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On Monday, October 16th the children were introduced to the project. They told us something about themselves and their expectations. Here you will find a random selection of their responses. Later, this page will be expanded to include new material arising from the workshops.
 
 
The children were asked a range of questions about themselves and their background. We asked them about lots of different topics ranging from what they think of computers, through to places they have travelled to. Here you can see a constantly changing selection of some of their responses.
Self-portrait

Leila
Travelling
I have travelled to Spain and to Turkey. I loved going on the plane because it was fast.
Katie
Personal
I am a girl and I am ten years old
Katie
Personal
I am 10 years old. I am a girl.
Lydia

The children were asked lots of different questions about what they thought of art. We asked them about their idea of who artists are, and what they thought art could be. You will be able to see a selection of some of their responses after they visit Tate Modern soon.

Yes people do make art today because if they didn't there would be no art galleries full of modern art.
Nicky
Art
Art is…pictures and sculptures and all kind of works of art. Art is something to enjoy doing. I have started to make my art and i really like it.making art is not just work all the time, most people make art because their like it, their like to express art and make people think about it like christo.
Damilola

Artists are living people and artists do make art but lots were made in the old days.
Zakirin
 
The children were asked about what they thought of Tate Modern. We asked them about their expectations of the museum itself, and about the kind of people they might find when they get here. Here you can see a constantly changing selection of some of their responses.
Tate Modern
When I visit Tate Modern I will find something between a vast altar-piece and an extension of the shopping-mall experience. I like that. I don't have a problem with it.
Artist Paul
People
At Tate Modern I will meet artists and famous peple.
Lydia
People
At Tate Modern I will meet people who work there and maybe artists.
Damilola

Very soon the children are going to start making their own artworks! You will be able to look at what they make soon.

Adebowale
Caption
My collage is about my everyday life and i put things like my faviroute cereal and pictures of my self and other things about my every day life.
Kemi
Caption
My collage is about lots of materials and about shapes that differnt artist have uses in their collage.
Lydia

I make art with news paper and junk and car doors.
Lydia