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  • Art meets German course

    Art meets German course

    Art meets German course

    The project “Fit for class” is aimed at children from different nations and cultures. Subjects are prepared in consultation with the teacher and his/her German language skills. A combination of language and design work should take up well-known vocabulary, consolidate and promote a good conversation culture. In regular and shared reflection, children have the opportunity to evaluate and praise each other’s work. The main focus here is the appreciation culture. A constant change of individual, partner and group work enables the children to carry out their own interests in their work, but also to develop them further in exchange with others. Attention is paid to the fact that children of all ages work together.

    With this project, children of the international class will have the opportunity to develop their social skills in the encounter with different cultures. This is to be done by learning in a joint creative work, creatively implementing ideas together and working together towards an artistic goal. In addition, the project is intended to consolidate the relationship levels, thereby strengthening their self-awareness and self-esteem. By eliminating school pressure through grades, they experience a work that is focused on them alone. It is not the goal of a finished work that is primarily the focus, but the artistic path to it.

    Especially in international classes, this experience is important in order to cope with the many requirements that will be experienced during their integration into a foreign education system. It is therefore both the body’s own image and the individuality that is the focus of this work, which should be strengthened and enthusiasm should be awakened / lived.

    The creative interaction of the elderly and the younger also promotes responsibility, artistic development and new experiences. Cultural diversity and values ​​are used. Creative self-management takes place especially in the individual work their space, but is also used in the joint

  • Art in the children’s hospital

    „Transformation“

    In the children’s clinic foyer of the University Hospital of Düsseldorf, a labyrinth is created. The children of all wards design the 3-piece work to the extent of 4m × 1.50m.

    After completion it will hang in the entrance area and embellish and enrich the path into the children’s clinic.

    Until then intensive work is being done developing the unique piece of art. The children leave their traces of color on the paths of the labyrinth supported by parents, clinic staff and the public. Work is done in an intense, special and connected atmosphere.

    Thoughts, which Mareike van Elsbergen (art therapy degree) has transcribed.

    How magically people are attracted to labyrinths. Children and adults often enter walkable labyrinths spontaneously and run the lines.

    This labyrinth is to be done with the eyes and other senses.

    The path is designed by the children of the wards of the University Clinic Düsseldorf. The children have left their tracks in the context of a symbol that has left its mark on our cultural history for at least 5000 years. With brushes and acrylic paints, the labyrinth was further developed on several project days.

    The labyrinth can be understood as a symbol of the way of life. In his center we can discover ourselves.

    Those who follow the labyrinth encounter breaking away and letting go, the turns that lead us back to the knowledge in the middle and the way out again.

    The labyrinth as a place of encounter.

    All who are connected with it, follow a map of the soul. Following the labyrinth is like a journey to one’s self.

  • Theatre from A-Z

    Theatre from A-Z

    We make theatre from A-Z

    From the 9th until the 17th July 2012 the topics stage, theatre, dance and music were presented in the project “We make theatre from A-Z” to 205 children from age 6-14 under an interdisciplinary approach and finally were implemented in a creative way in order to the individual interests of the participants. The different aspects of the project were divided and realized in the recreational facility for children and adolescents “Kamper 17” (musical & stage, 9 th until 13 th july) as well as in the Joachim-Neander Schule at the Rather Markt 2.

    First of all the theatre history and various techniques of theatre productions were presented. Later a set decoration and stage modules were developed and implemented, an own storyboard was thought up and realized in a straight theatre. Finally a musical was concepted. In a final performance including the self-made set decoration and accompanied by a band the children presented what they had learned.

    During the project an increasing self-confidence of the children and often a self-initiated willing to take responsibility could be observed. Moreover the participants developed communicative skills, learned to work in a team as well as artisanal techniques and artistic forms of expression.

  • KRASS on the road

    Art Bus

    “It is important to me that what I do has a meaning. And this I find when working with children and youngsters “, Aisha Sabbouh-Eggert says. The 49-year-old visual artist with a degree from the Düsseldorf Art Academy, has been project manager of the art bus since the beginning of 2016.

    The art bus has been touring through Düsseldorf since 2011 and stops around playgrounds and in refugee camps. One of the priorities of KRASS in 2016 is the area around Fürstenplatz. The project was initiated in cooperation with the Düsseldorf youth welfare office and the Kulturrucksack NRW. In addition, the bus regularly visits the various accommodations for refugees in the state capital.

    A welcome change from everyday life

    “Around 20 kids are around when the bus arrives at the Fürstenplatz playground, usually Saturdays 3 to 5 pm”, Sabbouh-Eggert says. Especially the children in the refugee homes are happy about the colorful change whenever the bus arrives. The offer is directed at all children and young people who simply can join instantly without any registration. “We want to particularly give this opportunity to children whose parents might otherwise not be able to afford providing their children with cultural activities”, the artist says.

    The bus has all utensils for artistic design on board, ranging from paint, paper and brushes to special things that Sabbouh-Eggert brings along. “Sustainability is very important to me. Therefore, I have already brought packaging material that the children have then upcycled” she says. From time to time she also brings fabric, being an essential part of her own artistic work. “Then the children may also sow”, she says. There are no strict guidelines: “I simply suggest a topic. The children are then allowed to freely develop artistically.”

    Praise and recognition for young creatives

    The experienced freelance artist with a pedagogue background, who teaches art in many schools, supports the implementation of young creatives’ ideas. And of course there is also a lot of praise and recognition for the small artistic souls.

    Educational experience and artistic knowledge are prerequisite in order to conduct this project. The identification with the vision of KRASS is very important. “Of course the preparation takes a lot of time”, Sabbouh-Eggert says. But above all, the lively exchange with the children is not only fun for them, but also for her.

    Appointments can be requested

    Even on special occasions like the Hohestraßenfest or the NRW-Day, the art bus is on site. For Information on when and where the colorful bus has its next stop, please contact Claudia from KRASS under telephone number +49 170/2416859. Anyone willing to join the project, can also make an appointment for a personal talk at c.seidensticker@krass-ev.de.