Zeitz MOCAA’s Centre for Art Education (CFAE) has lots of exciting happenings for art-loving kids, teens and their parents!
• Children’s Winter Holiday Programme offers exciting workshops for kids
• Bursaries available for new MOCAA Art Club
Children’s Winter Holiday Programme
Tuesday, 28 June sees the start of the popular Children’s Winter Holiday Programme. The programme includes exciting workshops during the school holidays and this year’s edition will allow children to work in a variety of 2D and 3D mediums to imagine and create their own architectural visions in an environment that encourages playful investigation of materials and techniques. This year’s programme offers two age-specific workshops a day until Saturday, 2 July.
See Programme below.
MOCAA Art Club
The CFAE is also launching a new MOCAA Art Club aimed at high school students in grades 9 through 11. Teenagers are invited to apply for membership to the club, where they will enjoy a space to connect with each other and make and learn about art.
“The intention of MOCAA Art Club is to develop visual art literacy and criticality in an environment that fosters social cohesion and an understanding of diverse attitudes and practices,” says Liesl Hartman, Head of Education at Zeitz MOCAA’s Centre for Art Education. “The curriculum will explore contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora through exhibition visits, discussions, art-making and reviews, and the club members will work towards an exhibition that they will curate and install at Zeitz MOCAA.”
To ensure access for all to the MOCAA Art Club, the CFAE has introduced both paid and bursary memberships, with bursaries awarded to students from no or low-paying schools in Cape Town who show a keen interest and promise in their art-making capabilities. Applications for MOCAA Art Club close on Monday, 18 July.
“We are extremely proud to be able to offer a variety of programmes and access to art education to the different schools and communities of the Western Cape, and are keen for opportunities for collaboration,” adds Hartman.
MOCAA ART CLUB
2 – 5 pm, every Saturday from 13 August to 22 October, with the exhibition opening on Saturday, 29 October
Applications must include a one-page typed/written motivation letter explaining ‘Why I want to be part of MOCAA Art Club’ and a portfolio consisting of:
• A4 to A3 artwork inspired by an artist from Africa
• A5 observational drawing of an object that represents Africa today with a short caption for the drawing that explains why the object was chosen
• Any artwork in any medium produced in the last six months and no larger than A1
Application forms can be submitted in person or via email to education@zeitzmocaa.museum.co.za and are available here
CHILDREN’S WINTER HOLIDAY PROGRAMME
10 am – 12 pm from Tuesday, 28 June to Saturday, 2 July
Book here
A maximum of 25 children for the 6-8-years age group and 30 children for the 9-12-years age group will be allowed per session
Age Group Date & Time Workshop
Ages 6 – 8 Tuesday, 28 June
10 am – 12 pm Freaky Frottage, Dizzy Decoupage
Inspired by the shapes and textures of the museum building, children will use wax and ink to create freaky frottage patterned surfaces to cover a decoupaged container.
Wednesday, 29 June
10 am – 12 pm Out of the Drydocks (Painting)
Looking carefully at the shapes and sizes of the boats and inspired by the waterfront sights and sounds of the drydocks located next to the museum, children will paint a harbour scene.
Thursday, 30 June (International Asteroid Day)
10 am – 12 pm Comets and Crayons (Crayon and ink resist, crayon layering and engraving)
Using crayon and ink techniques, children will create cosmic scenes from outer space with bold colours and playful gestural mark-making.
Friday, 1 July
10 am – 12 pm Relief Collage Constructions
Inspired by the view of Cape Town from the rooftop terrace of the museum building, children will create a layered architectural relief design using patterned surfaces, architectural images and textured paper.
Ages 9 – 12 Tuesday, 28 June
2 – 4 pm Reverse Rubbings (Frottage and collage)
Children will explore the museum building in search of textures. They will collect shapes that will go into a fantastical futurist collage. This activity starts with the ‘cosmic language’ of El Loko, whose work can be found on the glass covering the floor of the museum’s rooftop terrace.
Wednesday, 29 June
2 – 4 pm Drawing on the Docks (Drawing and painting)
Children will create observational mixed-media drawings of the harbour and drydocks located opposite the museum.
Thursday, 30 June (International Asteroid Day)
2 – 4 pm Milkyway Monoprints
Children will explore the wonderful world of printmaking by creating monotypes of dramatic night skies, complete with meteors, planets and stars.
Friday, 1 July
2 – 4 pm Relief Collage Constructions
Inspired by the view of Cape Town from the rooftop terrace of the museum building, children will create a layered architectural relief design using patterned surfaces, architectural images and textured papers.
Ages 6 – 16
Maximum number of participants: 40 Saturday, 2 July
10 am – 2 pm Flags of Freedom, celebrating International Children’s Day and Youth Month in South Africa
Inspired by the basic shapes and colours of flags from the 54 countries of Africa, this workshop will end with a string of flags to celebrate Zeitz MOCAA and all it stands for. Participants will create their own creativity flag that represents creativity, freedom of expression, resilience and the determination of young people. Participants will use fabric paint, printing techniques and embellishing techniques with stitching, applique, buttons and beads.
Join in on the fun at Zeitz MOCAA’s Centre for Art Education!
WHAT: Centre for Art Education (CFAE)
WHERE: Zeitz MOCAA, Silo District, South Arm Road, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town 8001
WHEN: See programme details above | Museum hours Tuesday through Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm.
COST: See above
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