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By Kids, For Kids

ArtPlay’s By Kids, for Kids Collective is an award-winning program for 9 to 11 year olds to invent, imagine and actualise their artistic ideas to the public. 

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Presented by House of Muchness External link and ArtPlay, the By Kids, for Kids is an award-winning creation program for 9 to 11 year olds in which the Collective members are the dreamers, designers and builders of arts projects for other children to participate in.

The Collective are responsible for developing innovative programming that authentically reflects the priorities and fascinations of young people. The outcome of the program will be a project at ArtPlay where members will produce and facilitate a season of artistic experiences for the public.

This is a unique opportunity for industrious young people to belong to a highly inventive art creation hub. Look out for the By Kids, For Kids offerings as part of the July school holidays each year.

The By Kids, for Kids Collective is a two-year program. The next audition call-out will be in October 2026.

Past Projects

A young girl standing in the middle of a room holding a bowl. Around her in a semi circle, people sit working on projects

Don’t Panic Everything is Urgent, 2023 

A person moving material from a fold up storage container into a washing basket. She is in a large room with people in the background.

The World is Lava, 2024 
 

In a large room a person sits in the middle, their back to us, looking towards the front. Many people line the walls of the room, working on their projects. A transparent artwork hangs from the ceiling.

Can Everybody Please Calm Down, 2024 

 

Read more about 'By kids, for kids' in The Age External link, CBD News External link, Green Room Awards External link and Australian Arts Review External link.

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We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future.