The objectives expected to be achieved by implementing the SceneGrowth project were as follows: 1. To provide cultural and performing arts organisations with a new working methodology that they can implement in their team in order to achieve common values of commitment and citizen participation. 2. To train professionals in the cultural and performing arts sector who work with people at risk of social exclusion with the tools, competences and digital skills necessary to be able to carry out their work, committing themselves to the development of a fairer and more equitable society. To create a regional, national and international network with organisations working in the creative, cultural and social fields to integrate and connect professionals with the same concerns and to contribute ideas for the insertion and employability of people at risk of social exclusion. To encourage the full and active participation of citizens in cultural events and to value the cultural heritage of the performing arts as a tool for social transformation.
SCENEGROWTH arises from the previous work carried out by the partners involved in the development and design of activities and projects targeting people at risk of social exclusion, and from the need to combine different fields to address the same problem. The situation of people at risk of social exclusion in the three partner countries is very similar according to the 2018 Eurostat data (the latest published data on people at risk of social exclusion) and the AROPE (At Risk of Poverty and Exclusion) rate created by the European 2020 Strategy which measures not only economic criteria but also indicators such as the at-risk-of-poverty rate. The SCENEGROWTH: PERFORMING ARTS FOR SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION project arises from the need to share experiences between European cultural and social entities that work with the shared objective of favouring access to culture for the most vulnerable groups and their full inclusion. Professionals in the cultural and performing arts sector need new tools and methodologies that enable them to design inclusive projects and activities that allow access to culture for people with disabilities.