'Memorable Moments in Our Lives' School Arts Project
Date: 2010
Venue: Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan
Project Outline
Funded by ACW and the Millenium Stadium Charitable Trust, Race Equality First's 'Memorable Moments in our Lives: an artistic exploration of birth, marriage and death' aimed to improve art skills as well as promote community cohesion.
The aims of the Project were:
- To develop and enhance the artistic skills of children from 10 primary schools in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.
- To promote community cohesion through the learning anf sharing of information about diverse traditions and cultures.
Key activites were:
- Children, from years 5 and 6, learning how to use a variety of art forms.
- Creating works of art including masks, 5ft puppets and banners.
- Researching the project theme and discussing these various practices of birth, marriage and death with each other, their families and communities.