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PROJECT OBJECTIVE: Fostering creativity, active engagement and emancipation through the construction and implementation of an inspiring program of education based on partnerships and engagement with local communities and institutions in the field of art.
DIRECT TARGET GROUPS: students of all faculties of the Academy of Fine Arts (20 people), INTERMEDIATE: students and academic teachers from other art universities and colleges, representatives of cultural institutions, artists, designers, entrepreneurs, local communities (>1500 people).
METHODOLOGY: The concept of the project is based on inviting local communities, institutions from the world of art and design, and world-renowned artists to cooperate, while engaging students in a critical analysis of how contemporary art functions.
ACTIVITIES: Development and implementation of a new interdisciplinary curriculum at the Academy of Fine Arts, including: development of a syllabus and educational materials, workshops with student, a series of open lectures, dissemination activities.
RESULTS OF INTELLECTUAL WORK: O1 — syllabus, O2 — textbook, O3 - video recordings of lectures by prominent contemporary artists.
IMPACT AND INFLUENCE: The project has a direct impact on: improving the quality of education, developing inclusive education, promoting sustainable development, disseminating innovative teaching methods, enhancing the potential, visibility and international presence of partner organizations.
SUSTAINABILITY: The educational module developed as part of the project will be implemented into the curriculum and made available to future students. The results developed as part of the project will be actively promoted and available to a wide group of recipients for at least 2 years after the project is completed. All materials will be available under Creative Commons open licenses.
Summary of project results
As part of the project, an innovative educational module was developed and introduced into the curriculum of the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice. This module aimed to equip both students and indirect target groups with the skills and competencies necessary to understand the surrounding world and to promote humanistic attitudes that ensure well-being, social cohesion, and dignified living conditions for the entire human community. The project successfully invited artists and curators whose work focuses on the intersection of art and activism for tolerance, feminism, antifascism, antiracism, and environmental protection. The program was a proposal for a critical analysis of the contemporary art system, as well as a call for its restructuring from the earliest stage: at the art academy. This proposal was based on the idea of "evacuating" art beyond existing conventions, definitions, and habits
The lasting results of the project include: a curriculum syllabus (RPI 01), a handbook (RPI 02), which ultimately took the form of a publicly accessible website (endospory.asp.katowice.pl), where examples of artistic practices developing "beyond art" can be found, expanding the understanding of art and its boundaries: theoretical texts, practical exercises, and video lectures (RPI 03). These resources are an attempt to understand the role that artists can play in times of social and planetary changes.
The program received very positive feedback, and its goals directly aligned with the academy''s development strategy, which aims to build a flexible and responsive educational model, open to the context of relationships with society, creativity as a tool of democracy, and the envisioning of alternative models of reality and social perspectives. The implementation of the project initiated discussions on changes in the structure and teaching methods at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Katowice, and also contributed to the perception of our Academy as an open, modern institution, sensitive to contemporary world issues and focused on participatory actions. The educational module developed within the project will be permanently integrated into the curriculum and available to students of future cohorts. The results developed within the project will continue to be intensively promoted and available to a wide audience. All materials posted on the project website will be updated and available under open Creative Commons licenses.