"Christmas at the State Gallery!"
Music concert, storytelling and art activities for families with children aged 5-10
Saturday 17 December 2022, 10:30 - 13:30
In a festive atmosphere in the garden and halls of the Gallery, young and old will have the opportunity to explore and experiment with materials and techniques, creating paper Christmas ornaments, greeting cards with original prints and unique Christmas animations. At the same time, they will have the opportunity to participate in an interactive music and storytelling workshop and enjoy Christmas tunes from the Windcraft band.
Admission is free.
Please reserve your seats by calling 22458228.
PROGRAMME - SATURDAY, 17 DECEMBER 2022
1. 10:30-12:30: Christmas workshops at stations
The art activities and the music and storytelling workshop will take place in parallel at four different stations in the garden and halls of the Gallery.
Children and adults can participate in one or more stations of their choice.
Reservations are required for participation at tel. 22458228.
- 1st Station - Interactive music and storytelling workshop "Christmas mischief".[/P]
Design, narration, music: Elenitsa Georgiou (Musician, Narrator)
The first narration starts at 10:30 and the second at 11:30
Duration: 30 minutes
- 2nd Station - Christmas paper ornaments:
A simple material, paper becomes an excuse for creative exploration. We crumple, tear, fold, cut and glue, exploring its properties. Colourful papers, paper bags, newspaper sheets and old books become the raw material to create our own three-dimensional Christmas decorations. Patterns, colours, shapes and forms of selected works from the Gallery's permanent exhibition become our inspiration for decorating our ornaments.
Guidance: Eleni Piripitsi (Educator/Educator of educational programs)
- 3rd Station - Christmas animated figures:
Together with the participants we explore simple engineering concepts and, in combination with visual creation, bring to life characters from Christmas stories! By making our own box with a ripple motion mechanism - consisting of wooden and/or recyclable materials to make the drive shaft and wheels and a lever to push the motion - we transform the static figures, previously created on paper, into moving ones.
Guidance: Elina Panteli (Civil Engineer) and Elena Panagiotou (Museum Educator)
- 4th Station - Printing Christmas cards:
Together with the participants we create our own compositions and print them on engraved lino paper. The aim is to create our own Christmas cards and feel the joy of creation.
Guidance: Eleni Kindynis (Visual Artist - Painter)
2. 12:30-13:30: Music concert with Christmas melodies by the band Windcraft, in the garden of the State Gallery
About twenty enthusiastic musicians from different parts of the world met in 2013 and formed the Windcraft Band. This multi-cultural group has been filling town and village squares with the dynamic sound of wind instruments ever since. At this festive concert, Windcraft will create a magical atmosphere for young and old alike!
Christmas treats will be offered to all participants.
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