Art4Act. Art in action for an inclusive society Erasmus Project

Project Title

Art4Act. Art in action for an inclusive society

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 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Creativity and culture; EU Citizenship, EU awareness and Democracy; Integration of refugees

Project Summary

European countries face a major challenge. They must maintain an inclusive society and ensure unity and cohesion among the EU member countries in a context of high political, societal, economic and social tensions and inequalities. The intention of the project “Art4Act – Art in Action for an Inclusive Society” is to experiment with the practices and tools of art and non-formal education to promote freedom of expression, intercultural social inclusion and respect for others.

We believe that a large part of the objectives set during the writing of the project have been achieved, we now form a perennial network of organizations active with young people, in the arts and culture sector in Europe and the Mediterranean, who promotes diversity and fights racism; we support the exchange of good practice between European and non-European operators on the refugee crisis; we have involved local communities in building narratives that give them the floor. The last objective was achieved in part because we managed to create an open confrontation between the project partners about the need to reinvest the public space as a meeting space, but only one performance took place in the public space (performance achieved following the pilot).

Art4Act brings together eight structures, seven of which are based in the European Union and one in Tunisia. Six organizations are members of the Roots and Routes International network, which promotes cultural and social diversity in the performing arts and contemporary media. Since 2001, the network has organized trainings, shows and events, exchanges and mobility programs for young talents in dance, music and media in 10 European countries.

During 2 years, the main activities were: 4 transnational meetings, 2 seminars (capacity buiding workshop), 1 pilot activity / partners led by youth workers and artists with young people from local communities who gave rise to public restitution / countries, public events, 1 event / partner, which allowed us to share the results and lessons learned from the project with a wider specialized audience.

At the end of our collaboration, we published an “educational kit” (artistic practices developed during the seminars and implemented at the local level during the pilots, 3 essays, bibliography) on the theme of the project and a series of videos reporting activities for youth workers and young people carried out by each partner at the local level.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 235235,5 Eur

Project Coordinator

LES TETES DE L’ART & Country: FR

Project Partners

• SZUBJEKTIV ERTEKEK ALAPITVANY
• Rock in Faches
• SYNERGEIO MOUSIKOU THEATROU ASTIKIMI KERDOSKOPIKI ETAIREIA
• ROOTS & ROUTES COLOGNE EV
• Centro di Creazione e Cultura
• STICHTING ROOTS & ROUTES
• Art Solution