From March 16 – April 2, 2017, the National Gallery in Prague will present [*Olafur Eliasson: Green light – An artistic workshop* ](http://olafureliasson.net/greenlight/)as part of its GRAND OPENING program. The presentation will consist of a small-scale iteration of the artistic workshop that took place at [TBA21](https://www.tba21.org/#item--greenlight_workshop--1226)–Augarten, Vienna, and will be led by former *Green light* participants.
- March 16, 6 pm: opening of the workshop during the Grand Opening
- March 17–19, 10am–6pm: workshop
- March 21–April 2, 10am–6pm: presentation of the workshop's results
Initiated by the Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson in collaboration with Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (TBA21) in Vienna, Austria,
*Green light* *– An artistic workshop* responds to a situation of social transformation, displacement, and migration. Through the communal fabrication of *Green light* lamps and an educational program based on shared learning principles, the project constitutes a dynamic space that elicits various forms of participation and engagement. Conceived by Eliasson as a metaphorical green light for refugees and migrants, *Green light* testifies to the agency of contemporary art and its potential to initiate processes of civic transformation.
“*Green light* is an act of welcoming, addressed both to those who have fled hardship and instability in their home countries and to the residents of the cities receiving them. Working together in a playful creative process, participants build a modular light and construct a communal environment in which difference is not only accepted but embraced. I hope *Green light* shines light on some of the challenges and responsibilities arising from the current refugee crisis in Europe and throughout the world.” – Olafur Eliasson
Both pre-assembled and flat-packed *Green light* lamps will be available on site for a donation of €300. All proceeds from the project go to supporting the *Green light–Shared Learning* platform and TBA21’s partner organizations Red Cross Vienna, Caritas and Georg Danzer Haus in Vienna, Austria.
Venue: Mezzanine above NG Bookshop - Koenig Books
