“Art and Space in the City” is a dynamic project launched by five European countries (Finland, France, Germany, Greece and Italy) around three main subjects : Arts, Maths and languages.It is an interdisciplinary project which consists in working on art and space in our European cities.As art invigorates public space and as cities reflect and reveal our societies, we will develop the skills and encourage the sensitivity and imagination of our pupils to transform “ordinary” spaces into something “extraordinary”. We will bring them to see and interact with urban space in new ways, add value to our European cities or rural areas and enhance the vitality of our communities.Our final task consists in getting our pupils to organise an exhibition which will display how the works of art created by each country were installed in another partner country.In order to do so, our pupils will question several topics, take into account and respect the specificities of each chosen space, meet professionals from various grounds and contribute to the vibrancy of their cities.On the whole, around 20 teachers and 80 pupils will be working in collaboration, regularly communicating and meeting in order to exchange knowledge and good practises, improving, among others, communication, language and digital skills.Throughout the project, the pupils will also be able to create, gain self-confidence, develop their sense of entrepreneurship and of belonging by becoming aware of their heritage and becoming active citizens of their own community but also opening up and better understanding the importance of being part of a greater common space: Europe.The results of the project will be published on the web so that our experience contributes to encouraging and fostering future projects.As for the participants, this project will undoubtedly lead to strong long-lasting bonds and impact the way they will all lead their future life.
“Art and Space in the City” is a dynamic project launched by five European countries (Finland, France, Germany, Greece and Italy) around three main subjects : Arts, Maths and English. It is an interdisciplinary project which consisted in working on art and space in our European cities. As art invigorates public space and as cities reflect and reveal our societies, we aimed at developing the skills and encouraging the sensitivity and imagination of our pupils to transform “ordinary” spaces into something “extraordinary”. We brought them to see and interact with urban space in new ways, add value to our European cities or rural areas and enhance the vitality of our communities.Our final task consisted in getting our pupils to organise an exhibition which displayed how the works of art created by each country were installed in another partner country. In order to do so, our pupils questioned several topics, took into account and respected the specificities of each chosen space, met professionals from various grounds and contribute to the vibrancy of their cities. On the whole, around 20 teachers and 80 pupils worked in collaboration, regularly communicating and meeting in order to exchange knowledge and good practises, improving, among others, communication, language and digital skills. Throughout the project, the pupils were also able to create, gain self-confidence, develop their sense of entrepreneurship and feeling of belonging by becoming aware of their heritage. Thus they became active citizens of their own community but also opened up to other cultures and grasped the importance of being part of a greater common space: Europe. The « making of » and the results of our project can be found on our website : https://sites.google.com/view/artandspaceinthecityfr Hence, we hope that our experience will contribute to encouraging and fostering future projects.