Reference number:
2025-1-PL01-ESC30-SOL-000349263
Project duration:
01.10.2025 – 30.09.2026
Artakcja
The project supports local artists in Łódź, creating a space for presenting their creativity and fostering relationships with the audience. It addresses the issues related to the lack of visibility and economic barriers in the artistic environment. At the same time, it engages youth, seniors, and residents of rural areas, promoting intergenerational cooperation and active participation in the city’s cultural life. The initiative aims to strengthen the social relations, develop the local artistic potential, and build the positive image of Łódź as a city open to art and diversity. Hybrid mode of action, combining the offline events with digital media (YouTube, podcasts, TikTok), enables reaching a wide audience and promoting Łódź culture in a lasting way.
Activities to be undertaken in the project:
- Creative up-cycling workshops
- Training for participants willing to record a documentary
- An exhibition of local artists
- Poetry competition for the youth
- Poetry evening
- A competition for creative graphic projects for murals
- A photographic walk
- Street-art workshops
- Outdoor painting workshops
- A location-based game – “Łódź – City of Film”
- A summary meeting with the artists and an analysis of their further needs
What we do during the project:
- Strengthen awareness of the culture and meaning of art in social life, showing that artistic creativity can be a tool for social change, dialogue and community building.
- Counteract social exclusion and discrimination by offering space for people with limited access to cultural life, including artists struggling with financial barriers, youth or seniors.
- Support the development of the youth competencies, enabling them to learn practical skills in street art, poetry, film, new media, and social communication.
- Create social media campaigns, promoting solidarity, intergenerational dialogue, and a positive image of Łódź as a city open to art and diversity.
- Engage the residents in city life, encouraging them to actively participate in cultural events and co-create the local space through art.
- Build bridges between generations and environments, supporting cooperation of youth, seniors and artists from all areas (urban and rural).
Partnerships
LEVEL UP Association
Project leader, Łódź, Poland
Project funded by the European Union under the European Solidarity Corps programme.
