Inspirational stories

AOTW #9: Waterlilies, Dreams and Reflections: The breathtaking Art of Claude Monet.

Founder of Impressionism, and waterlily obsessive, Claude Monet, dedicated his life to plein air painting, with many of his most famous...

AOTW #7: From Sōsaku-hanga to German Expressionism: The *groovy* history of Woodcut Printing.

Sometimes perceived as a peripheral art form, woodcut printing has, in fact, played an important role in some of the most major artistic...

AOTW#6: Tanaka Tatsuya plays with perceptions, and pieces of brocolli.

Last week, we hosted a diorama workshop with the kids in Pankow, challenging them to create their own mini universes out of shoe boxes,...

AOTW #5: Sheila Hicks, and why good pieces of Art are kind of like animals.

“I think that is important, the wanting: the desire to hold it in your hands, to befriend it, to see if it bites.” We agree with Sheila...

AOTW #3: Miscegenation, Metaphors and Marionettes- the artistic world of Maëlle Foix.

Maëlle Foix, our friend and long-term artistic partner, is this weeks Artist of the Week! She speaks with Manon Jourdan about her work,...

"The cherries, for me, are a memory about Iran": A closer look at the Migration Mural Proj

“The cherries, for me, are a memory about Iran. The last cherry I eat. It’s a good memory for me. I can’t forget.” Nages, an art student...

Refugee Women in Politics That You Should Know About: Ozlem Cekic.

They smash gender norms, they challenge entrenched beliefs: Welcome to Day 4 in our 'Refugee Women in Politics' series. Today we are...

Refugee Women in Politics That You Should Know About: Clara Zetkin

They smash gender norms, they challenge entrenched beliefs: Welcome to Day 3 in our 'Refugee Women in Politics' series. Today we are...

Refugee Women in Politics That You Should Know About: Ilhan Omar

They smash gender norms, they challenge entrenched beliefs: Welcome to Day 2 in our 'Refugee Women in Politics' series. Today we are...

Refugee Women in Politics That You Should Know About: Golriz Ghahraman.

They smash gender norms, they challenge entrenched beliefs: Welcome to the first in our 'Refugee Women in Politics' series. Every day...

The outsourcing of asylum and immigration policies - an European hypocrisy.

'Picturing Berlin: Reporting my City' - Newcomers and locals come together to explore and ph

The Power of Narrative: Migration, Trauma and the Story of Us.

Plight of Northern Triangle asylum-seekers highlights the failure of States to properly adhere to th

Odyssey : Two identical cubes filled with human blood.

"I learned of Trump threatening to eliminate access to US citizenship through birthright while

"Necessary safe spaces or glorified prisons?" : The paradox of German 'reception centr

'Watani: My Homeland' - One family's journey from war-torn Aleppo to the chocolate-box t

Heartbreaking, beautiful and extremely important: Everybody should watch 'Muhi - Generally Tempo

"F**k Passports" : A Review of 'Lost in Lebanon".

The outsourcing of asylum and immigration policies - an European hypocrisy.

'Picturing Berlin: Reporting my City' - Newcomers and locals come together to explore and ph

The Power of Narrative: Migration, Trauma and the Story of Us.

Plight of Northern Triangle asylum-seekers highlights the failure of States to properly adhere to th

Odyssey : Two identical cubes filled with human blood.

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