Workshops at URBAN NATION

  • February 7, 2023
  • by Geneviève Debien

The URBAN NATION offers an exciting selection of workshops. These are exclusively bookable for groups. Both children and adults are invited to discover the most important techniques of Urban Arts. Here, learning can be combined with real fun – the minimum age is stated in the programme in each case. All workshops are led by artists from the Berlin scene and offered in both German and English. Some are even offered in other languages – let us surprise you!

Photo: Nika Kramer

You can choose from graffiti (style writing, B-Boy character, bubble style, stencils), calligraffiti, stickers, collage workshop “Pattern making + Paper Cut”, screen printing – techniques that are also represented in the current exhibition TALKING… & OTHER BANANA SKINS.

Three workshops also enable direct engagement with the exhibition in the URBAN NATION Museum: there you can explore the exhibition and process impressions and ideas with a sketchbook. This format is also offered with two further additions: With the workshop World Saviours in Action, impressions on the themes “Earth, Water, Air” are collected in the exhibition and then a pop-up object or map is developed. In the workshop That’s me, favourite figures, graffiti and art writings are sought in the exhibition. Using cardboard stencils, a house wall is then designed with individual bricks. They serve as a background for the collected drawings or for a comic.

  • Graffiti – Style Writing

    We create artistic letters, alphabets and lettering – including spray painting.
    For children from 11 years or adults
    Group up to 10 persons
    Language: English, German








    Photo: Dejoe

  • Graffiti – B-Boy Character

    Fancy some great lettering with B-Boy character? In the workshop we draw and spray in this style!
    For children from 11 years or adults
    Group up to 10 persons
    Language: English, German






    Photo: Dejoe

  • Graffiti – Bubble Style

    With marker and can we draw and spray the infamous letters with their bulbous and round shapes.
    For children from 11 years or adults
    Group up to 10 persons
    Language: English, German







    Photo: Nika Kramer

  • Graffiti – Stencil

    Stenciling is also a great way to spray: we draw and cut out our own shape, then bring it to life with bright colors.
    For children from 12 years or adults
    Group up to 10 persons
    Language: English, German







    Photo: Nika Kramer

  • Calligraffiti

    Between calligraphy and graffiti, we develop our own and personal typography here.
    For children from 11 years or adults
    Group up to 20 persons
    Language: English, German








    Photo: Sebastian Kläbsch

  • Stickers

    Create great stickers yourself! We make that possible in this workshop.
    For children from 12 years or adults
    Group up to 20 persons
    Language: English, German








    Photo: Sebastian Kläbsch

  • Tape Art

    Also with tape we develop in this workshop creative compositions, abstract or figurative, on a wooden base – here you can bring your own notebook.
    For children from 12 years or adults
    Group up to 20 persons
    Language: English, German or Dutch







    Photo: Aurelio Schrey

  • Template Creative Design

    We design the coloring template of URBAN NATION to try a variety of techniques: Marker, acrylic, pastels, watercolor-pastels, collage and scratch are just a few examples.
    For children from 9 years or adults
    Group up to 20 persons
    Language: English, German or Italian




    Foto: Aurelio Schrey

  • Free Design | All Banana

    We explore the exhibition TALKING… & OTHER BANANA SKINS and take a closer look at individual works. We process our impressions and ideas in a sketchbook.
    FFor children from 8 years or adults
    Group up to 20 persons
    Language: English, German




    Photo: Olaf Janson/Raufeld Medien

  • Free Design | World rescuers in action

    In the exhibition TALKING… & OTHER BANANA SKINS we draw in a sketchbook our favorite artworks on three selected themes: Earth, Water, Air. On this we develop a pop-up object or a map.
    For children from 8 years or adults
    Group up to 20 persons
    Language: English, German




    Photo: Olaf Janson/Raufeld Medien

  • Free Design | That’s me

    In a sketchbook we draw our favorite characters, -graffiti, -art fonts in the exhibition TALKING… & OTHER BANANA SKINS. Using cardboard stencils, we then design a house wall with indi-vidual bricks: they serve as a background for the collected drawings or for a comic.
    For children from 8 years or adults
    Group up to 20 persons
    Language: English, German




    Photo: Olaf Janson/Raufeld Medien

  • Free Design | Pattern making + Paper Cut

    We make our own pattern papers from colored papers, ink and all kinds of tools. We then use them to create abstract collages and pictorial cityscapes. We will be inspired by Matisse and modern paper artists.
    For children from 14 years or adults
    Group up to 10 persons
    Language: English, German



    Photo: Anne Wenkel

  • Screen printing with stencils

    We discover the manual technique of screen printing with stencils. Templates are designed together and printed on paper.
    Feel free to bring your own T-shirts for this!
    For children from 12 years or adults
    Group up to 10 persons
    Language: English, German and Polish




    Photo: Nika Kramer

Feel free to browse through our workshop programme. Here you will find further information and instructions for booking the workshops.

We hope you enjoy the URBAN NATION workshops!