Free interactive digital art exhibition & maker activities for children and families
1-11 July 2021
Site Gallery 1 Brown St Sheffield S1 2BS UK
Free interactive digital art exhibition & maker activities for children and families
1-11 July 2021
Site Gallery 1 Brown St Sheffield S1 2BS UK
Playground is an exhibition for children taking place at Site Gallery from 1-11 July this summer.
Playground has invited some of the world’s most innovative artists, developers and companies specialising in creative and interactive play to show their cutting-edge projects. All the exciting activities you can take part in are listed below.
This year’s theme is What If?
Children and families are welcome to play with and explore interactive games at Site Gallery. Come into the gallery to make some noise, enjoy yourselves and have some fun!
Playground is aimed at 5-12 year olds, however everyone is welcome to visit during the gallery’s opening hours and it is FREE!
The Playground Maker Table is open for children to take part in hands-on digital and craft making so get creative this summer.
Have a look at photos from Playground 2019 to see the sort of thing you can expect.
Teachers are invited to bring their pupils on a school visit to Playground.
KS1 & KS2 children are welcome to explore new pieces of cutting-edge art, and take part in imaginative play and games.
Join the Playground Teachers e-list to get regular updates.
Email to enquire about school bookings and COVID-19 safety:
Photo credit: Jules Lister
Photo credit: Jules Lister
Thursday
1st July
3.30 – 6pm
Friday
2nd July
3.30 – 6pm
Sunday
4th July
11am – 3:30pm
Tuesday
6th July
1 – 6pm
Wednesday
7th July
1 – 6pm
Thursday
8th July
1 – 6pm
Friday
9th July
1 – 6pm
Sunday
11th July
11am – 3.30pm
ustwo games
Maria is a globe-trotting antique restorer, and when she arrives in the sun-soaked town of Bellariva, she has no idea just how broken it will turn out to be.
Guillaumit
For Playground Makerspace, Guillamit has created augmented reality activated masks for children to create, explore, and share with their friends.
Sas and Yosh
This large two-sided illustration explores the imagination of children and the unending possibilities of collaborative creative design.
Kinetic Landscape Collective – Royal College of Art
Part sculpture, and part data collection system, Kinetic Landscape is a creative concept for collecting opinions and feedback from guests at Playground.
Julian Glander
An atmospheric 3D explorer thingy about going outside with a dog. Responds to local weather data, simulates actually being outside.
Kisha Bradley & Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School, Sheffield
You can play with augmented reality games created by school children from Wybourn School.
Tj Hughes
Nour: Play With Your Food is an experimental food art game designed to make you hungry.
Matthew Keff
Smile While is an interactive work about silliness and feelings. The screen will recognize a viewer’s face and react when it sees people smiling.
TADO
Get out and about with TADO. A series of cheeky Augmented Reality (AR) characters are dotted around locations in Sheffield City Centre. Track them down using your smartphone and a map.
TADO: The Character Design Studio
TADO
An interactive space within Playground for people of all ages to get busy and have fun creating character designs of their own.
Studio Pointer*
In The NeverEnding Cinema you can create movies in which a great variety of wildlife star in a great variety of film genres, from comedy to thriller, from drama to action film.
House House
Untitled Goose Game is a slapstick-stealth-sandbox, where you are a goose let loose on an unsuspecting village.
Every Day
The Playground Maker Table is open for you to take part in hands-on digital and creative making.
11:00 – 12:00, 3 & 10 July
If you have sensory requirements, or find sound overwhelming, please join us for The Quiet Hour.
Discover our recommendations for other local activities and online resources.
Photo credit: Jules Lister
Photo credit: Jules Lister
We would love to hear from you. Please send your feedback to:
playground@thechildrensmediaconference.com
