The concept for Art Friday was renewed in 2020. Earlier a few workshops have been arranged for children during the day. To reach as many children as possible, we have commissioned a film from Malakta Films in Maalahti.
The film was distributed to all elementary schools in Finland, both to Swedish and Finnish speaking schools. The film is in Swedish, but subtitled to Finnish, and hence also introduces Swedish language to Finnish schoolchildren in a fun way!
In the movie, the artist Camilla Forsén-Ström presents herself and her work. After that, she will give the children a pedagogical task, that the children can complete in school or at home.
“The task this year is called Royal for One Day” and it’s created to encourage creativity and is based on recycling and materials the children can find in their own homes”, says Camilla Forsén-Ström.
“To create we are using everyday tools found in school and at home”.
With the help of the instructions given in the film, the children can complete the task themselves, but teachers and parents need to help gather the material needed.