Real path, imaginary path: art mediation for social dialogue Erasmus Project

Project Title

Real path, imaginary path: art mediation for social dialogue

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for youth

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning; Inclusion – equity; Creativity and culture

Project Summary

With the project „Real path, imaginary path: art mediation for social dialogue” we aimed to fight against the rigidification of cultural and social faultlines targeting youth and engage them in artistic collaboration. Our main goal during the 17 Month-long project was to adapt, test and asses Werner Moron’s method of art mediation to tackle the feeling of threat, identity insecurity and the fear of the other, whose sign we can witness on all sides, on members of the dominant society and of minority groups.
At the very beginning of the project, we organized training in Budapest. The aim of the training was to meet and train a new generation of facilitators and to pass through the method from first hand.
IO1 focused on the adaptation and testing of a methodology of art mediation developed by Werner Moron involving new partners and new forms of art. During 4, 60 hours of artistic workshops, we worked together with 46 young people in Belgium, Germany, France, and Hungary. In collaboration with local artists, we applied the method to the techniques of photography, collage, fanzine, movements, video and sound editing. See the picturebooks of the workshops: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1S_5DX89RV0oMrMLU1Q16Fq5OzxVMqEJi and we created a “step by step” guidebook to the method of Werner Moron targeting facilitators who aim to work in the field of art-mediation: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TGc46sk8sw8qiUZsMrs3etSEK4USi8B8.
Under IO2 we used video-based assessment to understand the potential, strengths, and weaknesses of the Real Path method. We recorded and analyzed the workshops (based on units of interactions, coded according to the steps of Werner Moron’s method). Our aim with the analysis was to capture and identify the moments of transformations when the learning process – with special focus on he hardly measurable factors as social skills, motivation, creativity- happens, and to make the impact of an artistic activity more visible and measurable. The method provides with important feedback on the work of the facilitators and art-mediators and contributes to the debate on the transformations that art mediation triggers. Regarding the means of assessment, read more in the Guide for assessment https://drive.google.com/open?id=1BQy5R2MQ9SawFUjlkzbqBXAff6A_12aW. About the detailed analysis of the method in the document Adaptation of the method: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1y8VXX3LBuuykSauqjBhpwXE3y2tVilQf
While working on IO3 we created a unique platform, where the products of the art workshops are shared with the public, with the professional audience and possibly, in a later stage with buyers. https://trajet-reel.com/
During the project:
– We provided training for 9 facilitators, we worked together with 10 artists and external observers Indirectly we involved our colleagues (administrative staff, volunteers, interns) and we reached at least 300 people during the multiplier events and more than 2000 people through our media surfaces.
– We engaged 46 young people (we involved youth with a migrant background, youth with geographical, social and economic obstacles, NEET youth and young people from the majority of the society) in artistic creation during the 4, 60 hours workshops. Based on their feedback (Read more in the Annex of the “Adaptation of the method”, they gained new soft-, and professional skills and experienced a fulfilling process as a part of a group. Through the workshop process, we developed participants transversal skills, such as social and collaborative skills, self-confidence, self-expression.
– We trained facilitators, who are able to apply the method and we collaborated with local artists. With their contribution, we applied the method in new artforms.
– Based on the video-assessment, we identified the elements of the method which are easy to adapt and elements of the method that requires a lot of sensitivity and leaves flexibility to the facilitator.
– We worked with intercultural and heterogeneous groups and we engaged participants for further cooperations. e
– We created a virtual art gallery to promote forms of socio-art (collaborative creation with artists and non-professionals) and invited young people to collaborate in the design of the commercialization plan for the gallery, thereby developing entrepreneurial skills.
Regarding the longer-term benefits of the project, the partnership keeps working on the content development of the virtual gallery. We see the gallery as a platform and starting point of new collaborations.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 111886,74 Eur

Project Coordinator

ARTEMISSZIO ALAPITVANY & Country: HU

Project Partners

• GrenzKultur gGmbH
• Natagora
• ELAN INTERCULTUREL