30.09.2011: Supported by the Master Craftsmen School in Kaiserslautern and the city of Kirchheimbolanden, Ukranian stone masons joined their German counterparts in manufacturing cover plates for the historic castle grounds and terrace garden in Kirchheimbolanden. The project was coordinated by Dr. Lydia Thorn-Wickert, who specializes in implementing cultural projects with her company “thornconcept”. Financing and consulting was provided by the Eberhard Schöck Foundation. This intercultural collaboration between Germany and the Ukraine generated to many new ideas for further future collaboration and also spawned German interest in the Ukraine in general.

25.03.2011: Ten wonderful days have come to an end. Both Russian and German participants greatly enjoyed the return visit of the Russian students to the vocational school for painters Badische Malerfachschule in Lahr, Germany. The ten-day visit passed quickly with a joint craft project and a multitude of activities. For more information, please see the school's website at www.bamala.de!

24.11.2010: The return visit of the Russian students from Yekaterinburg, Russia, is scheduled for March 14 to 24 in Lahr, Germany.