Shroom Kids’ Art

Hastings City centre will light up in the lead up to Christmas this year, with two temporary, spectacular, large-scale interactive light art installations In Civic Square and Albert Park. Switching on in Civic Square from November 28 to December 13 is Shrooms by Amigo & Amigo – an interactive lighting and design studio that explores the combination of light and sculpture in public spaces. Hastings City Art Gallery will have a number of art programmes for families and children in conjunction with this wonderful installation. Make sure you don’t miss them out.

Free drop in daily kids’ art activities from 3pm to 4.30pm every week day from November 28 to Thursday December 12, and; free drop in weekend Kid’s art activities on November 30, December 1, 7 and 8 from 10am to 2pm.

The Shrooms are large inflatable mushrooms – five of them of various size, shape and colour. They tick all the boxes for interactive installations: very bright, very big, up to six metres tall and very mesmerising. In many cultures Mushrooms are considered as a symbol of luck, to find a mushroom means that good luck is at hand.

Sydney based, Amigo & Amigo have created this immersive artwork that encourages our social nature whilst contrasting with the grey urban environment. Simone Chua, designer in chief at Amigo & Amigo says “We love hijacking public spaces, embedding them with colour, nature and play”. Amigo & Amigo decided to use bold contrasting colours, to create a work that not only engaged and illuminated at night but also being a colourful spectacle during the day.