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Art project in Gieboldehausen: Primary school children make a fence with European countries
Gieboldehausen. “I make the world how I like it” is the motto of an art campaign at the primary school in Gieboldehausen. The focus for the children is a colorful panorama on the subject of Europe. The project was arranged by the primary school’s support association together with the art association contoura from Duderstadt.
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“This year, there are a lot of funds available for children and artists,” said Britta Hasenjäger, the association’s president, explaining how the idea came about. “You have to use the funds that are available.” She found what she was looking for at the State Association for Cultural Youth Education, or in short LKJ. With funding from the Lower Saxony Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Gender Equality, it launched the “Start Ready in the Future” program, which aims to promote art, culture and creativity.
“I called Christiane Mosler from Kunstforeningen Kontoura and asked if she could imagine a joint project,” said Hasenjäger. The artist knew her from the holiday program. Her children had already participated in holiday activities with her. The idea was to show the children in primary school that they can use their time wisely and at the same time have an influence on their surroundings.
40 children participate in art project
The idea was well received in primary school. 40 children participate in the project in two groups in the afternoon after class. “And they’re having a lot of fun,” Hasenjäger says. The feedback is that they would like to paint more. For example, Mosler showed them how to best paint certain things, such as waterfalls or clouds. Mussels demonstrated the necessary techniques with a sponge, spatula and specific brush shapes. “The children are happy that they are learning,” said the association’s chairman.
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“The order in which I build a painting is important,” the artist explained. Because I paint with opaque acrylic paint. “We start with the background, just like the sky,” she said. Then apply the rest. Acrylic pencils are also used for particularly fine lines. “It’s easier with it than with a brush.” Hasenjäger noted that painting also calms the children and sometimes even has a meditative effect.
The painting was carried out on 48 strikes during the school building’s arcade. The theme is Europe. One of the countries is presented on each list. An asterisk on the bar is intended to indicate that a country is a member of the EU.
Art project: European countries distributed by drawing lots
“We divided the countries by drawing lots,” Mosler said. “But the children were also allowed to act if they were not happy with their lot.” The flag and country name are put on the front of the bar along with a symbolic motif. “The Eiffel Tower is ideal for France, and the mermaid for Denmark,” Mosler explained. The children were free to design the back of the plates.
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“The slats will be fixed with the help of the caretaker over the next two weeks,” Hasenjäger reveals. “This allows children to travel a bit through Europe in the schoolyard.” But that is not the end of the art campaign. In another part of the project, Ytong stones donated by the company Trümper will be decorated as seating for the school garden. “The kids get free hands with the motives,” Mosler says. However, there is agreement that the stones should be designed in clear colors in the style of the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
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