The Book of Dreaming – integration of Ukrainian children with refugee experience through art

It involves implementing an artistic program ‘The Book of Your City’, authored and curated by Andy Field & Beckie Darlington. Their methodology, tested before in other cities, will be conducted in children groups in all mentioned cities.
The project will allow testing of the existing practice in new conditions – part of Europe which is facing the war situation and refugee moves. Workshops for Ukrainian children focusing on the city and public space, book-making and special launching events for the general audience are the activities planned for this part of the project.
The second element of the project is aimed at the exchange of knowledge and experiences between specialists in the field of children’s integration through art in the situation of the migration crisis. Activities regarding the theme of integration and accessibility will be organized by partner institutions and will result in two toolboxes – accumulating knowledge, good examples and inspiration in the field of culture. All effects will be shared widely in case of similar situations in other parts of Europe. An important aim of the project is the dissemination of the results to the children and their relatives, as well as to the authorities and local governments as strategies and solutions for times of crisis.

Community (Builders) Under Construction is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.

With the support of the National Cultural Fund (Nemzeti Kulturális Alap).

Project partners:

ART TRANSPARENT (AT) – project lead
Art Transparent Contemporary Art Foundation was originated in 2005 in Wrocław. People who are involved in its work are specialists in a variety of fields: artists and lecturers associated with the Wrocław Academy of Fine Arts, psychologists and specialists in the area of social sciences. The team consists of a team of 10 people, with six permanent staff, including two students. Many more support the core team in several international projects AT is involved in. The Foundation’s goals regarding contemporary art and social topics are being achieved by means of local and national projects as well as own initiatives and attempts to consolidate the artistic and intellectual environment around current social and art problems.

Pro Pogressione (PP)
Pro Progressione is a Budapest-based artistic hub that connects people, professions and ambitions by designing international collaborations in the field of culture. From this combination, creative ideas emerge – artists, cultural activists, scientists and experts of various fields meet and give cutting-edge answers for the questions of our age. PP’s innovative team consists of 15 full-time employee and we also have a traineeship programme for emerging cultural managers. Our team disposes of a large scale of professional competences and creativity, each of our members are personally engaged with arts and culture. The organization engages with local and disadvantaged communities through socially engaged arts projects. Pro Progressione uses arts through activism to address issues such as community building, gender equality and social inclusion. Through their work Pro Progressione team support the cultural creative sector to become a driving force for social change.

Hnat Khotkevych Palace of Culture (HKPC)
The institution began its history in the 20s of the 20th century and since then has always been a place of cultural leisure and activity. The idea of creating the Palace arose after a workers’ protest in 1924. The workers had no place for gatherings and leisure. Funds for the project were not given from the local budget, so they allocated allowances from their salaries for building the palace. The Palace of Culture named after Hnat Khotkevych is a recognizable city institution that provides high-quality cultural and leisure services to the residents of Lviv. It is possible through the preservation of cultural heritage and communication. The Palace of Culture also forms a favorable environment for the development and realization of the creative potential of cultural professionals.

New Theatre Institute of Latvia (NTIL)
New Theatre Institute of Latvia (NTIL) is a project-based organisation working in the field of contemporary performing arts. Since 1995 NTIL has been organizing the International Festival of Contemporary Theatre Homo Novus, which is the largest performing arts platform in Latvia. NTIL also produces and presents projects and long-term collaboration programmes together with local and international partners, strongly believing in the necessity to explore the contemporary performing arts field together with artists and audiences.