IMPROVISA – Life in Motion

GREECE, SPAIN, ITALY, POLAND, SLOVENIA

A two-year cultural project has started its journey in Europe in October 2020, under the title “IMPROVISA – Life in Motion”. Its aim is to increase access to culture and heritage for the younger audiences and communities who have a difficulty in accessing museums, such as immigrants or people living in remote areas. Through the exploration and development of improvisation models and interaction tools, using digital and mobile technologies, new proposals for innovative and participative art-based activities will emerge, enabling the (re)interpretation of culture and the enhancement of intercultural dialogue.

Among its goals are: (a) the promotion of cross-border and intersectoral mobility and exchange of knowledge between artists, museum professionals, ICT specialists and experts in audience development, (b) the development of new skills for artists and personnel οf the collaborating organizations, (c) the dissemination of the methodology and the use of the IMPROVISA Mobile App in the educational community.

During the IMPROVISA project the following will be realized: an artists’ call succeeded by Artists’  Residencies that  will be held in three cities (Athens, Ljubljana, Lublin); a creative Co-Lab for the development of art-based activities; the implementation of these activities in 72 workshops in the three participating museums; the development of the IMPROVISA Mobile App and a Digital Toolkit for teachers and students so that they can use the App on their own and explore new ways of interacting with art.

The project is co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union for the years 2020-2022.

IMPROVISA CONFERENCE

On Thursday, September 8, 2022, the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) is organizing a conference titled “IMPROVISA-Life in Motion: Digital applications and collaborative practices in the field of culture and education“, between 10.00 – 15.00.

The Conference is organized on the occasion of the completion of the European Program IMPROVISA-Life in Motion in which EMST participates. Its purpose is to present the results of the program and encourage cultural organizations, as well as institutions of formal and non-formal education in developing and using digital applications in creative activities.

For participation, you can send an e-mail until September 6 at learning@emst.gr (EMST Education Department), stating your name, status (e.g. student, teacher, artist) and contact phone number.

See the Conference program here.

PARTNERS

The project is a result of the collaboration of five European organizations:

  • Documenta Creaciones Multimedia Avanzadas SL in Barcelona (Spain) ( co-ordinator)
  • ECCOM in Rome (Italy)
  • National Museum of Contemporary Art  Athens (EMST) in Greece.
  • Galeria Labirynt in Lublin (Poland)
  • National Museum of Contemporary History (ΜNZS) in Ljubljana (Slovenia).  

RELATED LINKS

For more information visit the IMPROVISA website www.improvisa.net.

You may also follow it on social media: facebook.com/Improvisaproject and instagram.com/improvisa_project .

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