Topics explored and researched during the visit
Photo by BERNA KÜPELI
- Impact of art and festivals on refugees and children
- Art as an educational tool
- Building democracy thought art
- Addressing fear narratives and trauma thought art
- Working, creating, and producing art in difficult circumstances
- Festivals and accessibility
- Models of community development
- Strategies for revitalizing socially and economically challenged regions
- Proving a caring and nurturing environment for dialogue and for reshaping society
- Addressing similar challenges and explore solutions for remote areas and cities
- International exchange as a revitalizing method
- Engagement with local communities
- Creating spaces of belonging
- The relevance of ‘common spaces’
- Strengthening international relations between regions facing similar challenges
- Festivals as platforms to advocate for social justice