Online Sessions
Arts For Juniors

30.10.2021
Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Kolkata

An initiative for children and young people with ThinkArts

Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Kolkata is delighted to be back with the fourth edition of Arts For Juniors. In a series of different and exciting activities, children and teenagers (9-12 as well as 13+ years old) can get in touch with, discover and explore the world of art, music and books. These sessions are not designed to ‘teach an art form’. Rather, they introduce children and young people to various artists and authors, let them share their ideas, spark their imagination, and encourage participants to explore their own creativity.

Till further notice, the sessions will be presented online. All you have to do is sign-up for the session by sending an e-mail to info@thinkarts.co.in. You will then soon receive a link and instructions on how to take part in the session. 

We also welcome parents who would like to participate in the session.

Number of participants is limited.

Details of the Sessions:
 

Exclusive sessions for partner schools:

For the students of Litera Valley School, Patna

Saturday, 30 October, 9 pm - 10:30 pm - Look at Art

Sigmar Polke
Before he joined the Arts Academy as a student, Sigmar Polke, one of the most famous artists in Germany, spent time in galleries and museums and worked as an apprentice in a stained glass factory. Sign up to find out about his inspirations and see some of the brilliant art created by this pioneering painter and photographer!

  For the age group 9-12 years:
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Saturday, 4 September, 11:00 am – Listening Together

G. F. Telemann
Explore the life and music of this prolific composer, who wrote over 3000 works in his life, across several styles and genres.

Saturday, 11 September, 11:00 am – Buch-Booked

Otfried Preussler (The Robber Hotzenplotz)
When Kasperl and Seppel visit their grandmother one morning, they have no idea what the day holds in store. Featuring a diabolical plot, a wizard, a toad-fairy, and a musical coffee grinder.

Saturday, 18 September, 11:00 am – Look at Art

Anselm Kiefer
Find out how this artist incorporated straw, clay, ash, and even plants into his art and sculptures.

For the age group 13+ years:
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Saturday, 4 September, 5:00 pm – Art

Joseph Beuys 
Joseph Beuys was an artist who brought a new approach to the world of German and international art and lived an expanded concept of art; experimenting with various materials, mediums, and performance. He placed as much importance on the artistic process as the final work, and inspired other artists, such as Sigmar Polke. 
  For the age group 9-12 years:
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Saturday, 14 August, 11:00 am – Listening Together

Arnold Schönberg 
“Schönberg’s music leads us into a realm where musical experience is a matter not of the ear but of the soul alone, and at this point the music of the future begins.” 
Join us to explore the life and works of this composer! 

Saturday, 21 August, 11:00 am – Buch-Booked

Antje Damm (The Visitor)
Elise spends all her time inside. She is afraid of spiders, people, and even trees ! Find out what happens when there is a knock on her door, and a strange thing flies in through her window.

Saturday, 28 August, 11:00 am – Look at Art

Georg Baselitz
Georg Baselitz is a painter, sculptor, and graphic artist. He often painted upside down! 

For the age group 13+ years:
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Saturday, 21 August, 5:00 pm – Music

F. Mendelssohn
Find out more about the famous composer, who Queen Victoria described as 'the greatest musical genius since Mozart’, and ‘the most amiable man’.

Saturday, 28 August, 5:00 pm – Music

Arnold Schönberg
“Schönberg’s music leads us into a realm where musical experience is a matter not of the ear but of the soul alone, and at this point the music of the future begins.” Join us to explore the life and works of this composer! 
  For the age group 9-12 years:
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Saturday, 10th July, 11:00 am – Look at Art

Joseph Beuys 
Joseph Beuys was an artist who brought a new approach to the world of German and international art and lived an expanded concept of art; experimenting with various materials, mediums, and performance. He placed as much importance on the artistic process as the final work, and inspired other artists, such as Sigmar Polke. 

Saturday, 31st July, 11:00 am – Buch Booked

Heinz Janisch (The King and the Sea) 
21 short stories that tell us about a little king in a big world.

For the age group 13+ years:
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Saturday, 17th July, 5:00 pm – Literature

Gudrun Pausewang (Fall-out)
Written after the Chernobyl disaster, this novel is told by a 14 year old girl as she experiences the aftermath of a similar fictional nuclear disaster in Germany; exploring the tendency of people to deny reality.
  For the age group 9-12 years:
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Saturday, 12th June, 11:00 am – Buch Booked

Peter Härtling (Herbie's World)
Herbie, a 9-year-old boy, has a lot of problems! Join us to explore how he, along with a new teacher, finds a way to deal with them.

Saturday, 26th June, 11:00 am – Listening Together

Karlheinz Stockhausen 
Karlheinz Stockhausen was a controversial composer, whose groundbreaking work in electronic music still has an influence on new music, jazz and popular music today. 

For the age group 13+ years:
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Saturday, 19th June, 5:00 pm – Art

Rosemarie Trockel
Rosemarie Trockel is a German artist who has worked in several mediums; drawing, painting, sculpture, installations, and videos. From 1985, she began to use knitting machines to create pictures!
  For the age group 9-12 years:
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Saturday, 1st May, 11:00 am – Buch Booked

Kirsten Boie (The Princess Plot) 
Discover the mystery behind a modern girl who may be more than just playing the part of a princess in “The Princess Plot”, a book written by Kirsten Boie, a German children's book author.  

Saturday, 15th May, 11:00 am – Listening Together

F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy 
Find out more about the famous composer, who Queen Victoria described as 'the greatest musical genius since Mozart’, and ‘the most amiable man’.

Saturday, 29th May, 11:00 am – Look at Art ​

Anna Oppermann 
Engage with the multi-dimensional world and vision behind the art of Anna Oppermann, a key figure of the German Conceptual Art and Post-Conceptual Art. 


For the age group 13+ years:
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Saturday, 22nd May, 5:00 pm – Listening Together

Thomas Struth
Thomas Struth is a German photographer, best known for his pictures of people in famous galleries and museums around the world; examining art’s place in today's world.
  For the age group 9-12 years:
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Saturday, 3rd April, 11:00 am – Listening Together

Clara Schumann
Clara Schumann started learning the piano from an early age and very soon began performing on concert tours. "The girl has more strength than six boys combined," wrote Johann Wolfgang von Goethe after a concert in Weimar. Sign up to discover more about this wonderful composer and to listen to some of her music!

Saturday, 17th April, 11:00 am – Look at Art

Sigmar Polke
Before he joined the Arts Academy as a student, Sigmar Polke, one of the most famous artists in Germany, spent time in galleries and museums and worked as an apprentice in a stained glass factory. Sign up to find out about his inspirations and see some of the brilliant art created by this pioneering painter and photographer!

For the age group 13+ years:
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Friday, 23rd April, 5:00 pm – Music

Electronic Music
This is the first time at Arts for Juniors that we have decided to curate some sessions for teenagers too! Join the first one to acquaint yourself with some Electronic Music from Germany.