Now that the artcycling creation has already started, the four groups of artists working in Spain, Denmark, Hungary and United Kingdom, have created national blogs to speak about their experience in the project and also to show us some of their creations. We invite you to take a look on them! [Read more…]
Visit to a materials library: discovering materials for art creation
Cultura21 Nordic visited the education institution KEA where we had the chance to experience the materials library and the material laboratory. Designer Mette Marko gave a presentation focusing on future materials [Read more…]
Art-therapy for people with mental illness
Art-therapy is a tool that facilitates the communication, expression of feelings and resolution of inner conflicts through arts: painting, theatre, sculpture, music, photography, etc. It can be applied in individual sessions or with groups, but always under the supervision of an art-therapist. [Read more…]
Practical tips to organize a showroom/pop-up shop
There has never been a better time to find a suitable venue for your showroom. With the depression and austerity across Europe most of our cites have empty shops. These are usually available on short term leases for free or minimum rent. They are becoming extremely popular because they allow immense flexibility, while not requiring a large commitment of time and money. A pop-up gallery or showroom can be a great option for our ‘Artcycling’ project.
What are the most important factors in choosing a pop-up location? [Read more…]
Art As An Inclusion Tool from the point of view of Retextil
From the very beginning there has been groupwork at Retextil Foundation, but four years ago the number of the workers rose above thirty. In such a big group based on the law of large numbers, there will be people with very different personalities and temperament. The members of this group are changing from time to time, some people go [Read more…]
