PARTNERS
EPMA is a non-profit organization co-founded by the VysočinaRegion in 2004. Our mission is to foster a sustainable and inclusivesociety through creativity, education, digital and culturalinnovation. We connect local communities with Europeaninitiatives, encouraging dialogue and cooperation acrossschools, institutions, and civic groups.Main areas of intervention:Creative education and youth inclusionCultural participation and community engagementDigital skills and innovative learningEPMA has long worked at the intersection of art, education, andsocial impact. In our street art initiatives, we collaborated withCzech artist Chemis to revitalize public space and promoteinclusion. In our current work, we are developing the School ARtGallery together with renowned Czech artist David Strauzz,merging street art with digital and augmented reality tools toinspire young people and educators.
Other recent projects explore how young people can re-imaginegreener cities, strengthen their creative skills, and build inclusionthrough participation and collaboration.EPMA continues to place art, creativity, and inclusion at thecenter of its European projects, helping communities transformchallenges into opportunities for cultural and social innovation.
The Youth Department of Reggio Emilia Municipality has been working with youths 14-35 years old since 2010, focusing on policy making based on the real needs and interests of youths, co-planning with them most of the key actions. Street art is one of the main fields of working with young people, in collaboration with many street artists, youth workers and stakeholders of the city.
ALDA – European Association for Local Democracy, is a French-registered association dedicated to the promotion of good governance, active citizenship, and cooperation between local authorities and civil society in Europe, its neighbourhood, and all around the world, mainly acting through participative methods and decentralised cooperation. ALDA is also a membership-based organisation gathering today more than 350 members, including local authorities, associations of local authorities, and civil society organisations, coming from more than 45 countries in the enlarged Europe.
Street Art Museum Amsterdam (SAMA) is a contemporary eco-museum, focused on the identity of the immediate environment in connection with local participation and aimed at improving the development and quality of life of the local community, using art as a tool to social dialogue.
With around 300 art pieces in a growing collection by a varied spectrum of artists - from worldwide acclaimed street artists such as El Pez, Bastardilla, Stinkfish, Orticanoodles, Btoy, Kenor, Suso33 and Lunar to local artists such as TeamBlazing, Bunny Brigade, and NolArt, the museum exhibits a complete collection that is part of Amsterdam Nieuw-West and adds value to the neighborhood for the last seven years. By being freely accessible and on direct contact with the local population, SAMA’s collection is daily lived in by the residents of Nieuw-West, creating an emotional and historical connection between the artworks and the community. Moreover, the collection is continually visited through daily tours, supported by the museum as a research lab responsive to public input and feedback, which makes SAMA unique for Amsterdam and a worldwide innovator.
Our goal is to continue functioning as a community eco-museum focusing on innovative solutions using art as a tool for a dialogue between the residents and their immediate environment. SAMA aims to use the collection to display and exhibit, research & interpret the artworks, and make information accessible to a wider audience. The ultimate ambition is to create a dynamic catalogue publicly available online for free.
Clube Intercultural Europeu is a non-profit organization existing since 1998 and operating in the fields of youth, non-formal education, promoting social rights and employability. Our activities reflect values and principles we consider indispensable, such as human rights, interculturalism or respect and appreciation of differences. We promote active participation, empowerment and social inclusion of children, youngsters and adults in vulnerable situation, stimulating development of key competences necessary for personal fulfillment and active citizenship. We believe in potential of each one as a drive for change in the society. Our main work areas are:
. Social Inclusion and Local Development: we focus on priority intervention neighbourhoods in the Olaias area of Lisbon, where live a significant percentage of Roma people. We manage several projects that aim to empowerment these communities and our work is supported by a partnerships network and the community itself.
. European Mobility: we implement capacity building activities within the exchange programmes, ensuring pedagogical, linguistic and cultural empowering of young people, involving them in Clube’s projects. We host and organize the mobility programs for + 400 young people/year since 2017. We have the quality label of both hosting and supporting organisation within the European Solidarity Corps programme and have coordinated three EVS/ESC projects.
. International Cooperation: we are actively engaged in several different projects within the Erasmus+ KA2, EEA Grants or Europe for Citizens, to link the community development work done by our local partnerships with similar work done in other countries in Europe. Through these international exchanges we can not only provide opportunities for the priority intervention neighbourhoods to explore other realities, but also generate cooperation and an exchange of ideas that is plenty valuable for everyone involved