childrens workshops

Art from waste workshop

Children’s workshops

Art from waste workshop
Green Life · Children’s workshopsGümüşlük Music Festival
Hands-on workshops in which children learn about nature, music and art.

Green Life holds workshops for children and families at the Festival Centre and Toprak Ev, on subjects ranging from waste and composting to forest fires, the Mediterranean monk seal and shadow theatre.

The programme also includes children’s theatre performances and workshops for adults.

Year Programme
2020 3 children’s workshops
2021 18 children’s workshops · 2 children’s plays
2022 22 children’s workshops · 1 children’s play · 1 workshop for adults
2024 3 children’s workshops
2025 6 children’s workshops
50+ children’s workshops, 2020–2025 · 3 children’s plays
2021 · Fire-plane workshop with the Peksimet children

Peksimet and
Çömlekçi

2021 · Fire-plane workshop with the Peksimet children
Green Life · Peksimet and Çömlekçi
Regular sessions for children with limited access to culture and the arts.

For many years the Festival has worked with the children of Peksimet village, through the Peksimet Education and Culture Association (PEK-DER), and with the pupils of Çömlekçi Village Primary School. Both groups take part in every Green Life workshop free of charge.

Workshops are held either at the school or at the Festival Centre.

In 2026 the PEK-DER Children’s Library hosted Philosophy for Children (P4C) workshops for ages 8–11 and 11–14. On 7 September 2022, Caner and Tamer Karataş ran a games and interactive dance workshop for first- and second-year pupils at Çömlekçi Village Primary School.

Children’s workshops partnersPEK-DER (Peksimet) · Çömlekçi Village Primary School · Babun Children’s Bookshop · Bozcaada International Ecological Documentary Festival · Eco Legacy Mediterranean Association · Embassy and Consulate General of the Netherlands · MisGibi1Bodrum · Atta Children’s Festival · Istanbul Kültür University · MEF University · SAD-AFAG · Jotun · KLIK Amsterdam
All workshops free of charge · Held at the school and at the Festival Centre