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"me, you, us" international art project about Identity
Start date: May 1, 2016, End date: Nov 30, 2016 PROJECT  FINISHED 

18 youngsters of different cultures are coming together in an international art exchange project in Destelheide in Belgium to participate in the dialogue about the vivid and social relevant theme of Identity. Youngsters of today live in a time of religious , political and social unrest. Mass immigration, refugees and terrorism fills the news and we are facing a time of prejudice towards people of other nationalities and religions. In this projects the youngsters take the opportunity to work together on an artproject and meanwhile get to know themselves and youngsters of other cultures better. A contemporary art exposition (named "ME, YOU, US", developed by Rasa) is used as a starting point for this international reflection and exchange about who we are, what influences and construct our identity and how we interact with the other(s).This exchange program is initiated by Destelheide in close partnership with Carmell College of United Kingdom and ZTPM Brezice from Slovenia . The youngsters of all three organisations want to develop and expand their knowledge of other cultures and other art forms. They want to gain a developed understanding in their own identities and in that of the other peers in the project using their own artistic talents. The rationale of this international exchange project is to create an artistic space where young people can exchange thoughts and ideas about the theme 'identity' in interaction with other cultures. Before this international youth exchangeweek in Destelheide all youngsters in the different organisations are preparing the theme through a mobile app (in English) which is provided by Rasa. This mobile app can be seen as an interactive learning tool and an introduction on the exposition. This inspires the youngsters to work with some conceptual ideas and different artpieces about Identity. (there is an advanced planning visit for the youthworkers to introduce them to the exposition and the mobile app.)The exhibition ‘ME, YOU, US’ is showed during the exchange week in Destelheide. The youngsters prepare and present a workshopactivity in their own art discipline to the other participants. By extension we are organising different workshops with professional artists and freelance workers to open the philosopical discussions about the theme and help the participants to get an insight in this intercultural learning proces. At the end all youngsters will work together to an artistic product/presentation about identity. We will create a non formal "learning" exchange where the young people have the opportunity to question themselves, each other and their view of the wider world. We formulate 3 objectives through this project: 1. focus on intercultural dialogue and intercultural awareness. 2. peer education in artistic and creative ways of thinking 3. competence development.We expect that the exposition, the app and the arts will show different artistic and creative ways of thinking about their own identity and will help the young people to question themselves in this emotionally difficult conversation. In the end we hope the youngsters get a good view on each others (sub)culture and way of living in different European citys. We hope to increase the young people's positive awareness of other cultures and themselves. They will get a broader insight on identity, more self-awareness and self-confidence and a better understanding of one another, as an inevitable step to tolerance for the others and a general well-being. In this way we develop a sense of understanding of diversity and help to prevent and combat on an non-formal way prejustice, rascism and all attitudes leading to exclusion.
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