BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:26063@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Culturele Noordspelen: Art wall Exhibition DTSTAMP:20260813T194818Z DTSTART:20260814T220000Z DESCRIPTION:The Cultural Noordspelen art wall is a work of art created by c hildren from\nAmsterdam in collaboration with the Spin Foundation. As ‘Ent ree van Noord’\, the\nchildren created their own artwork and are giving it back to the neighbourhood:\na colourful entrance\, conceived and created by the children themselves.\n\nCultural Noordspelen: Claim your spot on th e Tolhuistuin wall!\nHave the children from Amsterdam-Noord claimed their spot? You bet! The\n30.5-metre-long wall at the Tolhuistuin has been trans formed into a gigantic\,\ncolourful work of art. It has become a wonderful window into the world of the\nlocal children.\n\nThe story behind the pro ject.\nFor six Thursdays\, the Spin Foundation and the Wijsneus team set o ut to explore\,\ntogether with the children\, what Amsterdam-Noord means t o them.\nThe children shared all sorts of things: from football pitches\, windmills\, trees\nand bicycles to imaginary swimming pools\, herons\, rat s and monsters with three\ncrosses for eyes. Some lovely conversations too k place\, hidden talents came to\nlight and new friendships were formed.\n Then it was time for the real work: painting the wall of the Tolhuistuin. On the\nFridays of the Culturele Noordspelen\, children worked on a large collaborative\nmural measuring no less than 30 metres in length. On that w all\, they show who\nthey are\, what matters to them and how they view the ir neighbourhood and Noord.\n\nThis year’s theme is ‘Claim Your Space’: Ta king up space\, expressing yourself\nand discovering that your ideas matte r. This project gives children the space –\nboth literally and figurativel y – to be seen. At the same time\, children from\ndifferent neighbourhoods meet one another\, work together on something big and\nrealise that their ideas matter. This is exactly what the Culturele Noordspelen\nare all abo ut: playing\, being yourself\, meeting others and engaging creatively\nwit h culture together.\n\nCome by and enjoy!\nAre you curious about all the s tories\, monsters and bikes on the wall? You can\nadmire the artwork for f ree! Do pop along and see for yourself how the children\nhave made their m ark on Amsterdam-Noord.\n\nInspirational quotes from our young artists:\n\ n“I painted a duck\, because I have lots of little ducks”\n\nWhen I asked Kim if she’d like to help with the design\, she said no. She came\nback to me later: “When I said no\, I was just joking"\n\n“Did you know that in t he Molenwijk\, the blocks of flats were built in the shape\nof windmill sa ils\, and that all the street names are related to windmills?”\n\nThree fr iends joined us to design. Unfortunately\, their fourth friend\, Jace\,\nc ouldn’t come along. He’d drawn a lovely picture of his office chair\; his\ nfavourite spot in Noord is his room. Jace’s friends painted his room and office\nchair on the wall.\n\n“Noord is so lovely because it’s green and p eaceful” – Lots of beautiful trees\nwere painted on the wall.\n\nThe wall itself is located at the 'gateway to Amsterdam Noord'\, opposite the\nBuik sloterwegveer bus station.\n\nWhat are we all doing this for?\n\nThat beca me clear last Friday when we took 13-year-old Gideon home. This lovely\,\n slightly shy pre-teen summed up the whole experience beautifully: “I’ve ha d a\nreally lovely day.” And that’s exactly what makes this project a grea t success.\n\nCultural Noordspelen | Claim your place!\nThis summer\, Tolh uistuin will be transformed into a place where children can\ncreate\, move \, play and discover. During the Cultural Noordspelen\, we invite\nchildre n to claim their place: on stage\, in the garden\, in a story\, in music o r\nthrough movement.\n\nFrom 3 July to 16 August\, a free programme took p lace every Friday\, Saturday and\nSunday for children aged 4 to 14. Friday s focused on painting and dance\, theatre\non Saturday and music on Sunday . On Sunday morning\, there was also a\nstory-telling and craft programme for young children.\n\nThe Culturele Noordspelen were made possible in par t by contributions from the\nZadelhoff Culture Fund\, the City of Amsterda m\, the Noord District\, the Amsterdam\nFund for the Arts and the A’DAM To wer Foundation.\n\nTuin URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/culturele-noordspelen-art-wall-exhibiti on GEO:52.3830883;4.9030297 LOCATION:Tolhuistuin - IJpromenade 2\, 1031 KT Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-noord,buiksloterweg,dance,exhibition,music,stories,the ater X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Cultural Noordspelen art wall is a work of art created by children from Amsterdam in collaboration with the Spin Foundation. As ‘Entree van Noord’, the children created their own artwork and are giving it back to the neighbourhood: a colourful entrance, conceiv ed and created by the children themselves.

Cultural Noordspelen: Cla im your spot on the Tolhuistuin wall!
Have the children from Amsterdam- Noord claimed their spot? You bet! The 30.5-metre-long wall at the Tolhuis tuin has been transformed into a gigantic, colourful work of art. It has b ecome a wonderful window into the world of the local children.

The story behind the project.
For six Thursdays, the Spin Foundation and the Wijsneus team set out to explore, together with the chi ldren, what Amsterdam-Noord means to them.
The children shared all sort s of things: from football pitches, windmills, trees and bicycles to imagi nary swimming pools, herons, rats and monsters with three crosses for eyes . Some lovely conversations took place, hidden talents came to light and n ew friendships were formed.
Then it was time for the real work: painti ng the wall of the Tolhuistuin. On the Fridays of the Culturele Noordspele n, children worked on a large collaborative mural measuring no less than 3 0 metres in length. On that wall, they show who they are, what matters to them and how they view their neighbourhood and Noord.

This year’s th eme is ‘Claim Your Space’: Taking up space, expressing yourself and discov ering that your ideas matter. This project gives children the space – both literally and figuratively – to be seen. At the same time, children from different neighbourhoods meet one another, work together on something big and realise that their ideas matter. This is exactly what the Culturele No ordspelen are all about: playing, being yourself, meeting others and engag ing creatively with culture together.

Come by and enjoy!
Are you curious about all the stories, monsters and bikes on the wall? You can admire the artwork for free! Do pop along and see for yourse lf how the children have made their mark on Amsterdam-Noord.

Inspirational quotes from our young artists:

“I painted a duck, because I have lots of little ducks”

When I asked Kim if she’d like to help with the design, she said no. She came back to me later: “Wh en I said no, I was just joking"

“Did you know that in the Molenwijk , the blocks of flats were built in the shape of windmill sails, and that all the street names are related to windmills?”

Three friends joined us to design. Unfortunately, their fourth friend, Jace, couldn’t come alo ng. He’d drawn a lovely picture of his office chair; his favourite spot in Noord is his room. Jace’s friends painted his room and office chair on th e wall.

“Noord is so lovely because it’s green and peaceful” – Lots of beautiful trees were painted on the wall.

The wall itself is lo cated at the 'gateway to Amsterdam Noord', opposite the Buiksloterwegveer bus station.

What are we all doing this for?

That became clear last Friday when we took 13-year-old Gideon home. This l ovely, slightly shy pre-teen summed up the whole experience beautifully: “ I’ve had a really lovely day.” And that’s exactly what makes this project a great success.

Cultural Noordspelen | Claim your place! < /strong>
This summer, Tolhuistuin will be transformed into a place wher e children can create, move, play and discover. During the Cultural Noords pelen, we invite children to claim their place: on stage, in the garden, i n a story, in music or through movement.

From 3 July to 16 August, a free programme took place every Friday, Saturday and Sunday for children aged 4 to 14. Fridays focused on painting and dance, theatre on Saturday a nd music on Sunday. On Sunday morning, there was also a story-telling and craft programme for young children.

The Culturele Noordspelen were m ade possible in part by contributions from the Zadelhoff Culture Fund, the City of Amsterdam, the Noord District, the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts an d the A’DAM Tower Foundation.

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