Automata & Screen Printing

🔔 IMPORTANT:
Those who have pre-registered must show up at the workshop location at least 15 min. prior to the workshop time (e.g. if workshop starts at 4.00pm, you must be there latest by 3:45pm for check-in). Otherwise your spot will be released.

Automata: Simple Mechanical Toy Workshop

The word Automata comes from the Greek word “Automatas" which refers to mechanical devices that can move. By the 20th century, artists in the UK began crafting small-scale mechanical figures with artistic and everyday elements, bringing this art form closer to the public. In this workshop, The Art BaiDuRen will guide participants to create their own automata using simplified techniques and paper-based materials—making it easy and fun for anyone to craft a unique moving figure of their own.

Session 1: 11am -12pm
Session 2: 1pm - 2pm
Session 3: 3pm - 4pm

Automata 简易机械玩偶手作坊
Automata源自希腊语 “Automatas”，代指那些会运动的机械装置。到了20世纪，英国的艺术家开始以艺术化及生活化的手法，制作小型的机械玩偶，让这项艺术更加贴近人群。

摆渡人艺术空间将在此次的工坊，带领参与者用更加简易的方式制作纸卡机械玩偶，让大家能够轻松的创作一个属于你的Automata作品。

[Walk-In] All Day: Screen Printing Experience (11am - 4pm)

It’s time to get your hands dirty!

Art BaiDuRen will be running silkscreen printing experience for festival goers at YSDAF 2025 Urban Tour where you will not only be able to create special memories, but you will also be able to keep them!

Their team is transforming YSDAF’s key visual design into a silkscreen printing template. Participants will be guided through the process of screen printing and be able to print the festival visual onto their own cotton T-shirts, creating their very own limited-edition YSDAF souvenir!

Participants must bring their own light-coloured cotton T-shirts for the printing. T-shirts are not provided by the facilitators.

全天活動：絲印工作坊

一起来玩丝网印刷吧！

摆渡人艺术空间将把这次艺术节的主题视觉转化为丝网版画的模版，让参与者体验丝网版画的印刷过程，亲手把图案印在自备的浅色棉质T恤上，带走属于你的限量纪念品！

活动适合7岁以上的大众参加。需自备浅色棉质T恤，现场不提供T恤喔！

Ages: 7 years old and above

About Artiste

Khay Hooi and Siew Jiuan established Art BaiDuRen in 1999. They are artists that focus on printmaking and illustration. Apart from teaching, they believe in using art to build communities and record the stories of Malaysia. They have also published several picture books.

刘启晖 与黄秀娟在1999年共同创办摆渡人艺术空间，除了担任美术老师，他们也热衷于以艺术带动社区和记录马来西亚生态故事。曾经参与的社区活动包括：“游艺走月”、“灯佑苏丹街”、“发现沙登艺术嘉年华”、“看见十八丁艺术嘉年华”、“吉打稻地节”、“邦咯海岛节”、“吉隆坡文化节”、“北干那那文化节“、”巴生海南文化节“以及“澳门国际幻彩大巡游”等等。

曾出版的绘本：<发现雨林>、<走进红树林>、<走，我们一起去看海龟>、<太阳熊可可>、<云林山海经>、<故事@厝>以及<Petaling Jaya, Selangor>等。

Facilitators: Khay Hooi & Diana

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Notes

• Due to high traffic flow, do use an e-hailing service or car-pooling. 

• Taking public transport instead? Check out this video to guide you here.
  (i) KTM Station: Batu Caves – Tampin / Seremban route, Sentul station (10-min walk)
  (ii) MRT Station: Putrajaya route, Sentul Barat (Sentul West) MRT station, Exit Entrance C (15-min walk)
  (iii) LRT Station: Sri Petaling Line, Sentul Timur or Sentul station (10-min by taxi)
  (iv) Bus: T180, PY16 Station, Sentul Barat (Sentul West) station (15-min walk)  
• Do allow enough time to reach the venue & find the location. Your spot will be released if you are not at the workshop location 15 minutes prior to workshop time.
• Do read through the info listed for the workshop (age group, suitability, language etc)
• By joining our workshop at the Yayasan Sime Darby Arts Festival, you understand that on occasion videos and pictures of you/your child will be taken and recorded for archiving and promotional material.

About Yayasan Sime Darby Arts Festival

YSDAF 2026 Satellite is set to take place for one-day only on 5 April 2026 on The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre’s (klpac) grounds.

The upcoming satellite is a bite-sized offshoot from the biennial Yayasan Sime Darby Arts Festival (YSDAF) with two main events – “Synesthetic Symphony of Sound & Sight” and “Handyzone”.

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