EU-CHINA ART DIALOGUE GRAFFITI PROJECT - II Youth Convention on Volunteering

8-9-10 September 2011 

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  Friday  19th August 2011, 12:00 (CET)

In brief

The  EU-China Art Dialogue Graffiti Project will take place in the framework of the II Youth Convention on Volunteering and the Volunteer Bridge of the II YCV (please read more on the background on www.volunteeringconvention.eu).  The workshop is conceived to give participants the chance to experience cultural confrontation and cooperation on an artistic and cultural level, finalizing all efforts in the creation of artwork in the Volunteering Villageʼs venue:  20 individuals, of which  10 of Chinese nationality and 10 of European nationality will use the powerful communication tool of graffiti art to build bridges between European and Chinese youth and will create a lasting art symbol of the European Year of Volunteering and the EU-China Year of Youth. Do you want to be one of the 10 European Participants? Read more below!

Background

Truly Design Studio (www.truly-design.com) proposes the realization of a mural art workshop in the Volunteering Village, working with volunteers from Europe and China in creating a theme mural with special attention towards EU-China collaboration. The mural will be painted on a temporary installation of around 30-40 square meters located in the Villageʼs venue, close to the other interactive stands.Truly Design main intention is to involve and inspire young volunteers, leaving a tangible sign of the ideas, creativity and active contribution of all participants. In the event of a permanent structure being painted, these efforts will remain visible over the years to testify the volunteersʼ efforts and the EU-  China Year of Youth.

Program Description

1. Introduction: Motivation and Creativity

After an introduction to how graffiti art has evolved into design over the past 40 years, the artists will briefly describe their personal experience, from the birth of their artistic passion all the way to the creation of their professional reality. Truly Design  experience in volunteer will be shared to bring forth an example of the social efforts made through mural art and volunteer work. 

2. Technical introduction

Participants will be shown the main techniques required to complete the objective of realizing a mural painting. This will mainly involve acrylic paint, and, if supplies are not a problem, acrylic markers, spray-paint and stencilling.

3. Mural painting

The theme for the mural will be “An artistic encounter between Europe and China”. Volunteers will be asked to help out by colouring, outlining parts of the painting, and coming up with creative solutions to fill in assigned spaces within the mural. The project will be based on Chinese writing: the idea is to create a slogan/proverb/quote on the theme of the EU-China Year of Youth and the European Year of Volunteering and to play with the multiple meanings  of the ideograms

All artistic languages are welcome: the encounter between Chinese and European art will become the true lead role in creating a new joint code which will include a European technical approach applied on a designed inspired by Chinese art. Confrontation and unity between different traditions and artistic language will be stressed to bring out meaning and understanding.. First hand action from the artists will guarantee a harmoniously blended, professional result.

Profile of participants

We are looking for 10 European Participants to the workshop: participants must comply with the following criteria:

• Be aged between 18-35
• Be interested in art and in particular in graffiti art
• Be committed to participate fully in the event
• Be able to communicate in English
• Having sensibility for intercultural issues 
• Motivated to create a lasting visual symbol of the II Youth Convention on Volunteering, European Year of Volunteering and EU-China Year of Youth.Experience in art will be beneficial

Selection procedure

Applicants should send their application  form by e mail to  Elisa Carlotta QUADRI at the European Youth Forum Secretariat at elisa.quadri@youthforum.org (please write in the subject of the e mail “Application workshop EU-China Art Dialogue- Graffiti Project” ) accordingly to the deadline.
Should more nominations be received than places available, we will aim to make a selection of participants taking into account the motivation and interest  of the nominees with regard to the topic of the workshop. The results of the selection (both selected and not selected) will be communicated on Monday 22th August 2011.

OTHER TECHNICAL DETAILS  
Date and place of the workshop: the workshop will take place in Brussels, in the framework of the Volunteering Village of the II Youth Convention on Volunteering the 8th, 9th , 10th  of September 2011. (on the 8th the workshop starts at 9:00 in the morning) 

Meals: meals will be provided for the whole duration of the workshop (8th, 9th, 10th  September) Accommodation: unfortunately, the European Youth Forum is not able to provide accommodation during the duration of the workshop. Consequently participants will have to take care of their accommodation (booking and covering the cost) 

Travel:  For participants coming from Belgium, travel will not be reimbursed. For participants coming form abroad, Inter Rail Global Passes (10 days of validity within 22 days) would be available according to eligibility of participants  in order to travel by second train class tickets to the venue of the workshop. Please read the rules here and please keep in mind that the inter rail ticket is not valid in your own country. Datas requested: in the application form, is requested to fill the datas of the ID card/ Passport of the participants: this is requested because we would need to make the accreditation for the selected participants in the European Parliament (where the most of the meals will be served)Scheduled program of the workshop: 

Thursday 8th September:

• 09:00-13:00: Introduction to the workshop “ Motivation and Creativity”  and Technical Introduction
• 13:00-14:00: Lunch
• 14:00-16:00: Technical Introduction and Mural Painting
• 16:00-18:00:  Plenary Session of the II YCV
• 18:00- 19:00: Opening Ceremony of the II YCV
• 19:00-20:00: Dinner
• 20:00-24:00: Concerts and YO! Fest

Friday 9th September:

• 09:00-13:00: Workshop -Mural Painting
• 13:00-14:30: Lunch
• 14:30-18:30: Workshop- Mural Painting
• 19:00-20:00: Dinner
• 20:00-24:00: YO! Fest

Saturday 10th September:

• 09:00-13:00: Workshop- Mural Painting
• 13:00-14:00: Lunch
• 14:00-15:45: Workshop- Mural Painting
• 15:45-17:00 Closing Ceremony of the Volunteering Village
• 20:00: Dinner and Closing party Antitapas 

Language of the workshop: English

Deadline

Applications should arrive at Elisa Carlotta QUADRI at the European Youth Forum Secretariat by e mail at elisa.quadri@youthforum.org (please write in the subject of the e mail “Application workshop EU-China Art Dialogue- Graffiti Project”) before Friday, 19th August 2011, 12:00 (CET). Please use the attached forms. 

Contacts

For questions, please contact at the European Youth Forum Secretariat
Elisa Carlotta QUADRI, Event and Fundraiser Coordinator, elisa.quadri@youthforum.org

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