Keyword: Art

The KulturMobil is back on the road in Düsseldorf!
Winter break is over! KRASS’s mobile art studio is back on the streets of Düsseldorf every day—in a different neighborhood each day. Wherever it stops, children can join in for free and without registration. Painting, drawing, crafting – together with other kids from the neighborhood. We bring the paints, brushes, craft supplies, and glue; you bring your enthusiasm, good spirits, and creativity!
The locations (always from 16:00 PM to 18:00 pm)
👉 Every Monday in Unterrath, football pitch, Ziegelstraße → view on Google Maps
👉 Every Tuesday in Reisholz, Paulinenpark → view on Google Maps
👉 Every Wednesday in Garath, Wittenbergerweg 44 → view on Google Maps
👉 Every Friday in Hassels, Fürstenberger Straße → view on Google Maps
Come along – no registration required! And bring your friends to the KulturMobil.
March 3, 2026
Deutschlandfunk on KRASS: Action instead of complaining!
Karin Fischer conducts a wonderful interview with Claudia Seidensticker, the founder of KRASS, on Deutschlandfunk radio. Title: Action Instead of Complaining! You can listen to the whole thing here → Listen to the interview.
February 3, 2025
KRASS and the Friends of the Kunstpalast: Inspiring Kids with Art
The Friends of the Kunstpalast are actively committed to attracting new visitors to the museum. They have recognized that free admission, cultural vouchers, or the youth club alone are not sufficient. In order to inspire future generations for art, additional and engaging programs are needed.
KRASS actively supports this initiative. Artists visit selected schools and introduce students to the Kunstpalast and its collections. Afterwards, the young people explore the exhibition and experience the artworks up close. In the KRASS studio, they become creative themselves and transform their own ideas into artistic work, turning the museum into a place where they can actively participate and create.
The Friends of the Kunstpalast e.V. have been supporting the Stiftung Museum Kunstpalast as a non-profit association since 1965. With more than 6,000 members, they strengthen the Kunstpalast, the NRW-Forum, and the Robert Schumann Hall both financially and ideologically. They promote cultural participation and are committed to the mediation of art and culture in Düsseldorf.
11 November 2024
Diverse cultural experiences in the KRASS summer program
The children were able to participate in the “Creative City Summer Program”" Each participant spent a week getting to know four cultural institutions. They worked in a museum, a theater, a workshop, and a dance studio. In doing so, they tried out different artistic techniques and discovered their own creativity.
Creative presentations
In public performances, the children presented their rehearsed plays. They performed the dances they had practiced during the week. Musical contributions were presented by the drum circle. A circus performance delighted and amazed the audience.
Artworks and workshop projects
At the museum, the children admired large-format paintings and collages. In the workshop, they created their own designed bags, small figures, and jewelry from polymer clay. They also built a city out of cardboard. Highlights included face painting and decorating T-shirts with the KreativStadt logo.
Team and organization
The KRASS team organized the program and actively supported the children. 18 artists carried out the projects professionally. Project manager Sarah Reuter coordinated all activities and ensured that everything ran smoothly. In this way, the summer program “KreativStadt” offered the children a varied, creative, and unforgettable experience.
August 16, 2024
Art Points Düsseldorf: Workshop with children by KRASS and BBK
As part of the Kunstpunkte 2023 in Düsseldorf, a special collaborative project took place between KRASS e.V. and the Federal Association of Visual Artists in the Düsseldorf regional association (BBK). The project was led by Michelle from the BBK and was aimed at children from the KRASS e.V. community. The workshops took place in the premises of the BBK Kunstforum Düsseldorf.
Theme and artistic approach
The project's starting point was the question: Why do people love costumes and masks? Michelle, an artist with the BBK (Professional Association of Visual Artists), had already been exploring the theme of "headspace"—the inner space in which we reside mentally and emotionally—for a year. She also investigated how we both express certain feelings and, at the same time, conceal many emotions from ourselves.
Through creative exchange with the children, we explored how to find the right "mind space." Only when we succeed in this can we enjoy life with all its challenges. A key insight was the importance of taking time for things that give us good "mind space." These moments foster inner peace, joy, and balance.
Creative process and results
The theme was perfectly suited for working artistically and playfully with the children. This allowed them to immerse themselves in the world of masks, emotions, and identity. Using various materials, colors, and shapes, the children created individual masks and artworks that reflected their personal "headspace." In this way, feelings that often remain hidden became visible, and inner moods were given an external form.
meaning and effect
The project not only gave the children access to visual art. It also opened up opportunities for self-reflection and emotional expression. The resulting works impressively demonstrated how differently children perceive and artistically express their own feelings.
The cooperation between KRASS e.V. and the BBK proved to be particularly enriching. It combined educational work with artistic practice and created a space in which children could grow creatively and discover new things about themselves.
September 4, 2023