Sticky Fingers Erasmus Project

Project Title

Sticky Fingers

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: Inclusion – equity; Creativity and culture; Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning

Project Summary

At the end of 2016 Belgian Graffiticulture-lovers founded a think-tank to create the project from scratch. They got in touch with a Dutch art-organization, who could motivate their young followers to start a think-tank as well. The project is defined by intense cooperation between those two young groups, who are actively involved in each part of the project. Learning is priority. Not only on the level graffiti-skills. Through an intense learning process the youngsters will develop more knowledge about entrepreneurship, project-planning and the use of new media competences. There is huge variety of talents and backgrounds which makes the project diverse. The project results in more chances of labor market entrances for the participants. They will feel strengthened with work experience and a broader network which will lead to more employment opportunities.

Sticky Fingers provides growing opportunities for in total 10 young graffiti-artists, who will be coached by a professional graffiti-artist. Through training by experts, and an individual coaching assistance, they will be lead to self-employment professional artists. The output of the works they will create for Sticky Fingers will be publicly presented by two events, and consolidated in a travelling media-exposition.

Through Graffiti-art in abandoned legal zones throughout the city these youth share their unvarnished opinion on actual themes such as urbanism, migration and youth spaces. Their hope is to trigger the development of a European art platform for young people through their first project: Sticky Fingers.

Powered by Graffiti vzw & Stichting KOP

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 25675 Eur

Project Coordinator

Graffiti vzw & Country: BE

Project Partners

• Stichting KOP