Jacob Geelstraat 8
3532 TS
Utrecht
Netherlands
- Youth and education
"Atelier Kunstgras" seeks to create place and space for anyone who would like to explore the world by painting and invites people to look across 'borders'. The main objective is to stimulate people, in particular children, to discover their own language of expression by encouraging everybody's talents taking paint, imagination and freedom as a starting point. "Atelier Kunstgras" has a special interest in languages, textiles and the Middle East.
The core activity is painting - in a broad sense. There are regular workshops and courses around different themes for children and adults, combined with expositions. Special small scale projects are organised with children from various backgrounds including refugee children.
The project "A fly in an Airplane" was carried out in cooperation with a Dutch primary school.
The project "Kids Art" gave children from the asylum-seekers centre and children from the neighbourhood the opportunity to express themselves in their own 'secret language'.
The project "Design your own Grass Carpet" was organised in the open air at the occasion of the Dutch Day of the Park and resulted in a multicoloured grass carpet.
The project "Art at the Hairdressers - Exchanging Looks" is scheduled for the end of 2009 in a multicultural neighbourhood.