CHISINAU, 4 March 2014 - Some 40 children aged 9-18 from Moldova were awarded in a drawing competition about family care. They received diplomas and painting sets for expressing their opinions about what a loving and caring family means to them.
Showing posts with label arts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label arts. Show all posts
March 10, 2014
February 14, 2013
OPPORTUNITIES: 22nd International Children’s Painting Competition on the Environment
Theme - Water: Where does it come from?
Sub-theme: Source of life
The International Children's Painting Competition on the Environment is organized every year by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Japan-based Foundation for Global Peace and Environment (FGPE), Bayer and Nikon Corporation.
It has been held since 1991 and has received more than 3 million entries from children in over 150 countries.
The theme of the 22nd painting competition will be "Water: The Source of Life" and children will have until 15 February 2013 to submit their entries.
full info
December 4, 2012
ARTICLES: Using Public Art to Promote Social Change in Armenia
The organization’s People Daily: Art and Media project, funded by a small grant from Internews, aims to raise public awareness of human rights and social issues in Armenia through visual media content (illustrated stories, photo stories, PSAs and other forms of interactive visual arts), street art installations, and participatory public events. The foundation’s slick and colorful website, Eiva.am, got over 13,000 hits in October.
full article
September 23, 2012
EVENTS: Children’s film festival underway in Lahore
LAHORE: The Little Art group in collaboration with Teacher's Resource Center, is holding 4th International Children's Film Festival, Geo News reported.
Held at the Ali auditorium at the Ali Institute of Education, the ceremony marked the second day of the six-day long film festival in which 86 films from 32 countries will be screened.
The organizers here on Tuesday said the festival is aimed at enhancing media literacy of young people, fostering children's creativity and imagination by showcasing the very best in filmmaking for and by children and young people.
August 2, 2012
OPPORTUNITIES / ART: Tunza International Children’s Painting Competition on the Environment
It has been held since 1991 and has received over 3 million entries from children in over 100 countries.
The Competition is open to children between the ages of 6 and 14 to illustrate their own personal view of the environment – their wishes, hopes and fears.
more info
August 11, 2011
ARTICLES / ARTS: I, Bunyip at the Sydney Children's Festival (AUSTRALIA)
Presented by Sydney Children’s Festival World premiere performances of new work from Erth CarriageWorks Monday 26 Sept – Saturday 8 October, 2011 Do you know what a Bunyip is? Have you ever seen one? What about other secret spirits and creatures that live in Australia? Would you like to meet them?
This year at Sydney Children’s Festival, Erth Visual and Physical Inc present I, Bunyip: a unique performance of puppets, visual effects and multi-media that takes audiences deep inside the mysterious heart of Australian imaginings. Long known for their magical, life-like puppetry and performances, Erth’s shows have transfixed children across the globe. I, Bunyip promises to be equally mesmerising, with an inimitable cast of unique Australian characters brought to life on stage.
January 25, 2010
NEWS: A young Haitian earthquake survivor uses art to cope with disaster
A young Haitian earthquake survivor uses art to cope with disasterNEW YORK, USA, 22 January 2010 – Until their home was destroyed in last week’s earthquake, Bruno Rene, 18, lived with his mother in the southern Haitian port city of Jacmel. Since then, Bruno, an aspiring artist, has been working on art projects to cope with the impact of the disaster.
Bruno spoke with UNICEF Radio by phone from Jacmel, describing his experience during the earthquake and in its aftermath.
AUDIO: Listen now
When the quake struck on 12 January, Bruno was in the street. He heard a loud noise but didn’t understand what was going on, and then he fell. A man passed by and told him it was an earthquake. When he looked up, he saw that all the houses around him were destroyed – including his own.
“Everyone was crying,” he recalls.
full article
November 27, 2009
NEWS / EVENTS: Mekong Arts Festival: Catalyst for social changes
by Xinhua Writer Ma Guihua
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- As some 200 artists and media practitioners converge here for the weeklong Mekong Festival beginning on Monday, their attention has gone far beyond "arts for arts' sake". What they are advocating is how to promote arts as catalyst for social transformation.
Through workshops, performances, forum, conference, film shows and visual arts, artists from the Mekong sub-region which is composed of Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, showcased their understanding of life in the era of globalization and economic integration.
February 13, 2008
NEWS / FUNDING: Government pumps 125m pounds into youth arts and culture (UK)
Government pumps 125m pounds into youth arts and culture
The government is to spend 125m pounds on helping cultivate young creative talent.
The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) has teamed up with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to give every young person in England the chance to experience high-quality arts and culture.
February 7, 2008
OPPORTUNITIES / ARTS: Budding Young Artists Invited to Compete in 17th Annual Pier 1 Imports/UNICEF Greeting Card Contest
Budding Young Artists Invited to Compete in 17th Annual Pier 1 Imports/UNICEF Greeting Card Contest
'Making Spirits Bright' Theme Will Inspire Children to Help Kids Worldwide
NEW YORK, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In what has become a beloved annual tradition, U.S. children are being asked to submit creative drawings for the 2008 Pier 1 Imports/UNICEF Greeting Card Contest to benefit children worldwide. One winner will be chosen from thousands of entries and their winning artwork will be reproduced as an official UNICEF holiday greeting card, sold exclusively at Pier 1 Imports stores across the country during the 2008 holiday season. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the sale of this as well as all UNICEF cards sold at Pier 1 go to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.
Children ages 14 and under are eligible to enter the contest, which will begin on March 1, 2008, the start of National Art Month. Entry forms are available in all Pier 1 Imports stores nationwide while supplies last, online at www.pier1.com and www.unicefusa.org, or by calling Pier 1's Customer Relations Department at 1-800-245-4595. All entries must be hand-drawn and received by Pier 1 Imports' Corporate Headquarters by April 12, 2008. The children's artwork will be judged on artistic quality and creative interpretation of the theme "Making Spirits Bright."
FULL ARTICLE AT:
http://sev.prnewswire.com/art/20080204/NYM11504022008-1.htm
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