AAA focuses on capacity building within three target groups: artists and cultural workers of foreign background; artistic and cultural organizations; and government agencies and policy makers. Objective 1 to build capacity within each organization through research; to design and develop methodologies and blueprints; testing programmes at organisational or sectoral level. This was implemented in the study visits, through observant participation and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) strategies. Objective 2 to increase the quality of adult and lifelong learning education, in particular via the guidance material and training/mentoring pathways. The partners co-created blueprints for diversity training for organizations and for a mentorship programme to be implemented by institutions for their members. Objective 3 To enable the European arts and culture sector to change practices towards migrant artists and cultural workers, adopt new approaches by exchanging new methods as well as sharing and confronting assumptions. The partners approached this as a knowledge production and sharing task reflecting on the existing literature and guides addressing diversity and inclusion in the arts and culture ecosystem.
IMMART (International Migration Meets the Arts, DK) focuses on the active inclusion of foreign-born artists through social networking, employment opportunities, and knowledge sharing. Their need was to include capacity building as a tool towards advocacy and policy changes. They identified the need for building their capacity to access and advocacy to ensure that their actions lead to a more inclusive arts and cultural ecosystem. Global Art Point (GAP, FI) advocates change in cultural-political decision making. Their need was to collaborate transnationally to exchange knowledge, best practices, and build sustainable pathways for systemic change. The project was a step towards capacity building by co-creating educational tools, training materials and mentorship frameworks. Fresh Arts Coalition Europe (FACE, FR) is a resource platform promoting international cooperation and fresh practices in the performing arts. Their need was to work directly with artists and cultural actors, to expand their knowledge base, and engage with the arts and culture ecosystem in the northern region. The project allowed for the implementation and scalability of access across their multi-layered stakeholder strategy.