The Erasmus+ project URBANUS-19 aims to support vulnerable young people (VYP) while facing social challenges increased by Covid crisis and to empower them with the skills to portrait and overcome vulnerability experiences through the arts. We will create a “cubist self-portrait of today’s society” through multiple artistic expressions. Implemented by 5 partner organisations in 4 EU countries. The project will also contribute to the development of artistic, civic and social potential in their communities and especially in urban areas.


OBJECTIVES:
- Implementing “Artistic Resistances” - through Art Installations, Community Theatre and Documentaries Reportage - bringing together young people in 4 partner countries by telling their stories related to the pandemic and neighbourhood;
- Creation of exhibition spaces in partner countries to display participants’ creations, hold performances and collect feedback by the audience and wider public;
- Staff training on participatory methodologies and creativity in youth work;
- Showcase the situation of the neighbourhood environments during the pandemic by triggering artistic creation processes, also addressing topics such as social inclusion, European citizenship and cultural awareness of citizens and in particular young people;
- Promoting contemporary artistic creation as a tool for analysis on social issues, leading to participatory and intercultural dialogue and connecting educational institutions, organisations from social and cultural sectors and young people;
- Enhancing participants’ and staff’s socialisation skills and resilience in reaction to Covid-19 crisis through the arts, while gaining tools and competencies necessary to find creative and innovative solutions to face unprecedented social challenges.