STAR - STreet ARt
Timespan Countries involved
| 11/2019 10/2021 | Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Kosovo*, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia |
Funded by SDGs
| Europe for Citizens Programme | 10, 11 |
At a glance
Nowadays European cities face a number of issues including fragmentation, stigmatization of various groups, and social exclusion. The systemic meltdown of the late 2000s as well as the European migrant crisis and other societal issues, lead to degradation of certain areas in many cities, and the consequential marginalization of groups of people living there.
The project is creating a network with a common strategy promoting social inclusion and decreasing marginalization by the rehabilitation of depressed and abandoned areas of European cities through street art. Street art is seen as a form of social expression, which allows engagement of communities and the regeneration of neighborhoods; it can increase local identity, mutual understanding and solidarity. Under this project, the street art will be realized in cooperation with citizens, artists, migrants, schools and local organizations.
Objectives
• Increasing citizens’ participation and solidarity;
• Connecting people of different backgrounds and cultures;
• Regenerating depressed and abandoned areas resulting in decreased marginalization;
• Public awareness-raising activities to prevent discrimination and intolerance.
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STAR - STreet ARt
Timespan Countries involved
| 11/2019 10/2021 | Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Kosovo*, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia |
Founded by SDGs
| Europe for Citizens Programme | 10, 11 |
At a glance
Nowadays European cities face a number of issues including fragmentation, stigmatization of various groups, and social exclusion. The systemic meltdown of the late 2000s as well as the European migrant crisis and other societal issues, lead to degradation of certain areas in many cities, and the consequential marginalization of groups of people living there.
The project is creating a network with a common strategy promoting social inclusion and decreasing marginalization by the rehabilitation of depressed and abandoned areas of European cities through street art. Street art is seen as a form of social expression, which allows engagement of communities and the regeneration of neighborhoods; it can increase local identity, mutual understanding and solidarity. Under this project, the street art will be realized in cooperation with citizens, artists, migrants, schools and local organizations.
Objectives
• Increasing citizens’ participation and solidarity;
• Connecting people of different backgrounds and cultures;
• Regenerating depressed and abandoned areas resulting in decreased marginalization;
• Public awareness-raising activities to prevent discrimination and intolerance.