The Art Lab at the Fondation Beyeler
The Fondation Beyeler Art Lab was founded in 2016 to give teenagers and young adults active access to the exhibitions and collection of the Fondation Beyeler. In the Art Lab, they learn not only to view works of art, but also to question their presentation in the museum and develop their own ideas.
Young people work as peer educators in the Art Lab. They contribute their perspectives to the educational work and design their own projects, such as workshops, media education tools, or participatory activities. In this way, they open young eyes to art that moves their generation and share their experiences with peers inside and outside the museum.
Art Lab alumni often remain actively involved with the Art Lab by supporting current projects, accompanying new participants in workshops and creating content for social media. This creates a lively exchange between generations, enabling young people not only to experience the museum as a place that is relevant to them, but also to help shape it.
Projects
Art Lab Workshop "Prêt-à-portrait"
Art Lab has been participating in Basel festivals such as the POLYFON Festival and the Jugend Kultur Festival (JKF) since 2019. We bring along topics for discussion from the current exhibitions at the Fondation Beyeler and you can design your own cloth bag using screen printing and other techniques.
Radio broadcast series "Art Lab On Air – dr jungi Blick uf Kunst"
The series is meant as a platform for open exchange at eye level about issues that matter to young people in the arts. The programme is produced in collaboration with Radio X, while the team itself is, with professional support, largely responsible for the production, presentation and editing. The Art Lab On Air staff accompanies listeners through the current exhibition at the Fondation Beyeler from their perspective as young people. It opens up a dialogue between listeners, experts and the Art Lab team.
For more information and the broadcast archive, visit https://radiox.ch/hoeren/themen/art-lab-on-air.html.
Open Studio
The Fondation Beyeler opens its studios for selected exhibitions and invites everyone interested in art and design to the Open Studio. The open event offers the opportunity to delve deeper into the themes explored and working techniques used by currently exhibited artists and to try out different design possibilities. The Open Studio is developed and run by Art Lab.
Augmented reality app "ART IN THE PARK"
In 2020 Art Lab realised an augmented reality app on the sculptures of the Beyeler Collection in the park of the Fondation Beyeler. Using the ART IN THE PARK app featuring virtual reality, the six sculptures can be viewed, interpreted and interactively altered. The app creates a multi-perspective extension of what is actually visible.
Download it here for free!
Art Lab School
We realise tailor-make projects with school classes and student groups. They provide participants their first experience with art education in the museum. In the example shown, 12 students (with a Bachelor of Arts in art and design education at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW), Basel, developed three education formats for guests invited to the exhibition CLOSE-UP. The results are a workshop with natural materials, a tool for sharpening one’s own view and an interactive audio guide
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