The best toys don’t always come from a toy shop! With a little creativity, we can make our own toys with things we can find at home. Let’s see how Yui Wong, a local prop designer, makes great use of unwanted items such as cardboard, plastic bottles and disposable chopsticks, to create a fun pirate […]
The playful possibilities of a cardboard box! In this video, theatre costume designer Moe Mo and her son Marcus show you how to make a fun 3D crocodile costume using cardboard boxes. Join them and find out how easy it is to make one at home – and see how cute Marcus looks in the […]
The Emerging Artist Mentorship Programme is a new initiative launched by Standard Chartered Arts in the Park to support young artists and help a new generation of creative talent develop confidence, endurance and adaptability. The programme is split into three strands: Stained Glass, Wearable Art and Theatre. Led by local professional artists, the programme provides […]
With a little imagination and a few pegs, you can make your own mini puppet parade! Download this template and print it out. Colour in the four main characters from Peter Pan. Then cut them out and stick them to the pegs. Once you’ve completed these simple steps, it’s time to have fun creating your own […]
A rebus story tells a tale through a mixture of words and pictures. Download this activity and use the emojis to complete this story about the famous fairy tale writers, the Brothers Grimm.
Glass painting is a style of work that uses bold colours and images to imitate the traditional craft of stained glass. If you place a glass painting against a window on a sunny day, it will produce colourful shadows – just like those cast by stained glass windows in churches and cathedrals. Our online glass-painting […]
Led by Unique Design, a professional organisation producing stage costumes for local productions, the Emerging Artist Mentorship Programme: Wearable Art strand brings together eight costume design graduates to challenge conventional perceptions of costume design and create one-of-a-kind wearable art pieces inspired by classic fairy tales.
Stained glass is an art form that is rarely studied or worked with in Hong Kong. The Emerging Artist Mentorship Programme: Stained Glass strand offers eight visual art graduates the unique opportunity to work alongside professional artist Wong Yan-yan and expand their creative skills by learning to create colourful stained glass art pieces inspired by […]
Lots of fairy tale books have beautiful illustrations that help add depth and detail to the tale. Just like writers, illustrators are also storytellers – but instead of telling stories with words, they use images, colour and texture to depict emotions and events. In this video, local illustrator and graphic designer Ayip “narrates” the story […]