Schoolchildren from Bizkaia, Araba and Gipuzkoa exhibit at the Guggenheim Museum BilbaoPankra Nieto
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They are between 6 and 12 years old, but they already exhibit at the Guggenheim. His works cover topics as diverse as the traces of the past in the landscape and the community, caring for the environment or the life cycles of animals; They also reflect on feelings of belonging to the group and the importance of healthy eating. All of them They are shown in the education space of the Bilbao pinacoteca from today until next September 15 and they have been prepared by 98 schoolchildren from six educational centers of the CAV, program participants Learning through art.
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This Monday they changed the classroom for the museum rooms to inaugurate the exhibition resulting from the work carried out this year. They also attended the meetingJuan Ignacio Vidartegeneral director of the Guggenheim; Amaia Aguirredirector of Learning and Educational Innovation of the Basque Government, and the six artists that have accompanied the schoolchildren in the process: Elssie Ansareo, Ibon Garagarza, Zaloa Ipiña, Nerea Lekuona, Maider López and Manu Muniategiandikoetxea.
An opportunity to ‘digest’ science through art
Vidarte, in addition to remembering that the program is completing its 26th edition, has stressed that it highlights “the incredible potential of art to develop creativity and explore new avenues.” Paths that translate into the iIntegration of artistic practice in the learning process of the subjects that make up the school curriculum. Thus, this year the little artists have had the opportunity to reinforce social and natural sciences subjects in the projects exhibited at the contemporary art center.
For example, boys and girls of Eretza Berri school (Sodupe) have analyzed the changes that occur in the natural environment throughout the year. Accompanied by the artist Zaloa Ipiñahave observed the differences in light, a consequence of the Earth’s rotation, and the changes in nature according to the seasons.
“This creative process, which begins and ends in completely different ways, opens our minds a lot”
Zaloa Ipiña. Artist participating in the program
“The experience is great, because we start from a point with an idea that takes paths led by the participants themselves,” Ipiña said. The artist has also recognized that this is an enriching project for both parties and that she takes away many lessons.: “A child, given four keys, develops something totally different that surprises you. They teach you ways,” he has admired.
In that sense, the artist has also recognized that constant contact with schoolchildren has influenced his own artistic practice. “It always affects us in some way. Maybe we are not always aware of it, but This creative process, which begins and ends in completely different ways, opens our minds a lot.“, he pointed out.
