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Art Reporters Without Borders
Start date: Jun 17, 2014, End date: Oct 30, 2015 PROJECT  FINISHED 

Art Reporters Without Borders EVS mobility is long-term voluntary project based on non-formal learning experience in the sphere of contemporary Bulgarian visual arts/culture. The project's task is to increase the visibility of the young generation Bulgarian visual artists through the essential contribution of EVS volunteers using variable opportunities provided by the ‘new media’ (blogging, citizen journalism,online optimization etc).Via non-formal educational methods the project shall map the youth Bulgarian visual artists on the European& global art scene creating an WEB PORTAL edited and supported by British and Spanish EVS volunteers,in their mother thong language and in Bulgarian. Following the recent youth non-formal educational tendencies the EVS mobility project shall be created by (art interested)young people(the EVS volunteers) for other young(art interested) people (young Bulgarian visual artists& publics). During a year, the team of 3 EVS volunteers and an ICCS' coordinator will provide monitoring and video documentation of art events (in Sofia,Varna,Plovdiv & Ruse) that involve young artists. All media products created by ICCS's volunteers teem will be posted on the web-platform& promoted among the Bulgarian student audiences, international galleries,NGO's. The project goal to increase YOUTH PARTICIPATION and ACCES TO CULTURE can be subdivided as follows: -to increase the visibility-national, European& International-of the young generation Bulgarian visual artists; -to promote interest in culture & develop volunteers's awareness about their own creative potential; -to deepen their understanding about the importance of art as a resource for enhancing social and personal skills; elaborate the participants's ability to share and express their views, experiences & opinions related to the project’s theme; To stimulate through EVS the young people's EMPLOYABILITY, CREATIVITY & sense of ENTREPRENEURSHIP; -to involve NEETs youngsters & to help participants to gain new work method, to acquire learning interests & develop entrepreneurial skills -to promote EVS(in particular) &intercultural awareness(in general) & sense of understanding of what European citizenship means for young people. 2. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES-Bulgarian language course& courses related to the volunteers's tasks /if it's necessary to the volunteer will be provided an additional training; 3.OFFICE &ADMINISTRATION: Weekly staff meetings with ICCS’s teem (members& volunteers);supervised support of ICCS's correspondence with Host &Sending EVS organizations; Acceptance of applications from prospective Bulgarian& foreign volunteers; participation in EVS candidates selection; Editing informational materials, uploading information on the web platform; 4. PR& COMMUNICATION-Support creation of web platform for visual arts &culture; creating and updating ICCS's profiles in the social media Linkedin& Twitter; writing press releases; establishment of contacts with new project partners; Recruitment of future EVS volunteers:Dissemination of information about art, culture &heritage EVS opportunities abroad on university campusess/Sofia University, South-West University, National Academy of Arts, Ruse University ect/; Preparation& realization of the presentations of EVS mobility to the student communities; Individual counselling to the EVS interested students, during the academic year; Participation in the creation and dissemination of information materials into the university libraries, cultural& information centres, information boards, on Facebook, Linkedin& Twitter; 6.CREATIVE/MEDIA 'FIELDWORK': Video interviews/Talks/ with artists,curators, gallerists or students in Visual Arts and Culture, Art History, Media Studies ect.); Vvideo/ photo coverage of exhibitions in public/private galleries & city museums in Sofia,Varna, Plovdiv as well as young generation’s artists studios; taking video interviews with artists and staff in these institutions); 7. RESEARCH & DIDACTIC ACTIVITIES-Online SURVEYS for ICCS's purposes:on didactic materials –books,documentaries and other matters about visual arts and culture; creating virtual library collection with the selected materials; Participation in development of educational & creative workshops for visual culture/media education of youngsters;DESKTOP researches of EVS host projects abroad, youth workers trainings & future ICCS's partners; 8. SOCIAL/CULTURAL ENTERPRENERSHIP ACTIVITIES-Implementation of individual project(exhibition; documentary, international youth exchange/youth workers training, etc.) METHODS:Group work discussions,briefings,brainstorming;feedback methods: reflection/evaluation group,questionnaries,self–assessment,team meetings, peer learning, individual learning assignments,Survey, info session, presentations,workshops
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