Contemporary Kids: Shaping Colour, Building Place

Join us for a hands-on workshop inspired by the visual structures in Stacking Crates to Reach a Banana by Richard Ibghy & Marilou Lemmens. Children will create their own compositions using colourful, translucent shapes. Working with a tangram-style approach, children will cut, arrange, and experiment with geometric forms while exploring space, composition, and how light and layering can transform a flat surface. What to expect: The session begins with a 25-minute guided tour of selected works from Stacking Crates to Reach a Banana, followed by a hands-on art-making activity. Our Free onsite Contemporary Kids programs invite children to learn about modern and contemporary art through unique and engaging art activities. For children ages 5-12. Maximum group of 25 children, with one guardian per child. Questions? Please visit our FAQ page. Contemporary Calgary Educational Programs are often photographed. This photography includes the participants, parents or guardians and their creations. If you wish not to be photographed, please let Contemporary Calgary education staff know upon arrival, and they will assist you.