Project's Events
Local Event in Greece – “Youth Art Symposium”
Hosted by YOUTHABILITY in Kastoria, the Youth Art Symposium gathered young people, educators, and local stakeholders for a one-day immersion in creativity, inclusion, and psychosocial wellbeing. The programme combined short inspiration talks with hands-on labs in visual arts, theatre improvisation, movement, and digital storytelling, inviting participants to explore identity, resilience, and community connection through practice. Youth-led reflection circles translated artistic experience into concrete ideas for school and community initiatives, while a compact showcase presented works-in-progress to families and municipal representatives. The symposium closed with a brief youth–policy dialogue outlining next steps for collaborative murals, peer-run workshops, and school partnerships, making art a practical pathway from expression to participation in everyday local life.
Local Event in Germany – “Community Art Installations”
In Stuttgart, Jugendvision e.V. hosted Community Art Installations, a youth-led event that turned neighbourhood spaces into interactive artworks exploring identity, inclusion, and shared responsibility. Mixed teams co-designed modular pieces using sustainable, reusable materials, combining colour, text, and found objects to create site-specific installations that invited passers-by to touch, add messages, and shape the evolving works. Short creation labs and reflection corners helped participants connect artistic choices with everyday issues such as belonging, environmental care, and intercultural dialogue. The route ended with a compact open-air showcase where residents, educators, and local stakeholders discussed how public art can strengthen visibility, trust, and community pride—illustrating ARTY’s belief that creativity is a democratic language for youth empowerment.
Local Event in Romania – “Workshops for Educational Institutions”
In Titu, Asociatia DAR Development Association brought ARTY directly into schools through Workshops for Educational Institutions, a hands-on programme that showed how creativity can enrich learning and support student wellbeing. Teachers, school counsellors, and students took part in short, adaptable labs—visual arts for emotional literacy, theatre improvisation for communication and confidence, movement for focus and stress release, and storytelling for teamwork and reflection—each aligned with the Engage → Create → Reflect → Transform cycle. Together they co-designed mini lesson plans, classroom routines, and micro-exhibitions that turn corridors into galleries and group work into shared authorship. Reflection corners helped educators map inclusion adaptations and simple evaluation steps using Youthpass principles, while students presented work-in-progress to peers and families. The event demonstrated how arts-based, non-formal methods can fit seamlessly into the school day, building belonging, collaboration, and creative competences across the whole learning community.
Local Event in North Macedonia – “Street Art Festival”
In Skopje, the Association for Education and Development of Young People – EduArt Skopje hosted the Street Art Festival, transforming central neighbourhoods into an open gallery of youth creativity and inclusion. Mixed teams of young people co-created murals, stencils, paste-ups, and small participatory installations along a mapped route, using colour, symbol, and short messages to speak about identity, respect, and community wellbeing. Pop-up creation spots and reflection corners invited residents to add signatures or notes, turning spectators into co-authors and sparking dialogue across generations and cultures. The festival followed ARTY’s Engage → Create → Reflect → Transform cycle with clear safety guidelines, barrier-aware facilitation, and simple evaluation prompts inspired by Youthpass. By the end of the day, walls and walkways carried visible traces of collaboration and pride—evidence that public art can strengthen belonging, amplify youth voice, and weave everyday spaces into a more connected community.
Mobility in Greece – “Youth Engagement Through Art: A Grand Finale Celebration”
Hosted by YOUTHABILITY in Kastoria, this closing mobility brought together youth workers, educators, and artists from Greece, Germany, Romania, and North Macedonia for a high-energy showcase of ARTY’s methodology in action. Over an immersive final day, participants curated hands-on stations in visual arts, theatre, movement, music, storytelling, and digital media, guiding visitors through the Engage → Create → Reflect → Transform cycle and demonstrating how creativity supports confidence, inclusion, and psychosocial wellbeing. Mini labs, reflection corners, and a compact public sharing turned the venue into a living classroom where local stakeholders, families, and peers experienced accessible, barrier-aware facilitation and discussed concrete pathways to continue activities in schools, youth centres, and community spaces. The celebration served as both culmination and launchpad—consolidating tools for the ARTY Toolkit, recognising learning via Youthpass principles, and setting clear next steps for youth-led workshops, partnerships, and community art actions across the consortium.
