Kinderunikunst Kreativwoche 2019

Every year, students and alumni of the Social Design Studio take part in the Kinderunikunst Kreativwoche.

On the first day of the summer holidays, the university opens its doors to children between 6 and 14 years and invites them to engage with art through a varied programme full of workshops, seminars and studios. The workshops and topics are designed and offered by the students.

In 2019, the students and alumni of the Social Design Studio offered various workshops that reflect the interdisciplinarity and diversity of approaches represented in the master programme. The new and upcoming Social Designers’ goals are not only to let the kids explore topics and techniques that might be new to them, but they can also use this week as a learning experience for their own practice as Social Designers. This year, the city was at the heart of all the contributions from the Social Design Studio, and the core question was what children have to say about the future of our cities? What do they need now to thrive, and what needs to happen so that they can thrive in this place later on as grown-ups? The workshop called Tauschbar (exchange bar), invited the kids to reflect on values and the act of trading. Why is one thing worth a certain sum to someone and less to someone else? Can I decide on the value of something myself? Is something made from free materials worth less or more? Collected objects and secrets were traded for others and passers-by were asked to weigh up in the discussion. In the workshop Stadt - Land - Kunst (City – Country - Art), the city was explored as a playground for possible futures. What do children need in the capital? Where does the playground end and the city begin? Can these experiences be explored through art and music? Can you train your singing voices and your citizen’s voice at the same time? Objects found outside were transformed into instruments to make noise for what the children need more. In the workshop The City Is Alive! the kids were asked to write and imagine the stories of the invisible in the cityscape, the traffic lights, the statues and houses. What would they say if they could speak? What is their point of view and how can it enlighten us? Each of the children’s stories was brought to life by having them make little books with illustrations ranging from collage to drawings and papier-mâché creatures.

Time

July 2019

Location

Vienna

Team

Marlene Hübner

Pavel Naydenov

Gabriela Urrutiya Reyes

Bana Sa’adeh

Amelie Schlemmer

Alberta Sinani

Mariya Tsaneva

Links

https://www.kinderunikunst.at