ACT WELL – ART & CREATIVITY 2007 -

2009

ACT WELL – ART & CREATIVITYThe four partner countries including

Slovenia, Training, Occupation and Care Centre from Draga

Slovakia, Theatre from the Passage from Banska Bystrica, Germany , Bergische Volkshochschule from SolingenHungary, Hilfer Communication Development and Services Ltd. from Budapest

have joined to promote the voice of people with disability via art.

ACT WELL – ART & CREATIVITY

All the activities were made more interesting by the participation of professional artist as: several painters,

sculptors, actors and drama and film directors.

ACT WELL – ART & CREATIVITYThe main aims of the project were:- to build confidence and personal development for the disadvantaged target group- to provide an opportunity for self-expression in art- to learn foreign language and developing effective

communication-to work towards possible future employment -to create ways to experience other cultures and best practice through teamwork for learners and teachers- to exchange project achievements and teaching practice/methodology -to raise awareness of equality/human rights issues -to shape the attitude of society regarding disabled people.

ACT WELL – ART & CREATIVITYParticipants have been working in the area of portraits, towards a final exhibition at the National Museum in Budapest in summer 2009. Main theme was to portray disabled people’s everyday lives, their reality and their aspirations.

ACT WELL – ART & CREATIVITYOver two years, more than 55 learners with special educational needs and 25 teachers with the support of professional artists were involved in several art and drama workshops.

ACT WELL – ART & CREATIVITYAll the outcomes do proof the values and all the varieties

of achievements for learners and teachers involved in the project:

- numerous art exhibits created during work shops in Slovenia, Germany and Slovakia,- Unique Grand exhibition of arts at Hungarian National Museum, - drama performance at the exhibition opening

ACT WELL – ART & CREATIVITYThe students were involved in all stages of the project.

Being able to look at themselves from another point of view, they developed self awareness and acquired several different competences on the spot.

ACT WELL – ART & CREATIVITYBoth students and teachers have contributed to art work actively and have laid down the foundations for the future project activities. (New multilateral project from 2009 - 2011: Fostering Creativity in Adult Learners with Disabilities through Arts - FOCAL)

Kranjska gora Mojca TurmanOctober 2011 mojca.turman@guest.arnes.si