Whole School Arts Project 06/12/09
GO-PENGUINS!
WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT?
Go Penguins is the new, celebratory public art event taking place throughout Liverpool, St Helens and the Wirral during the festive season. From 22 November to 10 January, colonies of beautifully designed penguins created by artists, schools and community groups will form a Trail festive to celebrate the arts, culture and the environment. There are two types of Penguin – a 5ft model for artists and a 3ft model for schools.
Go Penguins has had an unprecedented response from the local schools with 93 schools taking part in the event. Each participating school received a Go Penguins creativity pack together with their own 3ft sculpture on which to create their own design. Each penguin will be exhibited in high profile locations across Liverpool City Centre, St Helens and the Wirral.
At the end of the project, each penguin will be returned to its school, as a permanent memento of their involvement with the event.
St Vincent’s have planned and decorated a schools penguin on the theme of environmental awareness. He is painted in icy colours, with arctic wavy patterns on his back, and a message in glass bead Braille on his front. To make him extra cool, he was given silver tinsel wings, glittery beak, and dark glasses! The pupils decided to name him ‘Mr I C Touch’.
Following a staring role on Granada reports last month, our penguin is now on display in the Walker Art Gallery! We plan to visit him there. As part of our Christmas activities, all pupils will also get the opportunity to decorate their own mini penguin. These will be on display in the dining room in time for our Christmas dinners.
To find out more about this fantastic project visit www.gopenguins.co.uk .