Our Mission...
is to raise the status of children's creative skills as writers and artists by publishing materials written and illustrated by children. Read about our company.
Our Projects & Books
Kids' Own works with a variety of groups of all ages; many of our arts projects result in published books in addition to exhibitions and professional development programmes.
Winter 2005
Recent Exhibition: Response, Works in Progress from LinenIreland.org
Kids’ Own and partners held an exhibition and workshops at the Millennium Court Arts Centre in Portadown.
View photos from exhibition and winter school workshops.
This mid-project exhibition showed works in progress done by CR..E.A.T.E. artists in Response to working with students and teachers on the project. The artists had a chance to reflect on what they had experienced, and tie it more closely to their own practice. In presentations and workshops, teachers had an opportunity to display how they had brought the theme of linen to life in all areas of the curriculum. Continue reading at LinenIreland.org
Other Projects
My Journey: A children's publishing project
A new project for Kids' Own (Australia) Inc. January 2004
This inaugural project for Kids' Own (Australia) Inc. is a publishing project with refugee children to produce their own book around the theme of 'my journey'. It brings together professional artists with children from the refugee community to produce a publication and other material that will be disseminated through workshops, exhibitions, community and education networks to increase understanding of refugee children's experience.
Read more about this project: My Journey
- Travellers of the World explores the idea of journeys with a number of children aged between 7-12 years from all backgrounds in Drogheda and Dundalk. This book reflects the diversity of movement present in the lives of children today. This book captures the essence of intercultural education and could be used as a resource in the Geography curriculum.
- Linen History in Ireland: This Autumn we are started a long-term project entitled 'CR.E.A.T.E./Trading Places' using technology in creative ways to explore the history of linen in Ireland. The project website has information about the artists and schools. http://linenireland.org/
- Sightings: Community Arts & the Internet, at sightings.kidsown.ie we're presenting some ideas about using communication networks (like the internet) in community arts settings. The site includes interviews and examples of good projects.
