Info

Pack APV
YOUTH EXCHANGE: Art in Action
Guimares // 10-13 July

Date Youth Exchange

Arrival Date: 8 October 2015

Departure Dates: 16 October 2015

Project Summary

This Youth Exchange is called Art in Action - How can art have a positive impact in social issues? and it will be
held in Guimares, Portugal in the Autumn of 2015. The activities will be in October 9-15 (without travel days)
official ending in 15 of October, with a final presentation of the works of the participants. It will involve 6 countries
with 5 participant each, Portugal, Netherlands, Italy, Estonia, Slovenia and Turkey. It aims to promote an active
citizenship between and with young European, and give them the space and opportunity to discover, reflect and
debate about topics related with the impact of art in social issues and projects. Moreover they will reflect in the
role as citizens, cultural identity and our values/priorities.
Being a European citizen direct you to a position where you are more confronted with different realities and more
aware of social differences and multiculturalism. Moreover it calls your attention to the need of more sustainable
behaviors and need of integration and equality. The system used in these projects creates a safe space to discuss
sensitive subjects and is opened minded to creative solutions. The usage of arts and creativity is one of our main
languages supported by non-formal education methods.
We want that artists find their ways to be taken serious by the community and find possibilities of doing
meaningful artistic projects that can help their work perspectives and improve the society they live in. We believe
that this attitude create a double positive effect, both in the key actors and in their target groups. The learning is
mutual and come from sharing experiences and needs. We would like to give the possibility to youngsters of
focusing in the social field (poverty, lack of integration, inequality...) and environmental field (usage of eco-friendly
behaviors, recycled materials...)
By helping others with something that is part of you personal skills and interest, adds value to what you create, to
what you share and what you take from it. We expect to generate an experience of great personal and
professional growth with significant development of skills and competences that promote a better understanding
about social issues and how we can take action in our communities. The target group is European Artists, with
experience in European programs or in the social field, or other youngsters that would like to explore this
thematic.

Objectives

The aim of this project is to allow youngsters to understand the problems that surround them (social differences,
problems of integration, poverty, environmental issues), and create awareness of the personal impact that they
can have as key actors in their own local realities. In order to let them feel comfortable acting in fields that they
are not used to, we will use the ways of expression that they are familiar with, like art and also non-formal
education. Therefore, we want to gather artists from different fields and realities and create a learning platform
where organizations and artists work together to improve a specific situation in one single week. Since the time is
short we would like to prove that even with little resources and not too much time simple actions can make the
difference. The main idea is that the youngsters can feel and understand the social issues present locally, in this
case in Guimaraes, Portugal, (location of the activities) and find means to take part of it and create positive impact.
The goal is to bring solutions, raise awareness or find support through creative and artistic methods. We want to
give space to the youngsters to choose the thematic that they are interested in and the creative tools they want to
use. This attitude aims to be inspirational to act in their own countries and allow youngsters to fell capable to
participate in their communities.

Venue

The APV and the Youth Exchange will take place in Guimares.

You have two options to arrive in Guimares, from Porto: direct bus from Airport or train.

http://getbus.eu/
http://www.cp.pt/

The Hostel is located in: Complexo Multifuncional de Couros, Largo da Cidade, 8, 4810-430 Guimaraes

http://microsites.juventude.gov.pt/Portal/pt/PGuimaraes.htm

Travel Costs

Platform Spartak will reimburse 100% of the travel costs if they respect the amount agreed for your organization
per person, please see table below. This amount is for all the travels since your home to the location of the project.
Reimbursement of travel costs will only be done upon full attendance of the APV and/or Youth Exchange and
presentation of the original tickets, boarding passes and receipt/invoices. Reimbursement will be done in EURO,
regardless of the currency indicated on your ticket and receipt/invoice.
Please note if you bought your ticket in your local currency which might be different than EUR, we will calculate
your travel costs according to the exchange rates from official European Commission web-site for the month of
ticket purchase http://ec.europa.eu/budget/inforeuro/index.cfm?Language=en
If your travel costs exceed the amount budgeted in the project, we will still be able to reimburse you the amount
of the travel costs indicated in the travel budget. For any unclear issues, please do contact us.
Please make copies of your tickets and invoices before you send us after the project.
Organization

Country

Budget Per Person

Platform Spartak

Netherlands

170

Desincoop

Portugal

SYG

Turkey

400

MTU Speak Now

Estonia

400

Turisticno Drustvo Zetale

Slovenia

170

Borderless

Italy

170

Information and Deadlines
During the project all the participants that attend to the full week have free accommodation and food. The travel
costs are reimbursed by the organization that is implementing the project and it is responsibility of the participants
to buy tickets that are according to the budget.
Number participants

Youth Leader

Age participants

18-25

Age Youth Leader

(+25)

Visa requirements and booking flights must be taking care some months before the project. Deadlines for this and
for choosing participants will be established:

Deadlines

1 September

Send participants names.

15 September

Booking flights for project. Attention to countries that

need visa.

1 October

Preparation of the participants and their tasks for the

project.

30 October

Sending the boarding passes and all the original tickets.

Preparation

The participants have to prepare a presentation for the youth exchange that must include 5 images, 5 feelings and
5 goals or 1min video that reflect their experiences in art or social field.
Presentation of their own countries, typical music, food, curiosities... Try to avoid YouTube videos and be creative!
Presentation of the organizations (NGO Fair).

We would appreciate if the participants would bring music, laptops and photo cameras! We want to make a full
report about the project. Also if you need some specific materials for your creative field, talk with us about that or
bring with you if possible.

Contact

You can contact us at:
Platform Spartak
Binckhorstlaan 36, unit M305
2516 BE Den Haag

Via e-mail:
info@platformspartak.eu

Via phone or Skype:
+31(0)70-3889970
platform.spartak