GENEVA EVENTS FOR YOUR DIARY

Sep
10
Tue
Art Exhibition by Expérience Jamaïque gallery @ Studio Art Unlimited
Sep 10 – Sep 22 all-day
Art Exhibition by Expérience Jamaïque gallery @ Studio Art Unlimited

Unique fine art exhibition featuring five Jamaican artists – Andrae Green, Alphanso Blake, Lisa Hendricks, Nadine Anderson-Cheng and Stafford Schliefer. Several of their artworks can be seen beforehand at Experience Jamaique online gallery : http://www.experiencejamaique.com/gallery.

Oct
5
Sat
PROGRAMMING, ROBOTICS AND RIGHTS FOR GIRL AT EU CODE WEEK EN/FR @ hepia
Oct 5 all-day
PROGRAMMING, ROBOTICS AND RIGHTS FOR GIRL AT EU CODE WEEK EN/FR @ hepia

Are you a girl aged between ages 6 and 17, and are you interested in science and technology?

On Saturday, 5 October 2019, with the support of HEPIA, the associations RightsTech Women, CERN Micro Club, CERN Women in Technology and Informasciences will offer workshops to familiarise girls in the Geneva area with new technologies. The workshops will take place at HEPIA and provide the participants with further opportunities for discovering more science and technology.

For more information, visit https://rightstech.org/robotics-girls-2019/.

Nov
16
Sat
STANDING ACROYOGA @ Ecole de la Caroline
Nov 16 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
STANDING ACROYOGA @ Ecole de la Caroline

Join us for a exceptional standing acrobatics fun group!

Please sign up by sending a message.
No prerequisites, open to regular sport practitioners.

Progressions for Standing shoulder stand, high flying bird, two-high and flying flip and much more. All in safety and with spotters.

Contribution: 25 chf

Looking forward to seeing you!

Nov
24
Sun
ECOLINT WINTER MARKET @ Ecolint Centre des Arts
Nov 24 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
ECOLINT WINTER MARKET @ Ecolint Centre des Arts

The Ecolint LGB Winter Market is the perfect place to spend the day with your family and browse through beautiful and original items for sale from over 40 vendors (locals and expats). As well as Arts & Crafts for kids and delicious lunch from the food trucks, enjoy a glass of mulled wine, cocktails or hot drinks and home-made crepes while catching up or meeting new friends.

Dec
7
Sat
GALA CONCERT @ Théâtre de l'Espérance
Dec 7 @ 7:00 pm
GALA CONCERT @ Théâtre de l'Espérance

Charity event for the association 1, 2, 3 Hope, Love, Live for Peace, which helps children traumatized by war and armed conflict through music, dance and singing.

Feb
10
Mon
CAMPZONE – February bilingual camps @ Institut International de Lancy or La Chapelle-d'Abondance
Feb 10 @ 8:30 am – Feb 14 @ 5:30 pm
CAMPZONE - February bilingual camps @ Institut International de Lancy or La Chapelle-d'Abondance

Check out the February break camps by Institut International de Lancy!
⛄️ Ski week in the mountains with friends
🎨 Day camps at IIL for sports, arts and a variety of activities Bilingual in English and French Open to all (ages 3 – 12)
More info https://campzone.iil.ch/en/

May
30
Sat
FESTIVAL DE LA JEUNE ET FUTURE FAMILLE @ Ferme Sarasin
May 30 – May 31 all-day
FESTIVAL DE LA JEUNE ET FUTURE FAMILLE @ Ferme Sarasin

A weekend of information and fun for young and future families. Information stands, activities for adults and children, workshops, stories… All with the cross-cutting themes of community, diversity and environmental responsibility.

There will be food stands, but picnics are welcome. A “garderie” (payment by donation) will allow parents to visit the stands and attend presentations while their children play.

The entire event will be no-smoking so that you and your children can breathe easy!

Oct
21
Wed
Printmaking / Collagraph Taster Workshop @ Villa Beaulieu Art & Design Studios
Oct 21 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Printmaking / Collagraph Taster Workshop @ Villa Beaulieu Art & Design Studios

Collagraph printmaking is a process by which materials are applied and glued to, as well as scratched in, a surface creating various textures which is then inked, and a print taken.

Learn how to create experimental intaglio prints through an introduction to Collagraph printmaking. This card-based process is used to create rich surface textures and a deep velvet tone. The workshop will use an etching press to explore the creative possibilities of this process using both monochrome and colour techniques.

What?
○ An introductory “taster” to the techniques of collagraph printmaking

When?
○ Wednesday 21st Oct, 9h00-16h00

Who?
○ From 12 years and older
○ No previous knowledge required
○ Max 6 people

Where?
○ Villa Beaulieu Art & Design Studios
○ Chemin des Philosophes 17, 1273 Arzier-Le Muids, Vaud

Price?
○ 120.- CHF per participant
○ all materials included + lunch & “gouter”

Special Information
○ Materials and equipment provided for students as part of the course and included in course fee

Essential materials and equipment participants will need to provide themselves
○ An apron or an old shirt, a Covid-19 mask … and a positive creative vibe ☺

Teaching method(s)
The workshop will commence with an introduction to the printmaking technique of collagraph. This will be followed by a practical workshop commencing with technical demonstrations followed by an intensive workshop experience, as follows:
○ demonstration of how to create a collagraph image using a scalpel and other intaglio tools on card
○ demonstration of the inking and wiping of a collagraph plate in readiness for printmaking. This will include a demonstration of ‘a la poupée’ technique plus the use of paper stencils
○ demonstration of how to “pull” a print using paper and a printing press
○ participants will then proceed to produce their own collagraph(s)