About

As part of 'The 8th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art', APT8 Kids features a number of interactive artworks, hands on and multimedia activities created by exhibiting artists especially for children and families. Offering a rich participatory experience and curated to reflect key themes of the exhibition, APT8 Kids provides meaningful insights into contemporary art created across Australia, Asia and the Pacific.

The Children's Art Centre Park Level space at GOMA will be on display until 15 May 2016. This space features four APT8 Kids projects by exhibiting artists UuDam Tran Nguyen, Justin Shoulder and Bhenji Ra, Angela Tiatia and Yelena Vorobyeva and Viktor Vorobyeva.

Activities

Uudam Tran Nguyen
Draw 2 Connect With License 2 Draw 2015
Goma Park Level

Vietnamese artist UuDam Tran Nguyen invites children to explore how technology can connect people, even over vast distances. In Draw 2 Connect with License 2 Draw, young visitors can work together to create a digital drawing. Children will also be able to access the program online and interact with other players across the world.

Justin Shoulder and Bhenji Ra
Club Anak (Club Child) 2015
Goma Park Level

Justin Shoulder and Bhenji Ra invite children to create their own mythical character by combining different physical attributes using specially designed templates. After completing their character, children can enter an immersive black-lit space and add their creation to a sculptural landscape.

Angela Tiatia
Looking Back 2015 Goma Park Level

New Zealand artist Angela Tiatia invites children to explore ideas of representation and perception in this large-scale installation. Young visitors can enter a series of spaces where they will encounter a number of unexpected views of themselves.

Yelena Vorobyeva and Viktor Vorobyev
I Prefer 2015
Goma Park Level

For APT8 Kids, the artists present their work I Prefer Watermelons 2002, which depicts them transforming green tomatoes into watermelons by painting them with black stripes. In an accompanying activity, children can select a fruit or vegetable template and use their imagination to transform it into something different using coloured pens.