A creative painting workshop was held at Yunus Emre Institute in Beijing, the capital of China, with the participation of Chinese children.

In the workshop where Turkish artist Kübra Müjde Braun was the instructor, children had the opportunity to produce their own works by drawing and painting on the drawing papers distributed for the application

In the workshop titled "Untamed Lines", children were encouraged to express concepts and sensations such as home, family, beauty and ugliness through painting.

The Collection to Be Exhibited in the Museum

Müjde, the developer of the project, stated that they aim to create a collection of works by painting with children from different nationalities in the workshop and exhibit them in the museum in the long term.

Explaining that the study focuses on how the same concepts are experienced by children from different nationalities and how they are expressed through painting, "We examine abstract and concrete concepts such as house, home, family, beauty and ugliness, together with children from different nationalities, by comparing their similarities and differences, each child's own culture, we experience it reflected in the painting with its lifestyle and unique child perception," Müjde said.

"We will continue to build bridges between two cultures"

Ali Oğuzhan Yüksel, Director of Beijing Yunus Emre Institute, which organized the event, said that the center has been organizing events appealing to the Chinese community, from primary school children to university students and adults, to increase the recognition of Türkiye and Turkish culture since 2021.

Stating that they observed that the painting workshop attracted the attention of Chinese children and that the activity led to a meaningful cultural change, "We will continue to build bridges between the two cultures,” Yüksel said.