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Workshops

Workshops

Unlike our regular classes, workshops are built around continuous time, real themes and in-depth practice, offering children aged 5–12 a more immersive creative experience.

Moments from Workshops

Creating in Depth, Around Real Themes

Organized around themes in art, design, the humanities, nature and society, workshops run for 1, 3 or 5 days and guide children through the full process of research, ideation, design, making and exhibition as they keep exploring. Compared with a single class, a workshop gives children more time to create and a more complete project experience, so they can understand a theme in depth and truly turn their ideas into finished work.

From museum culture research to cultural and creative design, from original sculpture to crossover theater, from large-scale art installations to exhibitions curated by children, every workshop unfolds in a real-world setting, encouraging children to think actively, work as a team and solve problems — developing creativity, expression and project skills through cross-disciplinary practice.

  • Mythical imagination
  • Sculpting techniques
  • Cultural heritage
  • Hands-on focus

Museum Workshop

From Cultural Observation to Design Expression

Children step into the museum to observe, research and reflect in a real cultural setting, then create artwork and cultural products designed entirely by themselves.

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Crossover Art Workshop

Art × Drama × Space × Performance

Blending many art forms, children work together on large-scale creations and public showcases.

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Curation Camp

From Creator to Curator

Over five days of curation camp, children learn how to conceive, organize, install and present an exhibition, so that artworks truly enter a space and start a conversation with their audience.

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Sculpture Workshop

From Storytelling to Three-Dimensional Expression

Working from an original theme, children go through the whole process of conceiving, designing, sculpting and finishing a piece.

Inspired by the mythical beasts of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and guided by teachers from the sculpture department of Tsinghua University, children move from first handling clay to building an armature, shaping the form and painting the details, completing a mythical-beast sculpture of their very own. In three days, an ancient myth comes back to life at their fingertips.

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