APT9 kids in review

43 APT9 KIDS ARTWORK AND PROJECTS Above and opposite: Children explore Vincent Namatjira’s digital interactive activity Power Portraits 2018 / Photographs: Katie Bennett Overleaf: Animation still from Jakkai Siributr’s The Legend of the Ranibow Stag 2018 I think that [APT9 Kids] is a great learning experience for all ages and allows children to explore and appreciate art. Visitor comment Thank you for your amazing interactive art experiences. Visitor comment VINCENT NAMATJIRA POWER PORTRAITS 2018 Vincent Namatjira paints portraits of important figures of authority, from his great-grandfather Albert Namatjira, who was also a painter, to international heads of state, and politicians such as the seven Australian prime ministers who have been in power during his lifetime. Namatjira is a keen observer of national and international politics and the connections between leadership, wealth, power and influence. For APT9 Kids, Namatjira invited children — who are usually deprived of any real power or influence — to feel empowered by placing themselves within a virtual portrait and adopting ‘power icons’ inspired by the artist’s paintings, including a queen’s crown, a captain’s hat, a police officer’s uniform and a politician’s suit and tie.