Over 135 schools in eighteen countries have participated in this year's "Rivers of the World" artwork. This artwork display "Rivers of the World" forms part of the annual "Thames Festival", a celebration of the famous London river. "Thames Festival" includes events, such as a night parade, a firework displays, celebrations for different cultures, and a celebration of London's locally-produced foods and artwork.
I visited "Thames Festival" last year, and I had a great view of the night parade (opposite the OXO tower) and fireworks display from Waterloo Bridge. View my entry Enjoying London: Thames Festival 2011 to see my photographs of the night parade, fireworks, and other images during Thames Festival. For the 2012 events, which were held on the 8th and 9th of September, visit http://thamesfestival.org.
For last year's artwork, visit my blog entry: "Rivers of the World" Art at Thames Festival 2011. Last year, the artwork could be seen in various places along the Thames. This year, the artwork could be seen at St. Katherine's Docks. Reproductions could be seen at the OXO Tower, similar to last year. I was unable to see the "Rivers of the World" artwork this year. However, you can view the artwork on the official website for "Rivers of the World" at http://www.riversoftheworld.org. I have also included a few photographs of the artwork below, and I've obtained these from the riversoftheworld.org website.
1) UK: Burlington Danes Academy. The images depict the "Great Stink" in the mid 1800s.
2) UK: Chadwell Heath Academy. Students used river plantlife to depict the Thames.
3) Bangledesh: M C Academy. Students used comics to explain the story of building a dam.
4) UK: Jo Richardson Community School. Students were inspired by the printing industry, which used the water from the river, to create drawings of typewriters and words.
5) United Arab Emirates: Nad Al Hammar School. Students used bright colours, and these were used to assemble images of tropical birds and insects.
6) United Arab Emirates: Al Saeedeya School for Boys. This image depicts Dubai Creek and its importance to the city and trade.
1) Argentina: Colegio Arrayanes. Students used their handprints and images of architecture around the Thames to create this artwork.
2) Argentina: St. Anthony's College. Students were inspired by the river Thames culture.
3) UK: La Retraite RC School. Students represented bacteria by using different inks and watercolours.
4) UK: Globe Academy. The students used Argentina fonts and styling and represented horses, which are popular to the culture.
5) Argentina: Secundaria Basica no. 46. Students were inspired by the cycle of water from raindrops to the Thames, including plastic bottles.
6) Argentina: San Clemente de Tuyu School. Students created an image of the river Thames for the future, in case the river and environment were not protected.
1) UK: Haberdashers' Aske's Knights Academy. Used stencils to depict images of Korea.
2) Korea: Yunjung Middle School. Each student contributed a drawing on traditional paper.
3) Korea: Jungwon Girls' Middle School: Created waves to look like the river Thames after researching and finding colours that represent London.
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4) Mexico: Francisco Javier Clavijero Secondary School (2008). This depicts the theme of a polluted river.
5) South Africa: The Children's Art Centre (2012). Represents the exchange between the UK and South Africa.
6) Thailand: Satri Si Suriyothai School (2010). Depicts the Thai people relating aspects of their live to the rivers.
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