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EU-Programme „Artists in Creative Education“
Artists working in Primary Schools
Artists create a practical guide to develop successful partnerships with teachers in primary schools across Europe. Five primary schools in Austria participate in the programme. In Austria „Artists in Creative Education“ has been developed and coordinated by KKA.
Evidence shows that children gain real and tangible benefits from working with artists on creative and cultural projects. Creativity can transform the aspirations, attainment, skills and life chances of young people. Learning with artists through the creative process gives them the ability to question, make connections, innovate, problem solve, communicate, collaborate and reflect critically. Developing these skills early in life through creativity in schools enriches the lives of young people while also meeting the requirements of contemporary employers and benefiting the wider economy across Europe.
"Artists in Creative Education" has been developed to stimulate and enhance the cooperation between schools, teachers and artists. The project will see 25 experienced artists selected from the following nine countries across Europe: England, Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Turkey working together. These artists met in Amsterdam in autumn 2010 to draw up an outline of a guide for artists to work with children in primary schools. The project focuses especially on schools in deprived areas. During the course of school year 2010 – 2011 this first draft of the guide will be tested and refined through a series of artist exchange projects in 25 primary schools, all based in deprived communities in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Austria and the Netherlands. The final guide will be disseminated and presented in the autumn of 2011 at a conference in Brussels attended by arts organizations, art education-experts as well as politicians and MEPs.
Partner-Organisations
The project is part-funded by the European Commission and led by KulturKontakt Austria, the UK-based charity Creativity, Culture and Education (CCE), www.creativitycultureeducation.org, Drommarnas Hus Sweden, www.drommannashus.se and Culture and Entrepreneurship The Netherlands, www.cultuur-ondernemen.nl
5 Projects in Austria
Sprechen ohne Worte (Speeking witout Words)
Artists: Helmut Gebeshuber (AT; actor, stage director), Karen Rann (UK; visual arts)
Presentation: 6 April 2011, 2.00 p.m.
Kursalon Bad Vöslau, Waldwiese 2, 2540 Bad Vöslau
So klingt’s bei mir – wie klingt’s bei dir?
Artists: Dietmar Flosdorf (AT; music), Mike Mc Grother (UK; music)
Presentation: 14 April 2011, 6.00 p.m.
Turnsaal Volksschule Liebhartsgasse 19-21, 1160 Wien
Corridor breaks
Artists: Christoph Euler (AT; visual arts), Graco Fuentes (SE; photography, dance)
Presentation: Exhibition in the school afetr 9 May 2011, Dr. Kreisky-Schule Leberberg,
Svetelskystraße 4-6, 1110 Wien
Glückskinder
Artists: Daniela Heißl (AT; dance), Annemarie Amsing (NL; visual arts)
Presentation: 13. Mai 2011, 9.00 a.m.
Volksschule Pantzergasse 25, 1190 Wien
Metamorphosen
Artists: Lizzy Mayrl (AT; visual arts), Petulia Wankel (NL; visual arts)
Presentation: 27 Mai 2011
Schulfest in der Kulturmüh, Mühlenring 2,
2020 Hollabrunn
