Invent your own world: countries, landscapes, creatures, cities, and cultures. Children become explorers and artists in a unique, poetic, and whimsical universe!

This new workshop offers children aged 8 to 12 a creative immersion in the world of artistic experimentation.
Designed as an exploration laboratory, it invites participants to discover new techniques and materials every day, adapted to their imagination, sensitivity, and age.
Through a series of accessible and fun workshops (collage, drawing, painting, modeling, clay, pastels, shaving cream, bubbles, food mosaics, etc.), children can experiment freely, manipulate materials, develop their creativity, and produce original creations.

The workshop is supervised by Pauline Hepner and Stéphanie Van Zwam, assistant and deputy head of the Jewelry and Accessories Design program.

Educational objectives:

• Stimulate the imagination and visual storytelling.
• Encourage free experimentation and creative expression.
• Develop curiosity and autonomy in artistic practice.
• Discover a variety of techniques and materials.
• Promote a sensitive, playful, and collective approach to creation.

See detailed programme

Day 1 – Discovering a new world

Mood board: “If I discovered an unknown planet...”
Creating a map of the imaginary planet (drawing, collage, name, relief) with its reliefs and landscapes.
Examples of techniques considered: Mood board of the universe, collage, experimental painting with unusual tools (straw, foam, aluminum, cellophane, natural elements), ink + salt or alcohol, map of the world or a country made with rice and coffee.

Day 2 – Fantastic inhabitants

Mixed media drawing and invention of hybrid animals or imaginary characters.
Modeling with clay or hardening paste to create your own “alien.”
Examples of techniques considered: finishing with black felt-tip pen, dry pastels, collage, modeling, painting, assembling recycled objects, etc.

Day 3 – Houses and architecture

Building mini-houses with cardboard, boxes, and recycled materials.
Decoration, painting, and collage: creation of a floating, underground, or suspended city.
Examples of techniques considered: mini-models with shoe boxes, tubes, paper, and paint.

Day 4 – Objects and inventions of the future

Creative assembly: making a typical object from the planet (tool, jewelry, talisman).
Collage and drawing of a catalog of strange inventions.
Examples of techniques considered: use of recycled textiles, thread, paper, recycled items, repurposed objects.

Day 5 – Intergalactic journey

Preparing the immersive exhibition: staging the planet, its inhabitants, and its objects.
Presentation to families and closing snack.

Target audience:

Children aged 8 to 12
No prerequisites necessary
Materials to bring: smock or protective clothing, pair of scissors, glue, and personal pencil case.

Duration: 5 days

Dates:

June 29 to July 3, 2026
July 6 to 10, 2026
July 13 to 17, 2026

Hours: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (reception possible from 8:30 am)

Prices:

CHF 390.- with picnic organized by HEAD (sandwich)
CHF 340.- without meals (bring your own picnic. Microwave oven available.)

Information and registration

Contact : fc.head@hesge.ch
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