NOW! Space to Grow at BGK: Experience Time as Art
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A creative workshop about the traces of time
On September 8, 2026, an open workspace for an artistic search for traces will emerge at the domicile of the Federal Association of Gelsenkirchen Artists. In the workshop NOW! Space to Grow – Time – A Search for Traces, materials, forms, and ideas will take center stage; part of the participatory project weeks for the Scene 2026. The event is free and invites participants to not only think about time but to engage with it creatively. ([gelsenkirchen.de](https://www.gelsenkirchen.de/de/_meta/veranstaltungskalender/96969-jetzt-raum-zum-wachsen-workshop-verbundenheit-der-menschen-mit-den-baeumen))
When time becomes visible
A small room transforms into a laboratory of perception. Various tools and materials open pathways to translate memories, transience, the present, and the future into an aesthetic experience. It is precisely this connection between observing works and doing one's own work that makes the allure of the workshop: art is experienced here as a process, not as a finished result. ([gelsenkirchen.de](https://www.gelsenkirchen.de/de/_meta/veranstaltungskalender/96969-jetzt-raum-zum-wachsen-workshop-verbundenheit-der-menschen-mit-den-baeumen))
Participation as an artistic attitude
The project connects to the Scene 2026 and focuses on participatory art education. Visitors experience how an installation forms from many individual contributions and how collaborative work opens new perspectives on space, community, and cultural education. The BGK understands the location as an open space for creative encounters and collective design. ([gelsenkirchen.de](https://www.gelsenkirchen.de/de/_meta/veranstaltungskalender/96332-jetzt-raum-zum-wachsen))
A place with regional art history
The Federal Association of Gelsenkirchen Artists has been a cross-disciplinary association since 1950 and has shaped the local art scene for decades with exhibitions, projects, and workshops. The domicile at Bergmannstraße 53 stands for continuous curation, proximity to contemporary art, and an art experience that grows out of the city. ([bundgelsenkirchenerkuenstler.de](https://bundgelsenkirchenerkuenstler.de/?utm_source=openai))
A visit with added value
Those who want to experience art as an open question, as a material experiment, and as a social practice will find a concentrated afternoon with high cultural value here. The free participation lowers the threshold; the combination of exhibition, workshop, and project week makes the appointment particularly attractive for art-interested visitors. A visit is worthwhile for anyone who wants to not only view contemporary art but actively think and co-create. ([gelsenkirchen.de](https://www.gelsenkirchen.de/de/_meta/veranstaltungskalender/96969-jetzt-raum-zum-wachsen-workshop-verbundenheit-der-menschen-mit-den-baeumen))
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