How can you spread a message through drawings? What techniques can you use to make drawings come alive? How can you use art to make people aware of climate change? Kayene is a professional cartoonist from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. On Saturday, October 14, everyone from 9 years old from 1PM to 2PM & from 3PM to 4PM can do a Cartoon Workshop together with the Congolese cartoonist and artist Yves ‘Kayene’ Kulondwa and Kayene will give a special tour of his exhibition My Point, Your View in the Atrium of the City Hall. The workshops are part of the international art festival for young people Festival De Betovering.

Cartoon Artist Yves ‘Kayene’ Kulondwa from Congo
Kayene is in the Netherlands for a short period of time, and this is your chance to visit his exhibition My Point, Your View and follow an interactive workshop with him. Kayene will have material and a first image ready for you to create your own piece of cartooning art, based on your own imagination. He will guide you with all the professional tricks and knowledge he has on how to create a lively cartoon, and how to portray your message with sketches and colours.

Reservation
The workshop is organized by the human rights organization Justice & Peace. If you would like to participate, send an email to info@justiceandpeace.nl and state your name, age and whether you will attend the workshop from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. or from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. 15 children can participate per workshop. They reserve a spot for you and send a link to pay for the workshop of 7.50 euros per child and then your reservation is final. You can order multiple tickets at the same time.

De Betovering
Festival De Betovering is the international art festival for young people with spectacular performances and workshops at more than 55 locations in and outside The Hague during the autumn break from Friday 13th until Saturday 21st October 2023, the city of Hague will be enchanted again. Children up to 12 years can visit theatre or danceshows or try their hand in one of the numerous workshops. 

For the program, go to www.debetovering.nl.