Les "Instants Créa" à l'Abbaye de Saint-Riquier

Every third Saturday of the month and on the second Wednesday of the school vacations, discover the instants créa! Artistic activities for children aged 6 and over to awaken curiosity and meet passionate artists. PROGRAMMING 2025 : april 16, 2025 at 2:30 p.m.: "ENLUMINURE AUTOUR DU BESTIAIRE" (Illumination around the Bestiary) The Taillants du Temps are passionate about medieval times! Join them as they plunge into the heart of the ancestral technique of illumination. Figurative scenes and decorative compositions adorned the manus of the time. Like an illuminator, create your own lettering, adorned with color and gilding, inspired by the chimerical animals that populate the nave of the Abbey of Saint-Riquier. april 19, 2025 at 2:30pm: "WEAVING" with Golondrina The Golondrina workshop introduces you to the technique of weaving, learning the basic gestures to create varied patterns and unique textures. This workshop, specially adapted for the very young, is the perfect opportunity to discover an age-old skill. may 17, 2025 at 2:30pm: "MANGEOIRE EN MOSAÏQUE" with Céline Delobel Céline Delobel, from the RécréaZen association, is passionate about the creative arts. By assembling small colored, patterned or single-colored pieces, called tesserae, you can decorate a bird feeder. A luminous ornament to decorate your garden before the arrival of summer. july 9 and 10, 2025 from 2pm to 5pm: Créa workshop - Musical carillon Music invites itself to Saint-Riquier! To celebrate the fortieth year of its festival, come and take part in a workshop to create a carillon using various materials: clay, macramé, paint and driftwood? A unique, personalized instrument that will resonate in the heart of the Abbey. 12? per session july 19 at 2:30pm: "NATURE CREATIVE The Conservatoire Botanique National de Bailleul invites you to an original discovery of the gardens of Saint-Riquier Abbey, with a workshop on printing leaves and plants. After a harvest in the park and with the help of various tools (inked rollers, prints and hammers), create works in verdant colors. august 21 and 22, 2025 from 2pm to 5pm: Créa - Puppet workshop In the gardens of Saint-Riquier Abbey, Compagnie des Invisibles invites you to create puppets inspired by the birds that enchant the park. Come and experience a playful, poetic moment for young and old, where the imagination takes flight. 12? per session october 16, 2025 at 2:30pm: "MODELING" with Blandine Olivier Get to grips with clay and its materiality, and learn to model it by following the basic rules. That?s what awaits you in this workshop with visual artist Blandine Olivier. With her advice and technique, you'll have all the keys you need to get to grips with clay and create the form you imagine. october 18, 2025 at 2:30 pm: "Wickerwork" with Isabelle Bréant Discover living wicker with artisan basket-maker Isabelle Bréant. Passionate about this beautiful material for over thirty years, the artist will give you invaluable advice on how to make a wicker hanging with your family, and leave with your own creation. november 15 2025 at 2:30pm: "APPLE JUICE CONFECTION" with Ecologik 80 The gardens of Saint-Riquier are overflowing with fruit trees. Join Jules Guillemoto for a fun, gourmet apple workshop. After discovering the benefits of this fruit and the monastic history surrounding it, take part in the homemade production of a fresh, natural fruit juice. december 20, 2025 at 2:30pm: "ROSACE The rose window is a magnificent piece of stained glass usually found in churches. But at Saint-Riquier? this one has to be created! With easy-to-use repositionable paint, try your hand at creating a colorful rosette that will decorate your windows and leave a unique light imprint. Reservations essential at the cultural center ticket office: 03 60 03 44 70 / abbayesaintriquier@somme.fr / 4? per session, lasting 2 hours (except for workshops).