April 10 – June 7

Annual exhibition of the art school. Children are inventors.

The title “Children are inventors” is more than just a motto – it is an invitation to discover and help shape the world with open eyes, a curious mind and creative hands. Children have a unique ability to see the everyday with different eyes, to question the familiar and invent new things. They experiment, combine, reject and start all over again – this creative process is of inestimable value: aesthetic education. Aesthetic education is much more than learning artistic techniques. It means experiencing the world through the senses, discovering forms of expression and sharpening one’s own perception. It promotes imagination, empathy, critical thinking and self-confidence – skills that extend far beyond the artistic sphere and are indispensable for a vibrant, democratic society.

With this program, the Koppelschleuse art school offers a space in which this potential can grow. Here, children can explore, design and give free rein to their creativity – accompanied by experienced instructors who encourage them to ask questions and go their own way.

At the end of the “Children are inventors” program, the results will be presented to the general public at the Koppelschleuse 2025 art center. Individual and joint works by the art students on the theme of “Art – Traces – Search” will be on display in the exhibition.

Supported by the Emsländische Landschaft

Place: Koppelschleuse Art Center

Admission: free

Opening hours: Tue. + Thu. 2 – 5 p.m.
Sat. 2 – 5 p.m.
Sun. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.