ChildArt articles from January 2008

ChildArt archives from January 2008

World Children's Festival: celebrating 10 years of children's creativity and imagination.
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The World Children's Festival took place in Washington, DC in June 2007. The five-day festival started with a private event for the Arts Olympiad finalists on June 22 and ended with an awards banquet for them on June...

Planning & staging.(World Children's Festival)
January 1, 2008... The planning and staging of the World Children's Festival draws upon the innovative Peace through Art approach of the ICAF. According to the approach: * First, encourage the children from different countries, cultures and religions to feel...

A long road to the festival.
January 1, 2008... The Arts Olympiad is a free global program. The World Children's Festival is also free and open to the public. As an independent arts charity not supported by any government, the ICAF manages to host the festival with the support of creative...

From NZ to DC! Working hard for the money.(New Zealand and District of Columbia for the World Children's Festival)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I entered the New Zealand Arts Olympiad and was invited along with two other kids to give a speech at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Children's Art House Foundation (NZCAF), the ICAF partner in NZ. The hall...

Creating friendships: Arts Olympiad finalists meet on the National Mall.(World Children's Festival)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Art says a lot of words. It helps us cross language barriers, when art encourages team contribution and original expression, it can also help us cross barriers of unfamiliarity, and even fear and hostility. ...

My favorite sport exhibition.
January 1, 2008... The first public exhibition of artworks on the Third Arts Olympiad theme, My Favorite Sport, took place at the festival on the National Mall. For three days, the works were displayed in a specially constructed pavilion across from the National...

One mother's song.(Ivy Keizerweerd)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ms. Ivy Keizerweerd, mother of Suriname Art Olympiad finalist Djennes had a story of inspiration to share with festival attendees. She said that when she found out that her daughter was chosen to represent Suriname,...

Discovering the peace within.
January 1, 2008... Dr. Rebecca Di Sunno, art therapist and ICAF Advisory Board Member, organized an introductory group project to demonstrate the uniting force of art for participating children and parents from many different cultures. She briefly spoke...

What kinds of bonds do you develop?
January 1, 2008... NEUTRAL BONDS Coexistence/Awareness: acknowledge with minimal or vague contact "I noticed some people were walking in... so I just left," says Nina. Observation: consciously involved with the presence of others Eunice spoke...

For a beautiful world: sharing health and environmental concerns.(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Better health and a safe environment are concerns shared by children across the globe. On Saturday, June 23rd, the first public day of the festival, art projects at various workshops taught children about the...

From loss to hope.(Plant Hope)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... At the Festival Classroom, Tambra Stevenson from Plant Hope conducted a two-part seminar of a discussion for parents and a workshop for children. In the discussion, Tambra told the audience how she began Plant Hope after she experienced the...

Woodsy owl and Smokey bear help kids care for their environment.
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Passers-by could spot the well-loved U.S. Forest Service icons Woodsy Owl and Smokey Bear among a crowd of chattering children and parents. Excited children and adults gathered to meet the friendly characters, get a...

The recycled sculpture project.
January 1, 2008... An ongoing mission throughout the day was to complete the Recycled Sculpture Project in the Health & Environment Arena. Directed by Augustina Droze, the sculpture started with a simple base made out of recycled goods constructed by Augustina's...

Inspiring creativity & imagination: the powers of discovery and exploration.
January 1, 2008... "We are thrilled to bring a LEGO building experience to the world's largest celebration of creativity and imagination on the National Mall. What the International Child Art Foundation does to encourage a child's inner creativity is something we...

Follow the LEGO[R] Brick Road!
January 1, 2008... Festival participants made their mark on the National Mall. With at least 10,000 5x5 inch green LEGO plates and nearly two million colorful LEGO bricks, participants challenged their creativity to come up with designs to fit into a mega map of...

Techno Art in the Digital Media Lab.
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Technology can enhance a child's creativity, a fact proven by the festival's wonderful activities at the Digital Media Lab. Instead of the typical paint, brushes, markers, paper, or glue, the Lab was equipped with...

Henna or calligraphy ... it's all Arabic to me.(The Islamic Saudi Academy)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... The Islamic Saudi Academy in Alexandria, Virginia was invited to participate in the World Children's Festival on the National Mall in Washington, DC on Sunday 24 June to teach calligraphy and henna painting; two traditional Arabic artistic...

Creating a nonviolent world.(LEARNING PEACE & LEADERSHIP)
January 1, 2008... We must start with the education of our children in order for the following leaders to effectively handle the geopolitical and international problems that our world currently faces. Lt. Gen. Jim Campbell, Director of the U.S. Army Staff ...

Drum, dance, & dream for peace.(World Children's Festival)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When we were asked to create 'the world's largest-ever drumming circle for children' at the 2007 World Children's Festival, our first response was disbelief. Who were we? Primarily we were an online group of dreamers...

All aboard the children's peace train.(World Children's Festival)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Helped by my 13-year-old daughter Eloisa, I asked children to address the question, "If you could put peace on a train and send it off to children in a country at war, what would it look like?" When I arrived at the workshop venue, I met...

Children helping children.(World Children's Festival)
January 1, 2008... Saanya Hasan Ali, a sixth grader in Bethesda, Maryland, led a workshop on how young people can use creativity as a way to promote good. She talked about how she combines her passion for arts and crafts with her desire to help educate children...

Singing for hope: Coro Fabrettino.(World Children's Festival)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Coro Fabrettino performed a mix of folkloric, native Nicaraguan music and modern arrangements at the festival. The group also sang at the Kennedy Center's Millenium Stage and at several other venues during their weeklong visit to Washington,...

A grand goodbye: Children's Awards Banquet.
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] An enchanted evening in a beautiful ballroom sounds like a fairy tale scene, but on 26 June, it was an exciting and real event for the many finalists who arrived at the Hyatt Regency in Crystal City, Virginia for the...

Thousand word pictures.
January 1, 2008... Seven Arts Olympiad finalists equipped with their very own instant cameras went around taking pictures and giving interviews to document their experiences at the festival. The young investigators were Arts Olympiad finalists: Aleksey from...