Creativity School Dusseldorf

What Creativity School Dusseldorf does

Kreativitätsschule Düsseldorf e.V. (operating as 'Krea Düsseldorf' or 'Krea') is a German nonprofit association (eingetragener Verein) founded in 1975 as one of the first officially recognized youth art schools (Jugendkunstschulen) in North Rhine-Westphalia. It provides extracurricular creative arts education to approximately 600 participants annually across three age tiers — children (ages 4-14), adolescents (12+), and adults — at a single site in Düsseldorf-Kaiserswerth, with course rooms co-located within the local primary school (Gemeinschaftsgrundschule Kaiserswerth). The core product portfolio comprises weekly subscription courses (€54-72/month), the MittagsKrea after-school care program (up to 50 children, €183-269/month), holiday camps (€198/week), portfolio preparation courses for art school admissions, Saturday workshops, and birthday party packages.

The business model is fundamentally a nonprofit, subscription-based education service with five distinct revenue streams: recurring monthly course fees (SEPA direct debit), annual MittagsKrea after-school care contracts, seasonal holiday camp fees, unit-priced workshops and birthday parties, and donations. Pricing is positioned for accessibility (trial sessions at €15, sibling discounts of 25%, free places for disadvantaged children via partner referrals) and summer months are fee-free. Technology is non-proprietary — the organization relies on standard office software and uses iPads only as a creative medium in specific courses, with no digital delivery platform, mobile app, or online learning infrastructure. Distribution is purely direct-to-consumer via website registration, email, phone, and office walk-ins.

The organization employs approximately 25 people (3-person board plus 2 administrative staff plus ~20 part-time freelance instructors who are active professional artists, several with credentials from Kunstakademie Düsseldorf). It holds recognized nonprofit status as a public youth welfare provider and operates through formal partnerships with local schools, the Düsseldorf Youth Office, federal volunteer service programs (BFD/FSJ), and cultural institutions including the Heinrich-Heine-Institut. Marketing relies on community presence, local press coverage (Rheinische Post, NORDBOTE), Instagram/Facebook organic social, and partner referrals rather than paid acquisition.

Name

Creativity School Dusseldorf

Legal name

Kreativitätsschule Düsseldorf e.V.

Website

https://krea-duesseldorf.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kreativitätsschule Düsseldorf e.V. is a 1975-founded German nonprofit youth art school (anerkannte Jugendkunstschule NRW) in Düsseldorf-Kaiserswerth offering weekly creative arts courses, portfolio prep, and after-school care (MittagsKrea) to approximately 600 children, adolescents, and adults annually through ~20 part-time professional artist instructors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Arts Education & After-School Care

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (61161), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Visual Arts & Media Arts Programs (Art Club, Photography, Film) (EDAJAJAF)

Keywords

• Youth art education
• After-school care
• Creative arts courses
• Holiday art camps
• Portfolio preparation

Headquarters

HQ city

Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Monthly Course Fees: Monthly subscription fees for regular weekly courses. Children's and youth courses range from €54-63/month. Adult courses are €72/month. Fees are collected via SEPA direct debit at the beginning of each month.
2. MittagsKrea After-School Care Fees: Monthly fees for after-school care program: €183/month for 3 days, €223/month for 4 days, €269/month for 5 days. Plus optional lunch meals at €48-79/month and Open Workshop at €50/month. Contracts are annual, renewing each school year.
3. Holiday Course Fees: One-time fees for week-long holiday camps: €198 per child for full-week courses. Single-day workshops: €66 per child. Fees are collected approximately two weeks before course commencement.
4. Workshop and Birthday Party Fees: One-time fees for Saturday workshops: €33-40 per session. Birthday party package (KREA.Samstag): €250 including materials, 3 hours duration, max 8 participants.
5. Donations and Sponsorship: The organization accepts financial donations and material donations of art supplies. As a non-profit, they can issue donation receipts. Sponsors receive recognition in annual program brochures and website, plus thank-you gifts such as Krea shirts or tote bags.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kreativitätsschule Düsseldorf e.V. (Krea) is a recognized youth art school offering weekly art courses for children (ages 4-14), adolescents (12+), and adults in Düsseldorf-Kaiserswerth, Germany. The school delivers structured, small-group (max 12 participants) creative education across diverse media (painting, drawing, ceramics, textiles, woodwork, digital art), supplemented by MittagsKrea after-school care, holiday camps, themed workshops, and birthday-party programs.

Product overview

Kreativitätsschule Düsseldorf e.V. is a recognized youth art school (Jugendkunstschule) offering a comprehensive portfolio of creative education programs for all ages. The core offerings include weekly art courses for children (ages 4-14), youth (ages 12+), and adults, supplemented by MittagsKrea after-school care, Ferienkurse holiday camps, and temporary Workshops. Specialized programs include Mappenkurs for portfolio preparation and KREA.Samstag birthday workshops. The school serves approximately 600 annual participants across its programs at its location in Düsseldorf-Kaiserswerth.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MittagsKrea: After-school creative care program for primary school children at Gemeinschaftsgrundschule Kaiserswerth, offering daily creative activities alongside lunch and homework support.
• KREA.Samstag

Products and services

• Kinder Kurse (Children's Courses) Weekly art courses for children aged 4-14 covering painting, drawing, crafting, ceramics, illustration, and digital art with iPad. Entry-level courses for ages 4-6 (1.5 hours, €54/month) and advanced courses for ages 6+ (2 hours, €63/month) with diverse materials.
• Jugendliche Kurse (Youth Courses) Art courses for adolescents aged 12+ including illustration, painting, drawing, ceramics, comic/manga creation, and portfolio preparation for art school applications.
• Erwachsene Kurse (Adult Courses) Art courses for adults of all skill levels covering painting, drawing, ceramics, illustration, felting, jewelry making, and portfolio preparation. Fee: €72/month.
• MittagsKrea After-School Care After-school creative care program for up to 50 primary school children at Gemeinschaftsgrundschule Kaiserswerth, offering daily creative activities including painting, drawing, crafting, modeling, sewing, felting, plus optional lunch and homework support. Fee: €183/month (3 days), €223/month (4 days), €269/month (5 days).
• Ferienkurse (Holiday Camps) Week-long creative holiday camps (Monday-Friday, 9:00-15:00) for children during school breaks, featuring themed projects such as ancient Egypt, Wild Wood, marble runs, street art, comics, monster factory, dragon building, cartoon club, and seasonal workshops. Week-long: €198/child; single-day workshops: €66/child.
• Workshops (Saturday and Themed) Temporary themed workshops and events including KREA.Samstag birthday parties, seasonal workshops (Street Art, painting, witchcraft houses, autumn fairy tales), ART MIX Saturday sessions, and Wichtelwerkstatt Christmas ornament making. Art Mix: €40/session; seasonal workshops: €33/session; birthday party: €250 (3 hours, max 8 participants).
• Mappenkurs (Portfolio Preparation Course) Portfolio preparation course supporting students applying to art academies, universities, or professional programs, offered on Tuesdays with Doina Maas and Thursdays with Norbert Höveler.
• KREA.Samstag (Birthday Party Workshop) Creative birthday party program offering 3 hours of artistic activities including painting, drawing, ceramics, and collage for up to 8 participants aged 8 to 99 years. Package fee: €250 including materials.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 600 participants annually across regular courses
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gemeinschaftsgrundschule KaiserswerthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership with the primary school at Fliednerstraße 32. The organization operates MittagsKrea after-school care program within the school premises, serving up to 50 children daily as part of the Open All-Day School (Offene Ganztagsschule). Course rooms are located in the school building's basement.
• Bundesamt für Familie und zivilgesellschaftliche Aufgaben (Federal Agency for Family and Civil Society Affairs)coreOthersCooperation partner for Bundesfreiwilligendienst (BFD) and Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr (FSJ) volunteer service programs. The organization hosts volunteers who contribute to program delivery.
• Jugendamt Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf Youth Office)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting youth welfare programs. The organization holds a sponsorship (Patenschaft) for the playground at Arnheimerstraße/Kaiserswerther Markt.
• Bürgerstiftung (Citizens' Foundation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on educational projects. Students from Heinrich-Grundschule 4th grade classes recreated a historical painting in March 2025.
• Nordkap.familie (Wittlaer)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for World Children's Day (Weltkindertag) 2023 event collaboration.
• KGS Höhenstraße (Katholische Grundschule Höhenstraße, Oberbilk)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeekly social workshop for children with migration backgrounds, provided once weekly at the Catholic primary school in Oberbilk.
• Heinrich-Heine-Institut DüsseldorfminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on children's event day 'Abenteuer, Tintenklecks und Tintenstrich' with hands-on art activities for young visitors.
• Unsere Straßen, unsere Künstler e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal organization for street art and artist projects in the community.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/kreainduesseldorf
• Instagraminstagram.com/kreainduesseldorf
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kreativit%C3%A4tsschule-d%C3%BCsseldorf

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Number of profiles

Profiles28 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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