Academy for Actors of Social Change focusing on ARTIVISM

During the Summer Academy, participants will be provided with an in-depth understanding of art techniques with a strong social commitment through formal and non-formal artistic methods. These techniques are being developed and taught by facilitators with years of teaching and practical experience in the field of socially engaged arts. The techniques learned at the Summer Academy aim at practical ways of how these can be implemented in the professional as well as everyday contexts.

In 2023 we decided to make Artivism the backbone of the Academy program. Artivism is a framework that provides ways of utilising the performative arts and creative practices to facilitate social change.

Summary video of the 2023 Academy:

The Summer Academy is structured around three main themes: social inclusion, environmental consciousness, and gender equality. These themes will be explored through three workshops emphasising co-creation, reflection and social engagement while developing skills in participatory artistic methods. Each three-day workshop will culminate in a collaborative showcase of activist performances, transitioning from self-expression towards action.

Some approaches workshops took throughout the years were for example, puppet theatre and object animation to highlight social inclusion; how to work with artistic tools to provide support and empowerment for women and young girls experiencing discrimination; how to cooperate and advocate with communities to increase environmental consciousness.

The overall aim of the program is to encourage artistic and creative processes in professional and everyday lifeworld contexts as well as to contribute to the improvement of public policy in the fields of social inclusion, gender equality and environmental consciousness.

Summary video of the 2024 Academy:

Online closing conference of the 2024 Academy:

Academy project is co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.