Reykjavík Ensemble embarked on a new European project
URB_ART Supporting Community Development Through Urban Arts Education.
Five organizations, from Austria, Iceland, Portugal, Slovenia, and the UK, joined forces to realize this European project in the frame of a Strategic Regio-Partnership within Erasmus+, funded by the European Commission. By guiding sociological research, we plan to identify needs and challenges with regard to marginalization in the fields of culture and education on national and transnational levels. Based on our findings, we will create educational materials and training packages to support the inclusion of marginalized communities in urban arts programs and initiatives.
The project is supported by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.
Partners in the URB_ART project:
EDUCULT (Austria, project leader)
Reykjavík Ensemble (Iceland)
Proportional Message (Portugal)
ZRC SAZU (Slovenia)
FilmWorks Trust (United Kingdom)
Policy Paper on Promoting Urban Arts Education
The final outputs are three policy papers addressing the key research results produced throughout the course of the URB_ART project.
Partners' Meeting and the European Symposium: Art Inclusive in Vienna
In February 2023, the project partners from Austria, Great Britain, Iceland, Portugal, and Slovenia joined for the final Partners' Meeting and the European Symposium: Art Inclusive in Vienna, summarizing the URB_ART project.
Toolkit of Video Case Studies on Community Urban Art
We produced fifteen videos included in the Toolkit, showcasing successful transnational practices in Austria, Great Britain, Iceland, Portugal, and Slovenia that involve marginalised communities in Urban Arts programmes and initiatives.
LONGTABLE DISCUSSION: Inclusive aspects of artistic processes
At the event LONGTABLE DISCUSSION: Inclusive aspects of artistic processes we hosted more than forty independent artists and art educators working in the subject of social inclusion.
URB_ART Inservice Training Package
The URB_ART project has developed an In-Service Training Programme for educators, with knowledge, insights, tools, best practices, and practical activities examples on Urban Arts Education to foster inclusion through art!
URB_ART Storybook
The newest publication, URB_ART Storybook, presents twenty stories from urban artists and practitioners of Urban Arts Education working in Iceland, Austria, Great Britain, Portugal, and Slovenia.
It’s time to share the results!
The research base for the next activities in our project, Baseline Survey on transdisciplinary and multilingual Urban Arts Education, consisted of three parts: the online questionnaire, expert interviews, and focus groups.
We finally met!
6-7 October, the partners in the URB_ART project met in Iceland. Reykjavík Ensemble, an international theatre company, hosted the meeting in Reykjavík.
Baseline Survey. The base of the URB_ART project
What are the needs and challenges of low-skilled adults in marginalized communities, in the field of culture and education?
URB_ART project starts!
3, 2, 1, here we go! Although the current COVID-19 pandemic compelled our first gathering to be held virtually, all partners felt our kick-off meeting was a success.
