VELO MAGIA

08/08/2022

Huge thanks to everyone who made an extra step for VELO MAGIA to happen! We are proud of what has been created!

Some facts:
- 43 art bikes were created by young souls from Ukraine;
- 1 monster bike created by project instructors as the inspiration;
- 33 kids completed the full bike parade for the freedom of Ukraine (16 km), 10 kids made half of it;
- 2 youngsters learned how to drive a bike!;
- Young art bikes gang has formed during the project!

Best phrases by children and parents:

"I've learned more about programming than I did during my 9 years at school!"
"Are you doing the same next year? Can we register now?"
"My son learned how to ride a bike in 6 minutes! Other kids taught him as he really wanted to be part of the parade!"

VELO MAGIA has been a very special experience for everybody who were part of it, so let's continue being creative!

We are so happy to share the project video that has been created by really talented videographer Darius Meilus!

VELO MAGIA - sustainable art bike design workshop for children and youngsters from Ukraine that happened on June 1 - 17th, 2022 in Vilnius. 43 children learn...

15/06/2022

Funny stories about "beaver pancakes" started going around while kids were enjoying them! No beavers were harmed eventually! We all really thank Bebro Blyninė for the very tasty pancakes! 🦫

14/06/2022

Yesterday we had a guest from national radio "LRT Kultūra" who interviewed VELO MAGIA organizers Erika Kielė and Povilas Germanavicius. The main message to all Vilnius citizens and guests: "Let's recycle and reuse old stuff we don't need anymore and give them a second life!"

If you have any unused things such as old toys, Christmas lights, or anything that could be attached to the bike to make it funky - please bring it to SODAS 2123 on Wednesday and Thursday, or to Užupio str. 2A on Friday where we will be having bike decoration workshop that will be open for public!

Kultūros pilna ne tik sostinėje, Vilniuje, bet ir visoje Lietuvoje. Šiandien, pirmoje šių metų laidoje „Pakeliui su vasa...

13/06/2022

10/06/2022

MadeinVilnius.lt writes about VELO MAGIA workshop that is happening in SODAS 2123 for more than a week already. 🚲
We are happy that so many youngsters participate in the project and for each VELO MAGIA partner who help to make VELO MAGIA happen! ✨
One week to goooo! 🚲

Birželio 1-osios, Tarptautinės vaikų gynimo dienos, popietę kultūros komplekse „Sodas 2123” prasidėjo ukrainiečių vaikams skirtos meninių dviračių dizaino kūrybos dirbtuvės VELO MAGIA. Dviejų savaičių trukmės projekto iniciatoriai, kultūrinių projektų organizatoriai – Erika...

09/06/2022

One of the most exciting moments for kids appeared to be bike painting workshop - possibility to express themselves through colors inspired everyone! Today we are starting metal work and bike painting workshop with the third group and expecting designers and artists from SODAS 2123 to help with creative ideas! Huge thanks to Meat Lovers Vilnius for filling up our stomachs for the past few days! .

05/06/2022

"Today I have learned more about programming than I did during my 9 years at school" said Oleksandr to us yesterday. Huge thanks to VIVISTOP Užupis - VIVITA Lithuania for all the knowledge that they have shared with kids while programming micro:bits brought to us by Kompiuteriukų fondas ! 💻

This was the last day for the first group and now only some soft decorations left to be done on June 16th. We're happy to congratulate new cyclists in Vilnius streets! 🚲

04/06/2022

The first group of VELO MAGIA project had so much fun for the past two days! With the "help" of the rain kids were cleaning their bikes, dismounting and then assembling them back by learning bike anatomy with our partners Velokampas and Decathlon Lietuva! They have learned how to cut metal and weld new constructions with Atviros Metalo Dirbtuvės - really amazing creativity emerged in action! All the energy that little souls brought into making the bikes was boosted by lunch from KINZA - thank you so much for the most tasty plov in town!

Photos by Romanas Kiela.

02/06/2022

Some moments from the opening of VELO MAGIA project yesterday. ✨
🚲 Everobody chose the bikes for a workshop!
🚲 We've already started thinking about the art-bikes and made models - very creative ones with Indre from designthinking.lt ✨
👉We also had a chance to learn how the t-shirts are made, thank you Valdas - UNDERstyle! ✨

The first group workshop have already started today and workshops will be till the 17th of June. 🚲

02/06/2022

Oh, what an intensive day it was yesterday! Yes! We've opened VELO MAGIA project! 🚲

Today we already have the 1st group attending 3 days workshop about bike anatomy, metal works and programming! 🚲 Stay tuned, we will share the photos of how is it going for us and very very creative youngsters. Take a look what we've created during the designthinking.lt workshop with Indrė! ✨

During the opening we had inspirational story about hand made clothes, bikes and Steam Punk culture by Donatas! An inspirational talk by Bohdan from VELO MAGIA main partner Accenture. Thank you very much for helping with registration, a workshop and all the charm! ✨

A huge thank you goes to VELO MAGIA partners and friends: main partner Accenture Baltics, to SODAS 2123 for a wonderful place we can have the workshops in, Образовательное пространство "Гравитация" для детей и родителей for a bigest interest of kids to participate in the project, UNDERstyle for a t-shirt making workshop, Atviros Metalo Dirbtuvės, VIVISTOP Užupis - VIVITA Lithuania and Lietuvos nacionalinė Martyno Mažvydo biblioteka for their time educating young generation and many other friends - thank you all for helping and supporting VELO MAGIA workshop for Ukrainian kids! ✨