Aardman, the animation company behind Wallace and Gromit, is set to team up with arts organisation Tate and Legacy Trust UK to create a new movie made for and by children.

The Tate Movie Project, which will also involve creative agency Fallon, will see Tate and Aardman run production workshops across the UK in order to inspire children aged between five and 11 years old to contribute their ideas to the movie. A national network of museums and galleries, teachers and children's services, will also be involved to ensure that children from a range of backgrounds are given the chance to participate in the project.

Legacy Trust UK, the independent charity set up in order to support innovative arts and cultural schemes ahead of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is contributing £3m towards the scheme. Tate director Nicholas Serota said: "Every child in Britain can be involved in The Tate Movie and we will help them to draw on their imaginations, lives and communities whilst developing their visual literacy, and inspiring the artists of the future."

Aardman co-founder and chair Dave Sproxton added: "We want children to be involved at every level and believe that the spontaneity and creativity of the children combined with our professional film making team will create a film that is as inspiring as it is entertaining."