On the "Stoppested i Verden" festival for children 6th of April in Hamar, Norway, Peacepainting was invited to have workshops.
What is the Stoppested i Verden Festival about?
Stoppested Verden is an annual intercultural festival with the purpose to prevent alienation, racism and discrimination by creating meeting places through art and cultural activities with room for everyone.
Stoppested Verden has more than 15 years' experience as a bridge-builder between public administration and an actively participating community life. The annual festival school with participants from three municipalities is an example of how Stoppested Verden also initiates inter-municipal cooperation.
Peacepainting at Stoppested i Verden
Peacepainting’s objectives align perfectly with the Stoppested i Verden festival’s goal, and it was the first time that we participated in this festival. For this event, we used the Peacepainting tent and Peacepainting Instructors were Kaja Beyer, Benedicte Christine Røren and Catrine Gangstø.
We had drop-in workshops the whole day, and the inspiration sessions were held outside in the beautiful weather. The workshops took place continuously outside the tent and the exhibition was set up inside the tent and was growing throughout the day. Everyone who wanted to see the exhibition had to take off their shoes, so it was nice and clean inside the tent and a very nice atmosphere. Parents and children enjoyed themselves and we received a lot of great feedback. Most of the children came and collected their painting before leaving the festival, after the painting had dried well inside the tent.
We are in contact with Hamar municipality regarding a subsequent exhibition of some of the paintings with the accompanying poems, and we are looking forward to hopefully participating again for many years to come!
See paintings with titles below!
“Sea Best Friends”
- Made by Mikaela (11) and Anine (2) during the Peacepainting workshops at Stoppested i Verden Festival, Hamar
Paintings Created
Out on a Meadow
9 sculptures on a dotted table
- By Emine, Hamar, Norway
Sunrise at Mjøsa
Do you see that the full moon is there too?
Do you see the mountain and the waterfall?
- By Emilie, Hamar Norway
They Will Bathe
Afterwards, they will sit on the sun loungers under the parasol.
- By Nora, Hamar, Norway
I Like to See The Colors That I Want
- By Delina, Hamar, Norway
Smoke From a Camp Fire
- By Olaf, Hamar, Norway
Peace in the Norwegian Nature
Peaceful in the Norwegian nature.
I like all birds.
- By Nikolai, Hamar
Space Life
It's cool to be in space
but it's also nice to be at home.
- By Lise, Hamar, Norway
Sunrise
- By Inger, Hamar, Norway
Purple Soft Cat
Close-up image of soft fur.
- By Ada, Hamar, Norway
The Peace Tree
Around and under this tree
There is no war
There is peace.
- By Sander, Hamar, Norway
The Hiking Trip
Nice weather with mountains that are always there
Someday I want to climb a real mountain
I have not done that before, but in Bodø I have seen many.
- By Egil, Hamar, Norway
Sverre’s World
2 Years Old.
- By Sverre, Hamar, Norway
The Night of the Night
- By Signe Marie, Hamar, Norway
Everybody Has a Rainbow Inside
It consists of different colors.
- By Anna, Heidi and Vilde, Hamar, Norway
Peace
With a Japanese tree in the sky.
- By Elvira, Hamar, Norway
A Rabbit Who Is Looking at the Stars and Thinking About His Family
- By Ada Sofie, Hamar, Norway
Love Peacepainting
I paint at home and it was fun to participate in Peacepainting today.
- By Hedde, Hamar, Norway
Why War?
- By Ammar, Hamar, Norway
Happiness
- By Mari, Hamar, Norway