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Kids' Art Brightens Downtown Nagano (February 11)
The main street of downtown Nagano City, where victory ceremonies are held every evening during the Olympic Games, is now the site of an exhibition of art created by children from around the world. The kids' works were entries in an art contest with the theme, "Heroes of the Winter Olympics." In all, 26 works of art were chosen for the exhibition, and the grand prize went to "Father," a work by an 11-year-old boy from Poland. His picture shows his ski-jumping dad flying through the air. Not just his picture, but every work of art, was very well drawn. You could really sense the artists' confidence in their creations.On February 8, the prize-winning artists were invited to Nagano City to work on a huge mural with some local children. The theme of this event was "Heartfelt Images of My Hometown." The kids drew pictures of Manhattan, the Canadian flag, and even the Snowlets, the mascots for the Nagano Games. The display also featured some carved stone statues of Jizo, a Buddha said to protect children. I thought it was a good sign for the future that this child protector was included in the artwork. (Report from Shinonoi Nishi Middle School: Kotaro Higuma)
Kids from around the world worked on the art.
Hard at work on the mural