The Creative Playground

Contact: TCPlayground21@gmail.com | 0682587067 | Westplein 1001 Utrecht

2021
Artists In Residence & Events

A series of playful workshops to collectively make mosaics. In the weeks leading up to the workshops Robin will gather ceramics, glass and colourful beads from the neighbourhood. Join Robin in the collection and creation process of transforming the stepping stones of The Creative Playground.

Kids are also welcome.

Dates: October 15th, 16th and 17th
Timing: 14:00 - 18:00

You can also bring some ceramics, glass beads or colourful glass with you.

This workshop entails participatory practice, performance, and film, raising questions around language, body and the imagination. We will explore how we can express verbal language through our body.

Date: July 22nd and 24th

Type Conversion

Lisa is going to bring a large inflatable cushion (8 x 14 m +/-) People can enter the cushion. She would like to offer workshops and jam sessions inside and outside of this moving membrane.
- A quiet rest area will be available to lie down in.
- All are welcome, specifically other artists who would like to share knowledge and skills.
For the month of August she will bring along writing workshops, concerts, interactive performances, opera, film evenings and pot lucks. For more specific dates and details click the sign up.

Dates: August 19th till the 29th.

Artist In Residence

Archaeodreaming

This is a ceramic workshop where each participant is invited to create their own mythologies in the form of a vase. Improvising on historical examples of artefacts based on myths, we will draw inspiration from our own personal dreams to materialize the riddle ''If history is water and archaeology is a vase, what shape does it take?

This is a four day workshop series every evening for a week. Then once the clay has been fired there will be a conclusion day.

Dates: October 10th from 11:00 - 13:00, 16th and 17th at 11:00 - 15:00 (Including lunch)*. Final event in November to collect the ceramics.

Payment: €30 or free for all the workshops this includes the clay, glazing and firing and lunch.
Send us a email if you are interested in joining: tcplayground21@gmail.com

SITTING DOCKS

During this event you will be interactively involved in a live illustration from Buuf Buur in which she will draw your playground ideas to life.
Throughout the whole day we will have the team of Birdcage Radio to provide us with some delicious DJ sets and sounds. No sitting ducks here.

Date and timing: 23rd 15:30 - 22:00

Tickets: €5 With the money we will raise during this event we can fund the much needed materials for illustrator Buuf Buur to paint and illustrate the outside of the Westplein container. The artwork will consist of playground elements, confusing architecture and of course some creative input from you. With your help we can make this art collaboration happen, and yes, it will happen!

Click the link below, purchase a Sitting Docks ticket and invite your friends! Ducks are also allowed, just no sitting ducks. See you then!

Collage Club

CUT, TEAR, RIP, BURN, Re-arrange, REMIX. The end of one image becomes the arm of another. Give birth to your own lovely little flat Frankensteins. Abstract an existing image, or create a whole new composition. Ha ha ha hah ahahaha ha ha *cackle cackle*

Distort realities, create new worlds, experience the magic of collage at The Creative Playground.


Dates: November every Thursday evening at 18:00.
You're welcome to bring your own books and magazines.

Payment: Donation
Food is included.

Send us a email to join at tcplayground21@gmail.com

Silent Disco

Sustainable Sewing

What are we going to do?
Experienced sewing teacher Tinka will show you how to up-cycle and sew with existing materials. In one afternoon you will work on one project and create something from the old clothes in your closet. Or maybe you’ll use an old curtain you found at the thrift store, wherever your creativity leads you. 



Look out for workshops like:

- Make scrunchies or headbands from old t-shirts or sweaters.

- Make a festive re-usable streamer, with leftover textile scraps.

- Make an everyday tote-bag in some cool vintage fabric.
- Make a sandwichwrap or sandwichbag with scrap fabric and old umbrellas.
- For the advanced sewer: learn how to make your own underwear from t-shirts (presented by GroenGoed underwear)
If you want to know more about Tinka, the workshops or her regular sewing classes, follow on Instagram @tinkataart

Dates: September - October once a week.
Sign up email: tinkavanderkooij@gmail.com.

Amid the fast growing city scape of Utrecht there lies a little green oasis that is Westplein. To preserve and expand the potential of that little patch of green, Jacob Schwartz is making a sculpture that will hold sparrows nests, bringing the urban environment and nature together.

In the workshop: BYOB(bring your own bird), people from the neighbourhood can come and help make these birds nests, creating an apartment building for the city birds so that they too will have housing.

September: Artists in Residence

Sponsored by:

Short Films Screening.

Open Mic, Poetry and Performance.

Artist In Residence

Alana Joldersma up-cycles old bicycle parts and will make a new outdoor interactive sculpture at The Creative Playground.

September: Artists in Residence

Got a poem, song, performance or something you want to express. Here is your chance to participate in a wonderful evening along side other creative people.
Or you can also just sit back and enjoy an inspiring evening of performances.

Date: 25th September
Timings: 16:00 onwards.

Come and watch a special selection of art films in a cosy unique setting inside de Kweekvijver.

Dates:
28th Thursday October
22nd Wednesday September
Timing: 20:30 – 11:30

How To Art-speak In Your “Native” Language

“So, what is your art about?”...
Do your armpits also start sweating when this dreadful question is
asked? Do you struggle to blurp a coherent story that captures the
magnitude and relevance of your artistic practice? Great! This workshop
is perfect for you! We, Lux (choreographer) & Jolijn (community artist),
facilitate this workshop to explore how to comfortably speak and write
about your art. Find a language that feels natural to you, empowers you
and connects you with people who match with you and your work.

During this workshop we engage in playful speaking and writing exercises
which help to break loose from the conventional art-speak format and to
find your “native” art language. We will support each other to
utilize our creativity to express ourselves in words.

We are looking forward to meeting you and your sweaty armpits!

Date and Timing: 30th Nov 11:00 - 14:00.
Bring with you: something to write on