With Art for You: Installation Workshop Inspired by Justyna Koeke's “Knights”

Ze Sztuka na Ty is a modern series of intergenerational educational workshops for children and adults, which encourages the joint discovery of contemporary art through direct contact with works from the Bunker Art Collection.

The second cycle of the project is aimed at school-age youth (grades 5—7) and their parents and guardians. Each meeting begins with a joint introduction, and then participants work in their groups, learning different artistic techniques and creating their own works of art. Through parallel workshops for youth and adults, all participants — regardless of age — can experience and interpret the art and then share their insights.

Parents and guardians during the workshop will not only gain knowledge about the tools of working with children and supporting their creative development, but will also immerse themselves in the world of art, deepen their artistic experience and create their own works.

The program includes a total of 14 meetings for children and adults, divided into two cycles carried out from May to November 2026. The aim of the project is to develop creativity, aesthetic sensitivity and cultural competences such as dialogue, openness to different perspectives and a conscious perception of contemporary art. The workshops also support the building of intergenerational relationships and encourage active participation in culture.

What happens to the symbol of strength when hard armor becomes soft as a pillow? How can you change the characters and make the familiar bizarre? What material should the sculptures be made of, what will happen if you turn marble into cotton wool? Inspired by Justyna Koeke's work “Knights” we will create our own small installations combining different materials from recovery.

Educator Agata Kokoryn is responsible for the program of workshops for children and their implementation.

In her work, Justyna Koeke addresses the topic of toxic family relationships. There are frustrations and fears that collide with grotesque and joke. In the work “Knights” he shows mutated portraits of parents dressed in armor created from soft quilted fabric. Inspired by these objects, we will try to create spatial forms. The starting point will be a simplified profile turned in the imagination of the creator into an image of a family member, which we will fill with stationery and textile materials. In this way, a sculptural form will be created, which is the embodiment of our fears and emotions enclosed in an unreal form.

Educator Katarzyna Grudniewska is responsible for the program of workshops for adults and their implementation.

For whom: children 8-14 years old, parents and caregiversDuration of workshops: 2 hoursYou can sign up for one or more classesCost: 11 zł per participantEmail: [email protected] and confirmation of attendance

29.08, Saturday, 11:00 — 13:00 — With art for YOU: Painting workshops inspired by a painting from the series Unknown Dimension of Electron II by Piotr Lutyński12.09, Saturday, 11:00 — 13:00 — With art for YOU: Sculpture workshops inspired by Karolina Jarzębak26.09, Saturday, 11:00 — 13:00 — With art for YOU: Graphic workshops inspired by an untitled work, a fragment of Jan Honz Zamojski's MDRNBDSM project10.10, Saturday, 11:00 — 13:00 — With art for YOU: Assembly workshops inspired by Marta Antoniak24.10, Saturday, 11:00 — 13:00 — With art for TY: Workshops for creating spatial works inspired by the work Book nr.1 (Physics for candidates for technical universities, Z. Kamiński) by Michał Stonawski7.11, Saturday, 11:00 — 13:00 — With art on TY: Performance workshops inspired by the work of Meduza. Documentation of Małgorzata Markiewicz's performance21.11, Saturday, 11:00 — 13:00 — With art for YOU: Installation workshops inspired by Justyna Koeke's The Knights

photo: K. Marchlak/M. Rymarz

Agatha Kokorin

Art historian, cultural anthropologist, educator and curator, vice-president of the HerStory Museum of Art Foundation. He permanently cooperates with the National Museum in Krakow and the Gallery of Contemporary Art “Bunkier Sztuki”. She creates original educational projects for children, adolescents and adults, also working with people with disabilities. She was the curator of the exhibitions: “Wanda Networks. Alternative stories of Krakow legends” and “Crossword. Ambiguous, incongruous, more-than-human identities.” At the centre of her interests are feminism, the agency of art and human-non-human relations. In her work, she combines educational, curatorial and research practices, focusing on art as a tool for relationship building and social change. He likes to look at what grows in crevices: in walls, stories and landscapes.

Katarzyna Grudniewska

Artist and educator. She completed her master's degree in the sculpture studio of Professor Jerzy Fober at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Silesia in Katowice. She defended her PhD in the discipline of Fine Arts and Conservation of Works of Art entitled “Real Portrait and Imagined Portrait, or Preservation of Memory” at her home university in 2023. Her main area of interest is combining education with art, both through the introduction of broadly understood artistic activities and theoretical considerations. He cooperates with the MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow, where he co-creates the museum's offer and implements educational programs in the Department of Art Knowledge. He teaches a Visual Arts course at a high school with an international baccalaureate, where he implements the Diploma Programme (DP) — International Baccalaureate. In addition to adults, he also takes care of students of the Children's University of Economics in Krakow. In addition to art, actions for tolerance and equal treatment are important for her. She graduated from the Academy of Anti-Discrimination Education based on the author's 4W Inclusive Education Model (Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation in cooperation with the POLIN Museum in Warsaw) and studies in Intercultural Assistantship at the School at the University of Warsaw. She is a member of the International Society for Education through Art InSea, an association of art educators.