Writing, drawing, dancing and much more

The extent to which young people blossom when they can try out themselves and their creativity was evident during the presentation of the new Kulturrucksack projects. In the next room, pupils from year 9 at the Astrid Lindgren School recreated a work from the current special exhibition and clearly enjoyed it.

After the group photo with the young people, the programmes for the new Kulturrucksack season were presented. The participating organisations have once again planned a wide range of creative workshops tailored to the target group. The cooperation partners of Kulturrucksack 2025 are the Filou e. V. cultural initiative, the Neubeckum leisure centre, the "Altes E-Werk" youth centre, the Beckum public library, the Neubeckum public library and radio producer Laura Bartels.

At the presentation of the programme, Mayor Michael Gerdhenrich thanked everyone involved and was delighted that the projects were once again being funded. The state of North Rhine-Westphalia is funding the Beckum programme this year with 10,290 euros for around 1,700 young people.

Registrations are accepted directly by the respective organisations. All programmes are free of charge for young people.

Project in March:

• Writing workshop | Öffentliche Bücherei Beckum
  28 March from 15:00 to 19:30 and 29 March from 09:30 to 14:00
  with writing teacher Tobias Winopall
  Creative writing methods are used to encourage young people to engage with themselves and their environment through writing.

Projects during the Easter holidays:

• I can't paint - art for everyone | Altes E-Werk
  16 and 17 April, 1 to 5 p.m.
  with art teacher Isabel Zimbal
  Art has no limits. Young people learn about the freedom of art through simple comic drawing techniques.
• Bühne frei | Kulturinitiative Filou
  24 and 25 April, 10:30 to 12:30
  with theatre teacher Andrea Kühn-Parciany
  Voice and body paired with expression can have a big impact.
• Manege free | Filou cultural initiative
  15 to 17 April, 12 to 3 p.m.
  with circus teacher Lydia Nölle and photographer Julius Schmitt
  The stage space is the manege. You can experiment and create a photo collage at the end.

Preview summer holidays:

(Detailed information and dates will be announced in good time)

• Street art sculpture construction | Freizeithaus Neubeckum
  Content-related examination of the construction of sculptures on a maximum scale.
  
• Manga drawing | Freizeithaus Neubeckum
  Workshop on manga drawing at the Freizeithaus Convention on manga, anime and gaming
  
• Cosplay sewing studio | Freizeithaus Neubeckum
  The sewing studio as a workshop at the Freizeithaus Convention all about manga, anime and gaming.
• Book meets Art | Project of the Neubeckum City Library in the Neubeckum Leisure Centre
  Construction of Book Nook (wooden kits) and diorama
• Audio/podcast workshop | Stadtmuseum
  with radio producer Laura Bartels
  Creating a podcast with topic selection and interviewing

Preview autumn holidays:

(Detailed information and dates will be announced in good time)

• Street art sculpture construction | Freizeithaus Neubeckum
  Content-related examination of the construction of sculptures on a maximum scale
• LandArt Workshop | Freizeithaus Neubeckum
  LandArt supports the natural urge of children and young people to explore their environment and stimulates intuitive work. Art is created by experimenting with colours and shapes.
• Street Dance Intensive Workshop | Freizeithaus Neubeckum
  Street dance for everyone as an intensive week in an open process. Choreos and workouts are developed together. Theme: Monsters
• Mixed Material | Filou cultural initiative
  Art lab: works of art are created from different materials.
• Lyrical Dance | Kulturinitiative Filou
  The children and young people experience the freedom of dance and develop a joint choreography.

Cultural education

Kulturrucksack NRW state programme
Making art and culture accessible to all children and young people is the declared aim of North Rhine-Westphalia's youth, culture and education policy. With the Kulturrucksack NRW state programme, the Ministry of Culture and Science NRW supports cities and municipalities to explicitly enable children and young people between the ages of 10 and 14 to participate in art and culture through a wide range of creative activities. The quality of the Kulturrucksack programmes and their sustainability are primarily due to the recurring collaboration with artists and cultural educators. The personal approach to the target group and the attractiveness of the programmes play a special role. Source: Arbeitsstelle Kulturelle Bildung NRW