Between human and flower (RO)
Trainer: Izabela Axenie, Visual Artist
Exploring the metamorphosis between human and nature, children will use the watercolor technique to transform human silhouettes into botanical structures. Working in transparent layers, young artists will paint faces that turn into flowers or arms that grow into stems, drawing inspiration from the fluidity of Ștefan Bertalan. A creative process about transformation and color! | Ages 4-7: 12:00 - 13:00 | Ages 8-12: 13:30 - 15:00 |
Networks and Knots (RO)
Trainer: Izabela Axenie, Visual artist and MARe custodian
Children will explore nature as a complex network of lines and nodes, learning to observe the invisible structures surrounding them. They will transpose these systems onto paper and over printed landscapes, creating new visual pathways. This is a workshop about gesture, composition, and the power of drawing to reveal hidden connections and links within the natural environment! | Ages 4-7: 12:00 - 13:00 | Ages 8-12: 13:30 - 15:00 |
Forms and structures from nature: eco pendants (RO)
Trainer: Robert Boghiu, cultural mediator
Children will transform simple materials into meaningful objects, exploring the link between observation and environmental responsibility. They will create eco-friendly pendants from cardboard, string, and colors, integrating plant forms into original compositions. This is an exercise in manual dexterity and creativity, showing how nature can become an infinite source of inspiration! | Ages 4-7: 12:00 - 13:00 | Ages 8-12: 13:30 - 15:00 |
Garden Imprints (RO)
Trainer: Beatrice Lefter, cultural mediator
Children will explore natural shapes and textures, transforming ordinary vegetables into unique artistic tools. They will discover the surprising prints of plant cross-sections, using them as stamps to create chromatic compositions and playful layers on paper. This is an experimental workshop that cultivates patience and the curiosity to view nature from a fresh perspective! | Ages 4–7: 12:00 – 13:00 | Ages 8–12: 13:30 – 15:00 |
Botanical Atlas: studies inspired by nature (RO)
Trainer: Robert Boghiu, cultural mediator
Children will create their own mini botanical atlas, transforming drawing into a research tool for the plant world. They will study the structures and details of real or imaginary plants, organizing their visual observations into study pages that form a personal collection. This is an engaging workshop that blends the rigor of observation with the freedom of creation to explore nature through art! | Ages 4–7: 12:00 – 13:00 | Ages 8–12: 13:30 – 15:00 |
A Map of Nature (RO)
Trainer: Izabela Axenie, Visual artist and MARe custodian
Children will create imaginary maps inspired by the forms of nature, transforming leaves, seeds, and stems into invented plant worlds. They will build fantastic gardens and botanical rivers using lines, dots, and repetitive rhythms, learning how to organize a composition across the entire surface of the page. This is a workshop about the power of drawing to map the geography of one’s own fantasy! | Ages 4–7: 12:00 – 13:00 | Ages 8–12: 13:30 – 15:00 |
Moving Images: agamograph (RO)
Trainer: Ana Olivia Lăzărescu, art historian
Children will discover the magic of the agamograph, creating dynamic artworks that transform depending on the angle from which they are viewed. They will draw two different images, then cut and paste them onto a folded structure to generate surprising optical effects. This is a workshop about rhythm, movement, and visual perception, where spatial thinking intertwines with play and artistic experimentation! | Ages 4–7: 12:00 – 13:00 | Ages 8–12: 13:30 – 15:00 |
