12 September - 13 September 2026
Fresh concepts and ideas often emerge when exploring uncharted paths. In this two-day workshop Iris Compiet will showcase how you can enhance your skills through various experiments, guided by your artistic intuition, while letting your process be shaped…

23 March - 23 March 2022
We continue the interviews with artists that use their skills also for creating spectacular art-books and, in this way, sharing their knowledge. Next up is an artist that took Kickstarter and fantasy…

In October 2020, during Playgrounds – The Art Department 2020 the hybrid edition, Submarine Channel had a talk with Iris Compiet. In the interview she discussed how she launched her career, giving a…

She’s the epiphany of a creator of whimsical creatures. Mother of fairies, witches, elves and everything fantasy, Dutch artist Iris Compiet has distinguished herself as a true young talent to watch in…

We’re thrilled to announce that Wacom has joined Playgrounds as the official partner of Playgrounds Academy – our brand-new program of in-depth workshops for creative professionals. Wacom is the global standard in…

We all know that learning doesn’t stop when an educational program ends. As creatives we always need to be on the lookout for new practices, sources of inspiration and yes, even ways…

The time has almost come to kick off another edition of The Art Department Berlin! As we are prepping the venue, Playgroundrising it, we feel the prickling in our fingers, the nerves…

Time flies when you’re having fun! The Art Department party is starting in roughly one month so we felt you might like to catch up with all cool stuff we have prepared…