(ACCA) Its contribution and implementation in art education Kypros Pisialis Ministry of Education and Culture Cyprus Art in Early Childhood Conference 7 9 June 2013 Nicosia, Cyprus
Foundation: 1968 More than 10 000 Archival Items 13 Collections Earliest artworks: 1966 Still Growing (ACCA)
Persons in Charge The Inspectors of Art in Primary Education Mr Genethlis Genethliou Ms Tereza Lamprianou The Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus (Department of Primary Education)
Source Public Pre-Primary Schools Public Primary Schools ARTWORKS Primary Records children artworks visual diaries Untitled Stelios, 6 years old 1973 VISUAL DIARIES Visual Diary Material data collection 2012
Location Public Primary Schools Lemesos 1st Public Primary School Lefkosia St Antonios Primary School Pafos 12th Public Primary School
Aims To: collect classify preserve provide access to promote Untitled Marinos, 5 years old 1966
Aims To: develop children s creativity d provide opportunities for acquaintance and engagement with various art forms The House Constantinos, 5 years old 1968
Archive Structure s The artworks are classified by: QuinquenniumA Theme (colour coding) f Categories (Themes): Mixed Themes Rural Life Folkways and Customs The sea The Turkish Invasion Learning about and not forgetting our occupied homeland Archbishop Makarios Marriage Portraits The Wine Festival The Carnival Cyprus and Europe Maternity Byzantine At The Archive of Cyprus Child Art
Theme: Mixed Themes Mother s Day Elena, 7 years old 1973 My home Constantinos, 6 years old 1968
Theme: Mixed Themes Snowman Stelios, 5 years old 1995 A Bee Tereza, 4 years old 1992
Theme: Rural Life Shepherd and sheeps Christophoros, 6 years old 1973
Theme: Rural Life The farm Group work, 4 years old 1994 Citrus Trees Philothei, 5 years old 1993 Soujoukos Yiannis, 10 years old 2008
Theme: Rural Life Collecting Olives Cosmas, 5 years old 1978
Theme: Rural Life Tractor Helena, 7 years old 1973
Theme: Folkways and Customs At the Church on Christmas Antonis, 6 years old 1982
Theme: Folkways and Customs The Burning of Judas Easter-time ritual Ioanna, 10 years old 1974
Theme: The Sea Sea with Submarines and Boats Theodoros, 7 years old 1992
Theme: The Sea My Family at the Beach Georgia, 7 years old 1972
Theme: Marriage A Wedding Despo, 6 years old 1971
Theme: Portraits My Grandmother Michalis, 8 years old 1974
Theme: Portraits My Mother Panayiota, 9 years old 1998
Theme: Wine Festival The Wine Festival Xenon, 8 years old 1987
Theme: Wine Festival Vrakas Christodoulos, 8 years old 1987
Theme: Carnival Carnival Yiannos, 6 years old 1976
Theme: Carnival Carnival Dance at School Maria, 9 years old 1998
Theme: Carnival Carnival Costas, 5 years old 1985
Digitization A Software Microsoft Office Excel Microsoft Office Access A Aims conservation of cultural heritage provision of audiovisual material, which can be used in schools as an educational resource in the art classroom d provision of easy access to researchers for studying the development of child art in Cyprus and its connection with socio-historical events
Provided data for each artwork Student s name/surname School Grade Academic Year Title Teacher s name/surname Theme Technique Code Picture
Coding (e.g. LM1CB2) LM (District) 1 (Quinquennium) C (Theme) B (Technique) 2 (Serial number by quinuennium)
Memorandum Coding (e.g. LM1CB2)
Memorandum Coding (e.g. LM1CB2) The second is not a quinquennium, since it includes four years. This is so due to the fact that the war in 1974 had an extremely strong influence on the child art in Cyprus, and it seemed appropriate to separate the before the war period from the after the war one.
Memorandum Coding (e.g. LM1CB2) A: Mixed Themes B: Rural Life C: Folkways and Customs D: The sea E: The Turkish Invasion F: Learning about and not forgetting our occupied homeland G: Archbishop Makarios H: Marriage J: Portraits K: The Wine Festival L: The Carnival M: Cyprus and Europe N: Maternity P: Byzantine At
Memorandum Coding (e.g. LM1CB2)
Technique: Painting
Technique: Prints
Technique: Patchworks
Technique: Mixed Media
Technique: Three Dimensional Installations
Technique: Digital Art
Technique: Mosaics
Technique: Collage
Uses of the collections A Participation in art related competitions (island-wide and internationally) a Exhibitionsa s Publications (journals, books, films, video, multimedia)a c Interpretation and Education archive-classroom collaborations and long distance (via World Wide Web) educational programmes s Research using both objects and documentation The Archive of Cyprus Child Art
Exhibitions Historical Visual Journey, London, UK, 2005 Historical Visual Journey, Lefkosia, Cyprus, 2005 Historical Visual Journey, Lemesos, Cyprus, 2010 Our Land through the Eyes of Children, Lemesos, Cyprus, 2010 Journey in the Byzantine Art, Lefkosia, Cyprus, 2011 Our Land through the Eyes of Children, Lemesos, Cyprus, 2011 Journey in the Byzantine Art, Athienou, Cyprus, 2012 A Trip into the Byzantine Art, Lefkosia, Cyprus, 2012 Our Land through the Eyes of Children, Lemesos, Cyprus, 2012 Our Land through the Eyes of Children, Lemesos, Cyprus, 2013 Exhibition with Artworks inspired by the Educational Programmes in Lefkosia Lefkosia, 2013
Exhibition Historical Visual Journey, London, UK, 2005
Exhibition Historical Visual Journey Lemesos, Cyprus, 2010
Exhibition Journey in the Byzantine Art Lefkosia, Cyprus, 2012
Exhibition Journey in the Byzantine Art Athienou, Cyprus, 2012
Exhibition Our Land through the Eyes of Children Lemesos, Cyprus, 2012
Exhibition Archbishop Makarios III Foundation (Cultural Center): Lefkosia 17 May - 27 September 2013 Collection: Byzantine Art
Exhibition Archbishop Makarios III Foundation (Cultural Center): Lefkosia 17 May - 27 September 2013 Collection: Byzantine Art
Exhibition Archbishop Makarios III Foundation (Cultural Center): Lefkosia 17 May - 27 September 2013 Collection: Byzantine Art
Exhibition Our Land through the Eyes of Children Lemesos, Cyprus, May, 2013
Proposals for Permanent Exhibitions Builidings, Lefkosia (historical center district) Collections: Maternity, Hymn to Freedom, Cyprus and Europe The Nautical History Museum, Lemesos Collection: The Sea Lemesos Municipality The Cyprus University of Technology, Lemesos Collections: The Wine Festival, The Lemesos Carnival
Proposals for Permanent Exhibitions Buildings, Lefkosia (historical center district) Collection: Maternity
Proposals for Permanent Exhibitions Buildings, Lefkosia (historical center district) Collection: Hymn to Freedom
Proposals for Permanent Exhibitions Buildings, Lefkosia (historical center district) Collection: Cyprus and Europe
Proposals for Permanent Exhibitions The Nautical History Museum, Lemesos Collection: The Sea
Proposals for Permanent Exhibitions Lemesos Municipality, The Cyprus University of Technology Collections: The Wine Festival, The Carnival
Publications s Our Land through the Eyes of Children 2011 Portraying the Ecclesiastic Art and Life 2012 The Archive of Cyprus Child Art
Publications Our Land through the Eyes of Children, 2011 s Thematic areas Village and City The Sea Peace s The Archive of Cyprus Child Art
Publications Portraying the Ecclesiastic Art and Life, 2012 s Thematic areas Ecclesiastic Art Jesus Christ, Holly Mary, St George, St Mamas, Other Saints Ecclesiastic Life s The Archive of Cyprus Child Art
Education: Teachers training The official Art Education Website (Primary Education) s The Archive of Cyprus Child Art
Research Fields: Art Art Education Sociology Psychology The Archive of Cyprus Child Art
Research Art, Art Education The development of child mosaic art in Cyprus 1972
Research Sociology, Psychology The impact of the war (Turkish Invasion 1974) on children
Research Sociology, Psychology A Turkish soldier I saw at my village and I m afraid of Antonia, 10 years old 1980
Research Sociology, Psychology The impact of the financial recession on children Where is money? 12 years old 2012 You are fired 12 years old 2012
Plans for the Future Online version of the ACCA On-Site Educational Programme On-Line Educational Programme The Archive of Cyprus Child Art