Art courses for children in cooperation between GMB and AFAD

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The Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava and the Bratislava City Gallery support the staff leaving the Slovak National Gallery, who, due to unsustainable working conditions caused by the unprofessional leadership of the director in charge, Jaroslav Niňaj, and his predecessors, have submitted a collective resignation with effect from 1 April 2025. The GMB and AFAD are joining forces to maintain professionally prepared and publicly popular projects – in this case, ART COURSES FOR CHILDREN. The continuity of public education in interaction with art is important for both institutions, which is why they have decided to move the courses to their premises.

 

^{Educators; photo: Šimon Lupták, source: SNG archive}

Gallery educators will continue their courses from mid-April until the end of the school year at GMB and AFAD. This allows them to continue working with the youngest generation, who will learn about art directly through GMB’s exhibitions, as well as in studios with university students and faculty or in public spaces around the center of Bratislava.

^{Course in progress; photo: Šimon Lupták, source: SNG archive}

 

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Courses

There are two types of courses available, each tailored to different age groups:

Layers of the Environment

An art course for children aged 11–13 brings inspiration from art in public space and the institutions involved in shaping or preserving it.

Thursday U.F.O.

The Art - Fantasy - Discovery art course for children aged 8 – 10 offers a unique opportunity to explore and experience art in a variety of forms and spaces – from the Bratislava City Gallery, to the historic center, to the studios of the Academy of Fine Arts and Design.

 

 

Art courses for children and young people will also be held in the new school year in cooperation with the AFAD and the GMB.

 

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^{Cover photo: Šimon Lupták, source: SNG archive}