The main objective of the project was to improve the quality of youth work with young people with fewer opportunities by developing and sharing innovative, inclusive and accessible educational methods. The project aimed to strengthen the skills of youth workers through learning mobility schemes, promoting the exchange of practices and the co-creation of transferable educational tools. It also sought to enable young people to overcome their self-censorship regarding ‘art’, to develop artistic and cross-disciplinary skills, whilst placing them at the heart of the activities. Another key objective was to empower young people by offering them spaces for expression and active participation, notably through the collective creation of an artistic production presented in a public space within a professional artistic environment. Finally, the project aimed to strengthen European cooperation between partner organisations and to produce sustainable results that could be disseminated and reused in other contexts.
The project arose from a shared need identified by the partners: to improve access to so-called ‘legitimate’ artistic practices for young people with fewer opportunities, by developing more inclusive, accessible and engaging teaching methods. Faced with audiences often distant from traditional educational settings, the organisations recognised the need to offer approaches based on non-formal education, promoting young people’s expression, participation and empowerment. Artistic practices, at the heart of the consortium’s daily work, emerged as a relevant lever for addressing these challenges. The project also addresses the need to enhance the skills of youth workers and to structure practices, through a transnational exchange that enriches educational approaches. Finally, it forms part of a commitment to raising the profile of young people who are often marginalised in the public sphere and in spaces of legitimacy.