Joy is just around the corner

Het Vogelnest (English translation: Bird's Nest) is a community hub in the Vogelbuurt (Bird Neighborhood) where neighbors come together to bring dreams to life, whether it's through cooking, painting, gardening, or just hanging out and getting creative. Bird art makes the neighborhood more beautiful and creative. As a result, Adelaarstraat has become an art street with seven murals of about 100 m2 each.

Muralists, graffiti artists and students from Da Vinci College have brightened up several facades of demolition and renovation flats in the Vogelbuurt neighborhood with .... birds of course, strange and beautiful birds.

Het Vogelnest: "The Vogelbuurt was a somewhat neglected neighborhood in Dordrecht. The Bird Art Project is an initiative of Het Vogelnest to stimulate social cohesion in the hood by making it more beautiful and thus making a positive contribution to the quality of life in the neighborhood.  Professional artists and amateurs (graffiti artists and students from Da Vinci College) worked together to make the neighborhood more beautiful and creative with bird art.  They have brightened up various facades of demolition and renovation flats in the Vogelbuurt with various types of birds."

The artist about his mural: "The hummingbird symbolizes a strong bird that quickly adapts itself and overcomes its problems. On this wall, he tries to achieve his goal just as the Bird Neighborhood residents of different backgrounds do. The plants on the mural can also be seen in the neighborhood gardens."