23_04_2010

Received this brief via email from Nisa Mackie today:

 

Kids Days and Kids Map Brief

Kids Map: 1 double sided A3 page, featuring the Cockatoo Island map and selected artworks, preferably themed alongside David Elliott’s (DE’s) concept.

Kid Map functions:

·       Kids Activity sheet with questions/games

·       Map

·       Audio tour guide

·       Interact with BoS Kids Days

Suggested elements:

·       Origami activity on one side

·       Survival map star system for Kids Days, get a sticker for completing activities?

·       Q&A’s to engage with works, answers upside down on alternate side

·       Mazes/puzzles/word games

·       Cockatoo Island Map as a dot-to-dot?

Kids Days: Three Saturdays of the exhibition period just for kids with craft stations and staff especially allocated to facilitate activities. Wake 

Kids Days held on:

Saturday, 3 July 10am–4pm

Saturday, 10 July 10am–4pm

Saturday, 17 July 10am–4pm

·       Craft stations (approx. 3–4)

·       Costumes for staff

·       Balloons and helium

Budgets:

2008 Budget for 2 Kids Days:

Costume hire	534
Helium	315
Craft Supplies	200
Balloon printing	Sponsored by other dept

 

2010 Proposed Budget for 3 Kids Days:

Costume hire	600	% decrease on 2008
Helium	500	% increase on 2008
Craft Supplies	400	% increase on 2008
Balloon printing 2008 Kid's Map:	TBC	n/a

 

The PPE interns – me, Kate and Nikki – were asked to head up this project.  It involves planning, from inception to completion, 3 “Kid’s Days” for the Biennale of Sydney.  This Project also involved creating a map for kids and parents to follow on the Kid’s Days, with games and activities and such.  So, the other interns and I (and two other students involved with the guiding course that are studying education) had a few meetings and came up with the concept “Escape from Prison Island” for the theme, and from there conceived of various games and activities to include on the map.  After the meeting, I offered to draw up a draft of the map, including all the components we discussed in our meetings.  It had been a while since I flexed my drawing abilities, but I must say, I am particularly proud of my “sleeping guard”.  Please see my sketch here: