As the first annual Taipei Children's Arts Festival (台北兒童藝術節) got underway, the fifth and final community theme hall opened yesterday in a bid to offer city children an opportunity to have a fun and pleasant summer vacation.
Chief of Taipei's Bureau of Cultural Affairs (
"This is the only theme hall adopted by the private sector this year. I hope there'll be 12 different companies following suit next year," she said, adding that she hoped to see at least one theme hall set up in each of the city's 12 districts.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
The theme hall is located on the first floor of Yam Digital Technology's (
Participants use different materials including cloth, paper, plastic and even pottery bricks to create children's books. Teaching courses will be offered every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings.
Two free lectures on art appreciation will also be available on Aug. 26 and 27. An exhibition of children's books made by professional artists with unusual materials also went on display to the general public yesterday.
The "2000 Taipei Children's Arts Festival -- Have a Wild Summer!" (
The other two theme halls, both located at the Huashan Art and Culture Special Area (
Children yesterday seemed to be having a lot of fun painting on pottery bricks and drawing on the walls in the graffiti area.
Tsai Chih-sung (
"I remember when I was young, I used to exchange cards and play marbles with my friends, but now my boys enjoy playing computer games at home," he said. Tang Pao-hui (
"I brought my three sons here today because I want them to have something meaningful to remember when they grow up," she said.
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