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The trace of organic memory – under UNESCO patronage

Hommage to Arno Stern at Sorbonne University under the patronage of French National Commission for UNESCO   Arno Stern has entered the hall of fame of academics who have contributed to understanding the human mind. His lifetime work was acknowledged on Sep 9th 2019 by UNESCO and Université Sorbonne in Paris. We are glad we were there in the room […]

Largest collective painting
in the world – #togetherness

Any closlieu can be part of the largest collective painting in the world! Purpose To promote what we all believe in: closlieu’s differences from classic painting workshops (painting on the walls, large paintings, no age groups), its international expansion (200+ closlieus around the world) and freedom of expression (no defined topic/theme). This facilitates the promotion of the main and regular activity […]

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The Little Boy

THE LITTLE BOY By Helen E. Buckley Once a little boy went to school. One morning, when the little boy had been in school a while, his teacher said: “Today we are going to make a picture.” “Good!” thought the little boy. He liked to make pictures. He could make all kinds. Lions and tigers, […]

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Everything that you don’t know about children’s drawing

Notes & Credits: The original post in Spanish is written by a Spanish mom, teacher and psychologist Aguamarina. The blog offers an alternative – more connected and respectful – take on motherhood, raising children and education, and in 2015 it won a prize for the best personal blog in Spain. The translation is done by Asta on […]

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Everybody can play in the Closlieu

“I am Arno Stern, Painting-Play Servant. I am going to tell you what this is. I am also going to tell you a bit about myself, to tell you where I come from. I was born in Kassel, in Germany, in 1924. This is where I spent my early childhood. Then, in 1933, when Hitler […]