Under 5s engages children aged 2 – 5 years with art through lively online talks and a making activity.
August’s Under 5s program celebrates Pierre Bonnard: Designed by India Mahdavi. French painter Pierre Bonnard often painted colourful pictures of his home. You can see furniture, crockery, people and even his pets all painted from memory. During this Under 5s, children can play games testing their memory and how quickly they can spot everyday objects in Bonnard’s paintings, while also keeping an eye out for hidden furry friends!
This will be followed by a drawing activity that inspires children, like Bonnard, to find joy in the world around them.
Image credit: NGV Melbourne
About the artist
French artist Pierre Bonnard was born in Paris in 1867. For more than forty years he painted and made prints of portraits, everyday scenes and views from windows. Many of Pierre’s works capture moments in his home with his wife, Marthe, and their pets.
For Parents, Carers & Teachers
This program will encourage children’s curiosity, prompting them to identify everyday objects, people and animals in an artwork, and demonstrate how everyday experiences can be represented visually.
In viewing a range of paintings with a common theme and spotting recurring animals and objects, children can make interpretations and begin to tell a story about Pierre’s everyday world and make connections to their own daily lives.
Image credit: NGV Melbourne
Online Event Instructions
This online event is presented by staff from the NGV Audience Engagement and Learn team and is suitable to join from home, kindergarten or playgroup. Groups are welcome to attend.
Please join the webinar link fifteen minutes before the scheduled start time. The webinar link and password will be emailed the day prior to the event. To join the webinar, you will need to enter your name and email address. For the best experience, everyone’s microphones and cameras are turned off. We encourage you to join the discussion by sharing comments or asking questions via the comments section. These comments are read out where possible during the program.
Dates:
Wed 16 August 10 to 10.30am
Wed 23 August 10 to 10.30am
Wed 30 August 10 to 10.30am
Wed 6 September 10 to 10.30am
Free, 30 mins online however booking is required.