Category: Community
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Art Doesn’t Need Words: Creativity Across Languages
In most of our workshops, participants speak different languages. Some are new to the Netherlands, others have grown up here, and some are still finding their place in between. Dutch, Arabic, Turkish, Farsi, English, Ukrainian or no shared language at all. The room often sounds like an orchestra of languages. At first, it can feel…
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Gezelligmaking on the Dorpsplein
Some of our FRENS have been living on the Silja cruise ship for more than two years now, sharing small cabins, borrowing corners for privacy, and carrying on with daily life in very limited space. The Dorpsplein across the road from the boat is their only backyard, but as a bare and empty lot, it…
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Creativity As a Safe Place To Grow
Even with our best efforts, the modern school environment or large group activities don’t always meet every child’s needs. Some children need more time, more patience, and a space where they can simply be themselves. That’s why we created Kunstmaatjes; an art club designed especially for children who benefit from smaller groups and extra support.…
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3 Creativity Warm-Ups Your Team Can Try This Week
Creativity isn’t just a nice-to-have in the workplace – It’s a key aspect for better communication, stronger collaboration, and innovative thinking. At Art is Home, we use playful, hands-on exercises to unlock these qualities in our Creativity with Purpose workshops. Here are three simple warm-ups you can try in your next meeting. P.S. No art…
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Support Art is Home and Make Your Donation Work for You
Did you know that Stichting Art is Home is a Cultural ANBI? ANBI stands for Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling, which means it’s a nonprofit recognized by the Dutch tax authorities as serving the public good. Being an ANBI comes with benefits – not just for us, but for our donors too. And as a cultural…
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The Art of Gezelligmaking
In the Netherlands, there’s a word that isn’t quite translatable in English or many other languages: gezellig. It’s not just cozy; it’s not just fun… It’s the feeling of being together, of belonging, of comfort and warmth combined together in one. It’s that sense of being at home; and when you add “-making” to it,…