“Weaving Communities through Art” stems from our experience as an organization that uses art not only as an aesthetic resource but as a tool for social and community transformation. Expressive Arts Therapies, also known as Creative Therapies or Expressive Arts, involve the use of multiple artistic languages—visual arts, music, movement/dance, theater, and creative writing—as means of expression and reflection. Unlike traditional art, the emphasis is on the creative process rather than the final product. Expressive Arts allow people to question, communicate knowledge, foster understanding, and transform social realities, promoting active participation from individuals, groups, and communities. Its practice helps to identify and enhance personal and collective resources, strengthen resilience, open channels of communication, and foster inclusion. In this project, we aim to work with the philosophy and principles of Expressive Arts, adapting them to youth work in multicultural and diverse contexts. Based on surveys conducted with our youth workers and discussions with our partners, we identified concrete needs: -Lack of clear methodologies to coherently integrate different artistic forms. -Challenges in applying art within community processes in a structured way. -Need for innovative strategies to reach marginalized or hard-to-access communities, including rural areas and vulnerable groups. This project proposes a shared learning space for youth workers from six countries, combining theory with experiential practice. The goal is for participants to experience the creative process firsthand, understand how to apply it in their communities, and acquire clear tools to replicate these methodologies in their daily work. Our approach focuses on the creative process as a driver of transformation, rather than prioritizing aesthetic outcomes, fostering creativity, inclusion, and community well-being. Project objectives O1: Provide participants with concrete tools and activities based on Expressive Arts to work with young people, creating a safe, creative, and inclusive framework that can be implemented in their local contexts. O2: Promote the understanding that the true value of art lies in the creative process, allowing mistakes and experimentation to be part of learning and transformation. O3: Develop a fanzine and its digital version, documenting six case studies (one per partner organization), showing how Expressive Arts are applied in different community contexts. Intermodality in Expressive Arts and its value in youth work Intermodality involves consciously transitioning from one art form to another within the same creative process. For example, a session might begin with body movement, continue with painting, and end with creative writing, addressing the same issue from multiple angles. In youth work, this intermodality is especially valuable because: -It allows young people to express themselves even if they are uncomfortable with a specific art form, overcoming blocks and communication barriers. -It fosters the development of socio-emotional skills, such as empathy, collaboration, and resilience, through multisensory experiences. -It helps youth workers design inclusive and adaptable sessions according to the needs and profiles of each group. -It facilitates the identification of personal and collective resources, enhancing creativity and participants’ autonomy. -It enriches learning through the exploration of multiple languages, generating deeper and more sustainable experiences over time. Expressive Arts not only expand creative possibilities but also become a powerful pedagogical tool for youth workers, who can apply these principles in daily sessions and community projects, promoting inclusion, social cohesion, and the well-being of young people.