ChildArt articles from October 2004

ChildArt archives from October 2004

Editor's corner.(Editorial)
October 1, 2004... Dear Readers, Once upon a time the sky was my canvas. As a kid I would lie on the open grass and for hours trace the eagles soar above, crisscrossing the blue skies. The horizon was so vast and bright and clear then, and my imagination so...

What is the Utopia Project?(Perspective)
October 1, 2004... Utopia: an ideal that has driven mankind since the beginning of time. What will the future bring? What will the world of the future look like? How will we live? When contemporary artists from all over the world began to ponder the idea of...

How did people take part?(Tell Me How)
October 1, 2004... What does utopia look like? Can you see it, hear it, touch it, taste it? Well, sort of. Utopia is whatever you imagine it to be. Your utopia can be as creative or simple as you want. It can range from a world where humans can understand and...

You try it! create your Utopia.(Hands On)
October 1, 2004... Imagine a good place where everyone is happy, there's lots of delicious food to eat and no one is fighting. Where is this place? The answer is 'utopia'. Utopia is an imaginary and ideal place. Many people from history through today--artists,...

Haus der Kunst.(In Focus)
October 1, 2004... Utopia Project--the Utopia Station at Haus der Kunst in Germany What do you think of when you imagine a "utopia", or the best of all possible worlds? What does it look like? Or, what about the opposite--a negative utopia--the worst of all...

Exhibiting art in a subway station.(Tool Tech)
October 1, 2004... Arthur Laux (age 8) Germany Mama You are my eye You are my wardrobe You are my glass You are my eye Unforgettable wings Your Arthur ICAF invited children from all over the world to create artworks...

Utopia: children paint their future.(Gallery)
October 1, 2004... In these pages we highlight many of the artworks created by children for an ICAF competition on the theme "Utopia: children imagine and paint their future". Some children wrote text, others created artwork--anything that could be scanned into a...

Why business leaders support children's art.(First Person)
October 1, 2004... Ed/Meier's Art Meets ICAF The creativity of children knows no bounds; in their works dreams, wishes and fears become reality. This is where we find the real cyberspace, not in a computer or on television. That was the impression I got when...

This is my life!(Thank You)
October 1, 2004... The future is what you do with your own life. The ideas in our minds. Ideas we believe in and try to realize. Here are some people who had an idea, held onto it and managed to carry it out. They all contributed to the development of the Utopia...

Announcing ICAF e.V. and UNESCO support.(Bulletin Board)
October 1, 2004... June 14, 2004 marked a milestone in ICAF's journey to bring about a fundamental change in world con sciousness regarding the value and contribution of children. On that date, ICAF e.V. was registered (number 18502) as a charity association...