Kalk Workshop

What is lime and what can you do with it? What significance does lime have for the built village? What does lime have to do with our architectural heritage? This educational offer enables participants to perceive, analyze, question and immerse themselves in the cosmos of limestone in a playful and practical way with our expert. The participants experience an awareness of the limestone culture in the valleys of the Lower Engadine. The focus of the offer is to work with local materials, i.e. sand, lime and stone pigments from the surrounding area. Program: Search for examples of sgraffito in the village, get to know the different techniques and symbols, visit a lime kiln, immerse yourself in the ancient knowledge of lime production, design and create your own sgraffito / fresco on a sample board prepared with lime plaster.
Dates: August 14 and 15 / or August 21 and 22 / or September 11 and 12
Duration: 09:00h - 12:00h and from 13:00h - 17:30h
Head: Joannes Wetzel, sgrafito artist, lime burner and lime processor www.kalkkunst.ch
Equipment: Work clothes and shoes, food
Meeting point: Will be announced when registering for the course, Scuol area
Registration up to 2 weeks in advance (Friday 31.07 / Friday 07.08 / Friday 28.08)

Introduction to lime art as well as your own sgraffito sample board

German / Rumantsch

Meeting point: Will be announced when registering for the course, Scuol area