Playground returns to Sheffield this July!
The Children’s Media Conference (CMC) is set to bring back ‘Playground’, its groundbreaking interactive digital art exhibition for children and families, this summer. Running from 1st to 11th July at the Site Gallery in Sheffield, the exhibition will focus on the theme of ‘What If?’.
Established in 2016, the award-winning ‘Playground’ is a 10-day exhibition where children can imagine, investigate, create art, and have fun. This year’s exhibition will feature the internationally acclaimed character design studio TADO and Sheffield artist Kisha Bradley, who has teamed up with Wybourn School to produce a collaborative cutting-edge Augmented Reality (AR) project for the exhibition made entirely by children.
Additionally, national and international artists at this year’s ‘Playground’ include: Julian Glander, Guillamit, House House, Tj Hughes, Will Hurt, Matthew Keff, Kinetic Landscape Collective, Sas and Yosh, Studio Pointer*, and Ustwo Games.
Families will also have the opportunity to use their smartphones to find animated characters, which have been dotted around various locations in Sheffield by TADO. This is a brand-new interactive commission for Playground 2021.
The ‘Playground’ exhibition is suitable for 5-12-year-olds but everyone is welcome free of charge. In the light of Covid safety protocols and capacity limits, prior booking is essential.
Children with sensory requirements can also visit during “The Quiet Hour” sessions on 3rd & 10th July from 11am-12noon.
Sheffield-based Darren Chouings, Curator of Playground, said: “This year’s ‘Playground’ theme is based on the question, “What If?”. Children and families are invited to come and celebrate imagination and become inspired by cutting-edge artwork and digital experiences. Children will be empowered to imagine, investigate, and create art themselves and will be fully immersed in a world that focusses on, and celebrates them as creators, artists and innovators.”
Kathy Loizou, Co-founder and Director of The Children’s Media Conference, said: “We’re delighted to be returning to the Site Gallery in July and are very much looking forward to welcoming children and families to this year’s exhibition. With such an impressive line-up of renowned artists and designers on board who work across many different digital media, it’s going to be fantastic seeing their visions come to life as they take inspiration from our theme of unlimited possibility - "What If?"
For more information about the exhibition visit: cmcplayground.com