“Werkatelier” Richter invites you to join us at the opening of the exhibition on Saturday the 20th of February at 16.00 hours of:”Ad & friends“

In this exhibition 4 (local) Helderian artists namely, Ad Biersteker, Ton Selderbeek, Gerda Pronk and Henk Hofstra will present their remarkably varied and diverse bodies of art. This consists of paintings as well as special images on one side purely inspired by materials trying to reach the soul or representing his thoughts between ratio and intuition, on the other side the start of point is pure realism.

This all happens with a fluent brush-stroke, remarkable use of colour, pure intuition and the capturing of movement within the materials. That this creates an exiting and enervating exhibition is something, which you will be able to discover yourselves on Saturday.

If you are unable to attend the opening, you can visit the exhibition at your own leisure until Saturday 27 March every Wednesday until Saturday from noon until 17.30 at Juttersplein 2a in Den Helder.

In organizing this training Richter wishes to give opportunities to organizations from Europe and from the South East part of Europe to share their experiences and gain knowledge and new skills in the fields of youth work and youth arts, as well as establishing new contacts and developing common project ideas within the frame of the Youth in Action program.

The project will bring together a maximum of 16 professional youth workers to work together to explore concepts of citizenship and to learn skills which they can use with their own target groups to support them in becoming active and creative citizens within Europe. The impact of the training will therefore be not only on participants, who will have the opportunity to develop themselves, but also on the target groups of the organizations that they represent. 

Partners:  the project will be managed by Richter, which is an NGO from the Netherlands, and is head responsible to deliver the training and travel arrangements. Richter organizes over 15 youth exchanges and trainings/seminars per year: we are also much involved in EVS programs as a sending and hosting organization.

 Richter will be working in close co-operation with U-GO, a new youth arts and youth work NGO based in Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. U-GO’s vision is that all young people in Europe have access to quality youth work which uses the arts as a tool for informal learning. The local Serbian partner who is ONO – Omladinska Nevladina Organizacija. ONO is a NGO, which started its work in year 2005, with the aim to improve the quality of life of young people and to encourage their social inclusion and activism. ONO is responsible for accommodation, food and local transport. Also the study visits are there responsibility and is a part of the practical side of the training.

The aims of the training are: to explore the theme of the active and creative citizen,  to advocate for the techniques of informal learning,  to explore the Youth in Action program and place it in the context of youth work,  to develop cooperation across Europe and enhance European networking

 The objectives of this project are for participants: to learn about youth work and youth arts practice in different parts of Europe,  to develop a shared understanding of European citizenship, to be able to use the techniques of informal learning with young people within their own organizations,  to have a good working knowledge of the EU Youth in Action Program,  to develop new projects together.

Working methods: The training is designed as a process of informal learning and peer education using participants’ own experiences in the fields of youth work, youth arts and international cooperation. To be successful this will require participants to have an active input in sharing knowledge and experience, and to be willing to learn new skills from the trainers and from each other.  

The methods employed over the 6 days of the training will include verbal and visual presentations,  small group discussions, plenary debates,  game playing, drama exercises, study visits and cultural presentations.

Venue: Becej, Serbia

Duration: 6^th to 13^th March 2010

Six full working days, plus two days for traveling.