introduce P1-6 students to a set of art skills & concepts through the story of Alice in Wonderland, ending in the showcase of the best works at the Kids' Biennale.
Find out more about this art curriculum (PDF: 1.67MB) here.
| Date/ Day: | 20 September 2008, Saturday |
| Time: | 11am to 4pm |
| Venue: | Old City Hall |
Programme Details
| 11.00am: | Registration Open for On-The-Spot Art Competition |
| 1.00pm (Up Till 4pm): | Free Popcorn and Candy Floss available (While Stocks Last) |
| 2.00pm (Up Till 4pm): | Free Ice Cream Sponsored by Anderson's Ice Cream (While Stocks Last) |
| 2.30pm: | Registration for On-The-Spot Art Competition Closes |
| 4.00pm: | Last Entries for On-The-Spot Art Competition to be submitted |
The artworks from the On-the-Spot Art Competition are now online!
Visit http://www.Jet4Arts.com/kidsbiennale/ to vote for your favourite artwork now!
The inaugural Kids’ Biennale invites all children from Primary 1 to 6 to pit their skills amongst the best in an on-the-spot art competition on 20 September at the historic City Hall.
The top young artists will stand to win prizes worth up to $38,000 including Jet Airways airline tickets to London, art school memberships from Little Art Bug Workshop, Dicovery Channel Magazine and Samsung MP3 players sponsored by Harvey Norman.*
This art competition aims to showcase the inspiring creative energy of children and encourage expressions of artistic talent.
There will be 2 categories, Lower Primary (P1-3) and Upper Primary (P4-6).
Winners will be selected by a panel of judges (Critics’ Choice) as well as by public vote (People’s Choice).
* Terms & Conditions Apply
| Date: | 4 October 2008, Saturday |
| Time: | 11am to 4pm |
| Venue: | South Beach Development |
Team up with your family or friends in this exciting treasure hunt at the South Beach Development and be the first team to find all the White Rabbits.
Admission is free to the Singapore Biennale for all children aged 12 and under on Kids' Day Out. Admission fees apply for accompanying adults.
Programme Details
| 11.00am: | Kids' Day Out! 2 Officially Starts - The Hunt for The White Rabbit Begins!* |
| 11.30am: | Windmill Making Session 1 - Conducted by Little Art Bug |
| 1.00pm: | Free Popcorn and Candy Floss Available (While Stocks Last) |
| 1.30pm: | Windmill Making Session 2 - Conducted by Little Art Bug |
| 2.00pm: | Free Ice Cream Sponsored by Anderson's Ice Cream (While Stocks Last) |
| 2.00pm - 3.00pm: | Balloon Sculpting for Kids |
| 3.45pm: | Last Entries for The Hunt for The White Rabbit to be Submitted |
| 4.00pm: | Drawing of Winners for The Hunt for The White Rabbit |
* The Hunt for The White Rabbit is a on-the-spot puzzle game where participants (aged 12 and below) complete a puzzle based on the exhibits at South Beach Development. There is no time limit to complete the puzzle but all entries must be completed and submitted by 3.45pm on 4 October 2008. Winners will be drawn at 4pm. Particpants need not be present during draw should their correctly completed entry be drawn as winners. All winners will be announced on the Kid's Biennale website.
| Date/ Day: | 2 November 2008, Sunday |
| Time: | 11am to 4pm |
| Venue: | South Beach Development |
The inaugural Kids’ Biennale invites all children to make art for a good cause, where the windmills they create will help raise funds for a children’s charity.
Windmills made by children aged 6 to 12 will entitle them free entry to the Singapore Biennale 2008. The windmills collected from children all across Singapore will culminate in a community art installation at a Singapore Biennale venue, South Beach Development on 2nd November 2008.
A top prize will be awarded to the school that submits the most number of windmills. Two individual winners will also be selected for the Most Wonderful Windmill prize.
From 2nd November 2008, the public is invited to take home a windmill for a $5 donation towards a children’s charity. Each donation entitles them to a lucky draw coupon where they can stand to win airline tickets worth $4000 from Jet Airways.
The simple windmills, decorated with the hopes and dreams of children, are a gentle reminder not to lose our sense of wonder.
The Kids’ Biennale aims to showcase the inspiring creative energy of children and encourage expressions of artistic talent.
Learn how to make a windmill yourself! Download here for our Kids' Biennale Windmill-How-to.
Download here for the competition and prize details.
Download here for the Terms and Conditions for Donation Draw and Winners.
| Day: | Tuesdays to Sundays |
| Time: | 11.00am to 8.00pm |
| Venue: | City Hall, Level 2 |
A dedicated space for children visiting the Kid’s Biennale. Here there will be a series of ‘themed’ rooms, the Doodle Room for drawing and exhibiting your pictures, the Art Bug Room for arts and crafts, the Kid’s Exhibition space where you can see 500 pieces of artwork created by schools before the Biennale, Artrageous Spaces and much more.
