The final two workshops of Kunst doet Verbinden this year focused entirely on glass fusing. Using coloured glass, different shapes and, above all, their own ideas, participants created their own designs. For some, it was their first time working with glass. For others, it was simply another opportunity to try something new. And that is exactly what Kunst doet Verbinden is about. You do not need any previous experience, and nothing has to be perfect. It is about exploring, cre

What would happen if young people got to decide what happens in the library for an entire day? Together with Bibliotheek Gelderland Zuid, Bildung Nijmegen is developing Take Over de Bieb: a day in which young people from Nijmegen will be given the space to shape the library in their own way. Think music, art, workshops, conversations, performances, gaming, fashion and, most importantly, ideas that come directly from young people themselves. That is why the programme has not b

Sometimes a workshop turns out just a little differently from what you had planned. And in this case, it actually worked out really well. Last week, as part of Kunst doet Verbinden, we organised an extra workshop in illustrative portrait drawing. This time, we were not at our usual location at Hobbycentrum Nijmegen, but at De Kaaij. And with the weather being so good, we decided to take the workshop outside. During the workshop, participants worked on drawing portraits. The a

After spending August and the first week of September at Bibliotheek Gelderland Zuid, the portraits from Don’t forget about me are moving to a new location in Nijmegen. From 23 September, the exhibition will be on display at Kouros Atelier in the Benedenstad, where the portraits will remain for around three to four weeks. The exhibition at the library gave visitors the opportunity to discover a collection of personal stories from Nijmegen and its old working-class neighbourho

From pieces of glass to a work of art. On Friday 28 August, participants in Kunst doet Verbinden returned to Hobbycentrum Nijmegen for the second part of their Tiffany stained glass workshop. Two weeks earlier, they had been introduced to this distinctive technique for the first time. During this second session, their designs truly began to take shape. Guided by artist Claudia Librizzi, the participants continued working on their individual pieces. Each section of coloured gl

On Friday 14 August, a new technique took centre stage during Art Connects: Tiffany glasswork. Guided by artist Claudia Librizzi, participants at Hobbycentrum Nijmegen worked with glass and gradually created their own pieces. For most participants, working with Tiffany was completely new. That made the surprise at the end of the afternoon even greater. They were impressed not only by what they had created, but also by the process that led up to it. What started as separate pi