Children’s Art Day 2006
The purpose of Children’s Art Day is to encourage and inspire children to engage
with art in museums and galleries and at school.
From 2000 to 2004, the Clore Duffield Foundation worked in partnership with engage (the National
Association for Gallery Education, www.engage.org)
to offer 50 grants of up to £500 to support innovative gallery-based projects celebrating Children’s
Art Day. This funding came to an end in 2004.
This year, Children’s Art Day took place on Thursday 29 June, and during the weekend of 1-2 July. The
national events programme was managed by engage, with funding from the Clore Duffield Foundation, and
involved 120 special art activities across the UK. In parallel, the Office of the Mayor of London ran a major
Children’s Art Day event in Trafalgar Square.
Over 100 schools, community centres, and national and regional galleries and museums participated in the Day,
which attracted 3750 children, young people and families.
Participants commented:
- I think CAD is an excellent idea and we would be pleased to take part next year.
- General feedback was excellent … people were pleased with the quality of the event, the assistance,
the exciting materials and the atmosphere.
- Trafalgar Square was a great location; thought the event was very successful with lots of families
taking part.
For more information about Children’s Art Day 2006, follow
this link, or email engage at
info@engage.org
Plans are already underway for Children’s Art Day 2007, and we will be announcing dates and
further information shortly. Check back to the site to keep up to date.
Additional information about the Day and for some great, creative ideas for Art Day events and activities -
both for schools and for families - can be found by following the links in this section.
