URB ART

Greetings from Vienna!
In February 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.

Art Inclusive brought together key actors from the fields of culture, education, and policy for an exchange on Arts Education and its role in addressing inequalities faced in a diverse urban society. Keynote by Iketina Danso, working groups, a panel discussion with Asma Aiad (Muslim Contemporary/Salam Oida), Claudia Isep (Austrian UNESCO Commission), Elisabeth Bernroitner (D/Arts, Brunnenpassage) und Thomas Lainer (VHS Ottakring), and an artistic intervention by Kiki House of Dive and Friends were an amazing occasion to talk about the challenges and opportunities of Urban Arts Education for the future.

With EDUCULT, FilmWorks Trust, Proportional Message, Reykjavík Ensemble International Theatre Company ZRC SAZU

JOIN ONLINE SYMPOSIUM: Inclusive – Addressing Inequalities in Urban Arts Education. A European symposium in the framework of URB_ART.

The event will be held as part of the URB_ART project, which supports low-skilled adults in marginalized communities through activities and concepts of Urban Arts Education.



with EDUCULT FilmWorks Trust ZRC SAZU Proportional Message and Reykjavík Ensemble International Theatre Company

Art and Conflict - Artists in the wake of illiberal Cultural Policy - EDUCULT Künstlerhaus Graz recently held an exhibition by the young Hungarian artist Ákos Ezer. For the museum this project is part of the ongoing effort to deepen

Fabulous news from Iceland!

DoReMi is a social music institute that particularly focuses on socially disadvantaged students and refugees (Open Piano for Refugees) While using a “pay what you can” system, they try to ensure that a person with refugee experience is always in a class together with a person who grew up in Austria, making sure that people with different backgrounds come together through music.

Vienna 2022
EDUCULT &FilmWorks Trust
Special thanks to: Omar Altayi and Ti

Toolkit of Video Case Studies on Community Urban Art aims to showcase successful transnational practices on the involvement of marginalised communities in urban arts programmes and initiatives. Learn more about URB_ART project at www.urbart.eu

Funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

With Reykjavík Ensemble International Theatre Company ZRC SAZU Proportional Message

URB_ART: DoReMi DoReMi is a social music institute that particularly focuses on socially disadvantaged students and refugees. While using a “pay what you can” system, they t...

Maria is an avid advocate of education for health through art. Together with her team, Tin.Bra created a project to bring together deaf and hearing students, through theatre and sign language learning, with the participation of families and teachers.
Braga 2022

Production: Proportional Message and FilmWorks Trust
Special thanks to: Maria Torcato Soares Baptista

Toolkit of Video Case Studies on Community Urban Art aims to showcase successful transnational practices on the involvement of marginalised communities in urban arts programmes and initiatives. Learn more about URB_ART project at www.urbart.eu

Funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

With EDUCULT ZRC SAZU Reykjavík Ensemble International Theatre Company

URB_ART: Arte e Olhar Maria is an avid advocate of education for health through art. Together with her team, Tin.Bra created a project to bring together deaf and hearing students,...

We interviewed street artist and urban arts educator – Mohammed Ali – who is relatively well-known among Bangladeshi and Asian Communities in the UK. We travelled to Birmingham where Mohammed was showcasing an experimental play at the Birmingham Hippodrome; a play he had written and directed called “Waswasa”.

Production: FilmWorks Trust

Toolkit of Video Case Studies on Community Urban Art aims to showcase successful transnational practices on the involvement of marginalised communities in urban arts programmes and initiatives. Learn more about URB_ART project at www.urbart.eu

Funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

Together with Reykjavík Ensemble International Theatre Company ZRC SAZU EDUCULT Proportional Message

URB_ART: Mohammed Ali We interviewed street artist and urban arts educator – Mohammed Ali – who is relatively well-known among Bangladeshi and Asian Communities in the UK. We trav...

Metka Bahlen Okoli is the co-founder of Zavod Bob, an institute for culture and youth education, which together with the City Municipality of Ljubljana and the Sports Cultural Association GOR established the ULCA Youth Center. Based on her rich experience in the field of theatre techniques, Metka leads workshops and trainings for young people in the field of Theater of the Oppressed at ULCA.

Ljubljana, 2022
Production: ZRC SAZU & FilmWorks Trust
Special thanks to Metka Bahlen Okoli, Javi Fernandez Castro, and the workshop participants

Toolkit of Video Case Studies on Community Urban Art aims to showcase successful transnational practices on the involvement of marginalized communities in urban arts programs and initiatives. Learn more about URB_ART project at www.urbart.eu

Funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7EsgXzd_ww

URB_ART: ULCA Metka Bahlen Okoli is the co-founder of the Bob Institute, an institute for culture and youth education, which together with the City Municipality of Ljublja...

In London, we interviewed the founder and CEO of Young Urban Arts Foundation (YUAF) Kerry O’Brien, an arts educator who has been in the music industry for over 25 years. They are known for delivering urban arts workshops in hard-to-reach areas where young people are at high-risk of child exploitation, being a victim of crime or suffering from a lack of opportunities.

Production: FilmWorks Trust

Toolkit of Video Case Studies on Community Urban Art aims to showcase successful transnational practices on the involvement of marginalised communities in urban arts programmes and initiatives. Learn more about URB_ART project at www.urbart.eu

Funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

With ZRC SAZU, Proportional Message, EDUCULT, and Reykjavík Ensemble International Theatre Company

URB_ART: Kerry O'Brien In London, we interviewed the founder and CEO of Young Urban Arts Foundation (YUAF) Kerry O’Brien, an arts educator who has been in the music industry for ov...

Gabriela and Cristina bring past back to present, by involving seniors and theater students, to promote a more integrated and sustained aging. By collecting memories and bringing them back through intergenerational theatre, they are fighting social isolation, one village at a time.

Guimarães, 2022
Production: Proportional Message and FilmWorks Trust
Special thanks to: Gabriela Nunes and Cristina Moreira

Toolkit of Video Case Studies on Community Urban Art aims to showcase successful transnational practices on the involvement of marginalised communities in urban arts programmes and initiatives. Learn more about URB_ART project at www.urbart.eu

Funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

With Reykjavík Ensemble International Theatre Company, ZRC SAZU, and EDUCULT

URB_ART: Fazer Presente Gabriela and Cristina bring past back to present, by involving seniors and theater students, to promote a more integrated and sustained aging. By collecting ...

Anka Pintar and Nina Arnuš are the heads of Zavod Tri, a non-governmental organization for sustainable community practices from Škofja Loka. At the institution, they manage many projects that are focused on empowering women and developing collaborative processes in the community.

Škofja Loka, 2022
Production: ZRC SAZU & FilmWorks Trust
Special thanks to: Anka Pintar, Nina Arnuš, Katerina Mukhina, Stephanie Sullivan and the workshop participants

Toolkit of Video Case Studies on Community Urban Art aims to showcase successful transnational practices on the involvement of marginalised communities in urban arts programmes and initiatives. Learn more about URB_ART project at www.urbart.eu

Funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.
With Reykjavík Ensemble International Theatre Company, Proportional Message, and EDUCULT

URB_ART: Zavod Tri Anka Pintar and Nina Arnuš are the heads of Zavod Tri, a non-governmental organization for sustainable community practices from Škofja Loka. At the instituti...

Hrefna Lind Lárusdóttir is a performance artist and maker, director and teacher, who investigates the boundaries of art forms. In her collaboration Murar Brotnir –Breaking barriers she brings art workshops to prisons in Iceland. Through the Human Expansion Station, Hrefna invites all residents of Reykjavík to connect with nature in an urban setting.

Reykjavík 2022
Production: Reykjavík Ensemble International Theatre Company & FilmWorks Trust
Special thanks to: Hrefna Lind Lárusdóttir and Patrik Ontkovic

Toolkit of Video Case Studies on Community Urban Art aims to showcase successful transnational practices on the involvement of marginalised communities in urban arts programmes and initiatives. Learn more about URB_ART project at www.urbart.eu

Funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.
With EDUCULT, ZRC SAZU, and Proportional Message


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNaVMFbKxW4&t=4s

URB_ART: Hrefna Lind Lárusdóttir Hrefna Lind Lárusdóttir is a performance artist and maker, director and teacher, who investigates the boundaries of art forms. In her collaboration Murar Bro...

Juan Camilo Román Estrada is an artist and art educator working with marginalized children, youth, and adults in Reykjavík. In his educational practice, Juan combines storytelling and performance art with legends and rituals to empower vulnerable communities and prevent social isolation.

Reykjavík 2022
Production: Reykjavík Ensemble International Theatre Company & FilmWorks Trust
Special thanks to: Juan Camilo Román Estrada and Patrik Ontkovic

Toolkit of Video Case Studies on Community Urban Art aims to showcase successful transnational practices on the involvement of marginalised communities in urban arts programmes and initiatives. Learn more about URB_ART project at www.urbart.eu

Funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.
With EDUCULT, ZRC SAZU, and Proportional Message

URB_ART: Juan Camilo Román Estrada Juan Camilo Román Estrada is an artist and art educator working with marginalized children, youth, and adults in Reykjavík. In his educational practice, Juan...