The Big Lottery Fund's Playful Ideas programme investment will enable north-west arts organisation Folly to develop the Portable Pixel Playground over the next two years.
Artists will be commissioned to design works of art which are interactive, fun and playful and young people will then be encouraged to use them in new ways, providing them with creative and hands-on experiences. The playground will occupy public settings such as shopping centres, galleries and schools.
Folly's creative director Kathryn Lambert said she was delighted to have secured support. "It will encourage children to get active, think differently and take risks," she said.
Helen Bullough, Big Lottery Fund head of region for the north-west, added: "The project will allow children to submerge themselves in technology and the arts while playing in a fun and interactive environment."
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