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February

Thursday 6th

4 PM - 7 PM

Envelope-making workshop with Belinda Visser

Learn how to trace a shape of your favourite envelope using cardboard frames and leftover paper with our special guest Belinda Visser! You can use them to send a love letter or else

Feel free to bring your own envelopes and paper or use ours.

Walk-in, on donation.

Sunday 9th

2 PM - 5 PM

Dreaming Together: A Collaborative Writing Workshop with Marta Lopes Santos

In this workshop, we immerse ourselves in the language of dreams to explore the role of dreaming in our lives and in imagining different futures together. By responding to different prompts, we'll work on both individual and collaborative writing exercises. Together, we'll write collective dreams in a small booklet you get to take home.

RSVP per mail: €15 (incl. VAT) per participant.

Thursday 13th

4 PM - 7 PM

Valentine Cards

Join us in writing love cards to your valentines with NOOO custom templates. Just in time for valentine's day.

For kids from 5 to 105 years old. Supervised children of all ages are welcome.

Walk-ins, on donation.

Saturday 22nd

1 PM - 4 PM

NOOO drawing club Heartbreak theme

Join the second NOOO drawing club themed around heartbreak. Celebrate and express your emotions through simple drawings. At the end of our workshop we will make our drawings into a collective zine printed with RISO.

RSVP per mail: €10 (incl. VAT) per participant.

January

Saturday 18th

1 PM - 4 PM

Nooo Drawing Club

We are back from our winter holidays and we are excited to welcome you for our first drawing club! During this workshop we will do some simple drawing exercises to loosen our hand and awaken our imagination. At the end of our workshop we will make our drawings into a collective zine printed with RISO.

RSVP per mail: €10 (incl. VAT) per participant.

Sunday 19th

Walk-ins, 1 PM - 4 PM

ABC Book Launch

The results of the ABC book workshop will finally be on display and available for purchase! Come get your copy of the book and do some simple abc activities with us.

This book of 196 pages presents an alphabet composed of a collection of 165 letters and pictures. With an introduction by César Rogers and Gersande Schellinx. Printed with black riso RZ 300 EP by Dasha Leo. Tape illustration by Dasha Leo and screenprinted by Vic Hoogstoël.

Saturday 25th

Walk-ins, 12 PM - 4 PM

Pasta Print workshop

Learn a simple DIY printing technique using a pasta machine & recycle drinking cartons.

For kids from 5 to 105 years old. Supervised children of all ages are welcome.

On donation, from 5€.

Sunday 26th

Walk-ins, 12 PM - 4 PM

Shop, coffee and activities

Our shop will be open for inquiries and you are welcome to just stop by for a cup of coffee or tea and some fun little activities.

November - December

Thursdays, 14th, 21st

and 28th of November

4 PM - 7 PM

ABC-book making

In 2024, we at No Other Option are excited to create our very first ABC book!

With your participation, we will develop the content for this publication. Together, we’ll draw, shape, or collage letters and illustrations. At the end of each session, participants will create a collective print on the risograph printer, which will be included in the final publication.

This creative journey will unfold over four sessions, held on Thursday, the 14th and 21st of November.

To RSVP, please fill out this form.

The project will end in a book launch event in December, where the completed ABC book will be presented. Each participant will be invited to explore the publication and will receive a free copy of the book.

To enhance your experience, we offer a special discount for family and friend groups! €13 (incl. VAT) per participant, with a 10% discount for each additional family member or friend.

Suitable for children and adults aged 5 to 105 years. Supervised children of all ages are welcome.

All materials, snacks, and drinks are included.

(EN/NL/FR)

Saturday 16th

and Sunday 17th of November

Walk-ins, 1 PM - 6 PM

School* Newspaper Open Office 

Join us on 16th and 17th of November in a pop-up office of @schoolnewspaperschoolnewspaper. During these two days, we will write together, enlarge, cut-out, paste-up, and publish things on the windows of No Other Option.

*The school newspaper is a student-initiated, self-organised publishing project at The Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, since 2023.

Sunday 8th December

Walk-ins, 1 PM - 3 PM

Make Your Own 2025 Calendar workshop

Create your own Monthly Calendar 2025 with or for family and friends! An easy illustration workshop in which you’ll be invited to customize calendar templates we prepared for you. (EN/NL/FR)

For kids from 5 to 105 years old. Supervised children of all ages are welcome.

10€ one calendar, 40€ for 5 calendars.

5 PM - 7 PM

✴︎˚。⋆ Everyday Fruits Agenda launch

A weekly planner made by Chaeyoung Kim and Gersande Schellinx, featuring pictures by Carmen Gray.

Come get your copy of the book and meet and greet the participants. This companion that will help you navigate your schedule throughout 2025 is filled with fruit illustrations, anecdotes, and juicy pictures.

Get a 10% discount if you bring one or more fruits with you.

Sunday 15th December

Walk-ins, 1 PM - 3 PM

Holiday cards workshop

Create your own Holiday cards with or for family and friends! An easy illustration and printing workshop in which you’ll be invited to make your own cards for the upcoming holidays. 

For kids from 5 to 105 years old. Supervised children of all ages are welcome.

8€ for 20 cards, 0.50€ for every extra print.

5 PM - 7 PM

✴︎˚。⋆ ABC Book launch

We will display the results of the ABC book workshop. Come get your copy of the book and meet and greet the participants.

Thursdays, 24th October

and 7th November

5 PM to 7 PM

No(o)t(h)e(r)book hardcover

Learn how to make your own hardcover no(o)t(h)e(r)book!
First session, bind signatures together in french link stitch.
Second session, make a hardcover with custom papers.

RSVP, €80 / participant, €70 for students.

All materials and snacks included.

(EN/NL/FR)

Mon. 28th - Th. 31th October

Every day from 10 AM to 4 PM

Stop motion animation workshop

For kids and teens from 8 to 13 years old.

During these 4 days we will explore the mechanics of stop motion animation and make a movie that will be shown in No Other Option space afterwards.

RSVP,
€90 for 1 day / participant
€300 for 4 days / participant

(EN/FR)

Saturday, 19th of October 10 AM - 5 PM

Animal Mash-up

No Other Option and Collect4Ukraine invite you to ANIMAL MASHUP, a kids’ drawing and coloring workshop, on Saturday, October 19th. Participants will be invited to draw parts of their favorite animals 🦊🐻🐹, which we will duplicate using our RISO printer. Once printed, the drawings will be colored in and puzzled together to create new hybrid animals.

To participate please fill out this form. Participation is free of charge. 🐝

Between each session, kids will have an opportunity to get their faces painted as their favorite animal, while parents are welcome to stay for a snack and a drink, and admire the wonderful results of the workshop. 🐙🦓

Thursday, 10th of October 11 AM - 7 PM

Coffee, baked goods, shop, and meet & greet

We will be at the space with coffee and a selection of baked goods. You are welcome to come by, explore the space, and let us introduce you to our upcoming program. Some special merchandise will also be available on-site, but maybe not for long...

Friday, 11th of October 11 AM - 5 PM

Coffee and shop

5 PM - 7 PM

Japanese Binding Workshop (RSVP, €30/participant, €20 for students)

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In this workshop, with a needle in one hand and thread in the other, you will embark on a connect-the-dots game. You will discover that the arrangement of the punctures can be choreographed in various ways, giving you the freedom to explore many configurations of diverse and occasionally intriguing patterns. Materials and tools are provided. Various papers and threads will be available for use, but feel free to bring your own.

Japanese binding is an enduringly elegant style, also known as 'four-hole binding' (‘Yotsume Toji’). While referred to as 'Japanese,' it has long been practiced across East Asia, including China, Korea, and Vietnam. It has since transcended both time and borders, embracing new shapes along the way. Today, the technique is applied to increasingly innovative materials and designs, garnering admiration and becoming integrated into Western bookbinding practices. (EN/NL/FR)

Saturday, 12th of October 1 PM - 8 PM

Coffee, baked delicacies, shop and Drawing Dogs and Books (FREE, walk-in)

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Drawing Dogs and Books is a drawing session open for all! Originally started last year at W139 during the People I Care About project, it is a growing collection of drawings of books, dogs, dogs reading books, dogs writing books, dogs chewing books, dogs looking like books etc. The drawings collected during this session will be converted into prints on tea-towels and window stickers and more! No need to bring any materials, all the paper and pens will be provided by NOOO! Dogs are welcome :)
(EN)

Sunday, 13th of October 1 PM - 8 PM

Drinks, shop and Pasta Print Workshop (donation-based, walk-in)

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Discover a simple DIY printing technique using a pasta machine & recycle drinking cartons. (EN, FR)