The holidays are nearly upon us, and we couldn’t be feeling more summery (despite the rainy week we’ve been having!). Nothing can dampen our spirits here in the studio, with the colourful array of theatre, speech, writing and art workshops we’ve got lined up this summer.

We are kicking off our Act-Out! Theatre and Art Holiday Workshops programme with a BANG! (and lots and lots of minions) because we’re doing…you guessed it, Despicable Me!

With both visual and performing arts options available for ages 4.5-6 and 7 years and up, your little artists can be kept busy all morning making and creating some beautiful themed-pieces to take home.

Our littlest artists will be making this beautiful stamped Minions wall-art. Isn’t it snazzy?

While our budding Creatives aged 7 years and up will create this fantastic 3D Minion sculpture, complete with cheeky expression! What’s not to love?

To top it all off, we have a fantastic themed drama programme lined up in which your little thespians can show off their skills as they sing, dance and act-out scenes inspired by these loveable minion-me’s!

And don’t forget, we also have a whole host of specialist Art, Communications, Drama and Writing workshops available in the afternoons for your budding film-maker, author, animator, designer, actor or fashion designer at home – so do check out our brand new Summer 2016 Holiday Workshops guide to make sure you don’t miss out!

See you soon!

The team at Colour My World

For more infomation on how to become a creative citizen or any of our Art, Media, Drama or Writing programmes, email us at info@colour-my-world.com or call: 2580.5028.

(‘Creation Lamp’ by James Gold, detail)

When our Creative Writing Specialist James Gold first arrived in Hong Kong, he put 3 pictures on his wall. The first depicted a man standing in front an exhibition of his work, the second, someone doing a one handed handstand and the third an illustration of a fiction book. They represented his goals. The first was to have his work featured at an exhibition, the second to become a gymnast and the third to become a published author:

Six months later, he has achieved the first of those goals, with one of his pieces being currently exhibited as part of ‘Design Commune’ – an exciting collection of reinterpreted product design currently being displayed on the first floor of PMQ. For the project, each designer was given complete freedom over these 64 pieces, with the results ranging from the most delicate remodelling to full on re-imaginings.

(A selection of reimagined pieces from the ‘Design Commune’ Exbibition at PMQ)

‘Attending opening night, I met some of the keenest design minds in Hong Kong. It was intriguing to see one product being perceived in so many ways, the same ideas filtered through many different minds.’ – James Gold

Gold’s piece, The ‘Creation Lamp’ was a work he created for Stefano Tordiglione Design, drawing in permanent marker directly onto a classic type 75 Anglepoise Desk Lamp provided by the curators ARRAKIS Orgetti and colourliving.

(‘Creation Lamp’ by James Gold, second from left)

“The theme is roughly based around what I know about Stefano as my good friend, although I let the pen get away with me at times. Included in the design themes are: architecture, expression, exploration and chaos,” – James Gold.

Gold highly recommends a visit to the exhibition, ‘Seeing the results of so many different personalities grappling with the most classic staples of design is an education in both the design industry and in the creative process.’

Not merely a collection of lovely pieces of art for any art collector to admire however, the exhibition also serves a worthy cause: the artworks are to be auctioned and the proceeds donated to Arts with the Disable Association Hong Kong. You can see some of the incredible work of the Arts with the Disabled Association by visiting them here: http://www.adahk.org.hk/

Design Commune continues to run at the PMQ Hong Kong until October 27th 2015 and has free entry for all.