New edition of the Summer Camp for children “Jugamos, Creamos”
The children taking part in the two fortnightly sessions until the end of the month will create an experimental film under the guidance of the artist Cristina Busto
A sesion of the Urban Summer Camp “Jugamos, Creamos last year. Photo: LABoral
Starting this Monday 4th July and lasting throughout the whole of July in fortnightly periods, the Art Centre will hold the fourth edition of its Urban Summer Camp “Jugamos, Creamos” [Let´s Play and Create], which on this occasion will take place under the slogan “Let´s make a film”. This initiative is jointly organised by LABoral Centro de Arte and Laboral Ciudad de la Cultura [City of Culture] in Gijón and has the collaboration of El Bibio infant school and Radio Television of the Principality of Asturias.
During their stay at LABoral, the participating children will create an experimental animated film under the guidance of the Asturian artist Cristina Busto. To achieve this, the most traditional animation techniques, shadow play and stop-motion combined with video installation and acting will be carried out using the ideas of the participants themselves.
All of these creative exercises will be filmed and edited so as to obtain a collective creation: a film that we have all made together. At the same time, the participants will put together another audiovisual piece on the making of their film under the guidance of Laude Martínez.
At the end of the summer camp the participants set themselves up as designers, curators and organisers of an exhibition that will have as its content the projection of the animated film as well as all of the works produced in the workshops.
In addition, on 29th July, an ElectroKinder will be organized for all the participants, their families and teachers. ElectroKinder is a pioneering project designed by Asturian artists Las CasiCasiotone taking place at LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial in Gijón. The initiative has educational and raising awareness objectives, aiming to improve family and alimentary habits in a decontextualised way, recreationally and creatively through audiovisual art - the driving force for the work-life balance of family leisure time.
INFORMATION
Time: 10 am to 4 pm
Intended for: children from 3 to 10 years of age.
Registration: mediacion@laboralcentrodearte.org
Fees: 370 € for the whole month, 210 € for the fortnight. Lunch and transport from Gijón city centre are included.
With the collaboration of: El Bibio infant school and RTPA
Cristina Busto, artist (Avilés, Asturias), graduated in Fine Arts at the University of Cuenca. She has exhibited her video-animation and video-installation works at El Hervidero cultural insititution and Museo Barjola [Barjola Museum], both in Gijón, la Casa Municipal de Cultura [Municipal House of Culture] in Avilés and el Círculo de Bellas Artes [Academy of Fine Arts], La Casa Encendida cultural centre and the Museo del Traje [the Costume Museum] in Madrid, among others. She has also been involved in festivals such as LOOP, Animadrid, OPTICA and Ingravid and has collaborated with playwright Rodrigo García. In 2009 she was the prize winner of the Anime section of the short film competition “En piezas” [In Pieces] at La Casa Encendida for her work Piezas definitivas [Definitive Pieces]. In 2008, she received the Highly Commended award in the “Generaciones” [Generations] competition held by Obra Social Caja Madrid [Caja Madrid Social Work] for her piece La dulce alienación [Sweet Alienation]. Also, prize winner of the INJUVE audiovisual creation competition with her work Pleiy, first prize in the 143 Delicias video competition, Madrid, as well as finalist in the Graphic Work for Young Creators competition of the Fundación de Moneda y Timbre in Madrid. Currently, she lives in Berlin where she continues her professional training and production as well as giving educational workshops to school students.