童軍與藝術
SCOUT ART
「童軍」與「藝術」，兩者給人一動一靜的感覺，表面上大家風馬牛不相及，但想深一層，其實兩者都可以作為培育年青人成長及發展的方法，而大家的關係更是互相緊扣、息息相關。
The two ideas – “Scout” and “art” seem to be poles apart, the former conveys an impression of vitality while the latter gives us a sense of serenity. But in face they share a similarity – both of them are effective means for youth development and are closely related to each other.
童軍的藝術元素
童軍運動致力培育年青人的德、智、體、群、美的全面發展，其中「美」便是培育成員對藝術表達的興趣、啟發創意、培養生活情操及欣賞美好事物的能力。藝術有助啟迪心靈，使左右腦均衡成長，啟發思考。年青人若在藝術的培育中成長，經過時間的洗禮及人生的閱歷，更可以提升個人的審美能力，建立個人風格。
童軍的訓練和活動充滿著與藝術有關的元素，幼童軍支部的歷奇章及高級歷奇章內的「創意天地」便加入音樂、美術、戲劇表演及手工藝等的內容；童軍支部的專科徽章內更設有藝術章、攝影章、音樂章及手藝章等，藉此鼓勵成員培養對藝術的興趣；深資童軍及樂行童軍更將藝術培養成個人興趣，並鼓勵成員將此推介予身邊的朋友，一同分享箇中樂趣。總會亦不時舉辦手工藝課程、設計比賽、攝影比賽及短片創作比賽等，以發揮童軍成員的藝術才華。
The Artistic Elements of Scouting
Scouting is and undertaking for young people’s physical, intellectual, social, spiritual and aesthetic development. Among these virtues, aesthetics focuses on cultivating members’ interest in expressing themselves through arts, stimulating their creativity, instilling in them the abilities to enjoy pleasures of life and to appreciate carious forms of beauty. Art can act as spiritual inspiration and assist in the balanced growth of the left and right brain which enhances thinking skills. If we let young people grow up in the realms of arts education in time, as their life experiences accumulate, their ability to appreciate aesthetic qualities can be enhanced and it can help establish their own unique styles.
Scouts training and activities include rich artistic elements – themes of music, art, drama performances, handicraft, etc are included in the “Creativity” of the Cub Scout Adventure Award and the Cub Scout Adventure Crest Award; the Scout Proficiency Badges include Artist, Photographer, Musician, Craftsman badges, etc, which are aimed at cultivating members’ interest in arts. The element of art is also included in the syllabus of Progressive Badge in Venture Scout and Rover Scout sections requiring Scouts to develop their personal interest in art and share with friends. In addition, to enable Scout members to demonstrate their artistic talents, the Scout Association of Hong Kong organized a number of activities from time to time, including handicraft courses, design, photography and short film competitions.
貝登堡勳爵的藝術才華
童軍之父貝登堡勳爵雖然是一名軍人，但他除了喜歡歷奇活動外，還熱愛戲劇、音樂和繪畫，其中尤以繪畫最教人熟識。
貝登堡勳爵年幼時已對繪畫產生濃厚興趣。雖然家貧，貝登堡勳爵不能支付學畫的費用，但他沒有氣餒，不斷鑽研和仿畫名畫，更參考原始人於洞穴裡所繪畫的牆畫，奠定自己繪畫技巧的根基。經過長年累月的練習，所謂日子有功，終於練得一手細膩的畫工，從他的日記、行軍錄、甚至童軍們時常閱讀的《少年警探》，我們都可以欣賞到很多貝登堡勳爵的親筆插圖。他每幅插圖的人物和構圖都細緻像真，栩栩如生，影像感十足，與內容相得益彰，使讀者閱讀時更能感受當年的情懷，為平凡的文字加添了生命和活力。
The Artistic Talent of Lord Baden-Powell
Despite being a military man with a devotion to adventure activities, Lord Baden-Powell possessed a passion for art subjects like drama, music and painting, where his works of painting especially enjoyed phenomenal popularity.
He had developed a strong affection for painting since he was young. Though his family could not afford him to learn painting, instead of giving up, he tried his best to acquire the skills through self-learning. In order to establish the foundation of basic drawing techniques, he studied and copied great works of art and he also took reference from cave paintings on walls made by primitive people. After years of consistent practice, his techniques had been polished to an exquisite level. In fact, many of Lord Baden-Powell’s illustrations can be seen from his personal diaries, war diaries and the book Scouting for Boys which is often read by the Scouts. With extraordinary ability of observation and delicate techniques, each of his illustration creates a speaking likeness of its figures and portrays distinguished composition of the scenery, successfully complementing the plain texts with energy and vitality.
