{"id":140,"date":"2020-07-03T15:10:21","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T13:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.walkingarts.org\/?page_id=140"},"modified":"2020-07-03T15:10:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T13:10:23","slug":"here-now-together-social-arts-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.walkingarts.org\/en_GB\/here-now-together-social-arts-in-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"HERE, NOW TOGETHER \u2013 SOCIAL ARTS in Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Coordinated by the NGO Walking Arts \u2013 Art, Culture & Heritage and the volunteer organisation Associazione Ya Basta Caminantes with the contribution of FAI – Fondation Assistance Internationale<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two-year long project started in January 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General Objective<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Promoting youth leadership through the valorisation of artistic languages. Freedoms and rights are alive, they can be extended, transformed and re-invented thanks to a variety of artistic languages especially if young people are allowed to create new independent experiences.
Specific Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A) Strengthening and extending the NGO Walking Arts\u2019 framework and its associative network by involving a higher number of artists, girls and boys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B) Developing professional competences in a variety of artistic fields with the aim of creating innovative employment possibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C) Valorising young Iraqi artists at the international level through visibility and debate-oriented occasions with artists from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Strengthening of the NGO Walking Arts<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allowing the NGO to stabilise its operativity, to create connections among the different associates and expand participation to start bigger activities in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More specifically:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– activations of an office in Dohuk, another one in Italy and creation of other local focal points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– management of multimedia communication through the website www.walkingarts.org, social networks (FB, Instagram and YouTube) and through the production of informative materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– training for the NGO personnel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– organisation of a Walking Camp, a festival with debates among the associates, moments of sharing concerning future projects with other young artists and young people in a completely free environment, meeting with local and international hosts and public events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Professionalisation in the use of artistic languages<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Training on the use of different forms of arts as a way to develop new employment and entrepreneurial activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specifically:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– training on musicotherapy and on educational technology for the disabilities through:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– strengthening of professional skills in event-organising<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– training on music production<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– training on the use and techniques of comics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Valorisation at the international level<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extending the visibility of the Iraqi artistic scenario both abroad and at the national level with the organisation of international events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More in the detail:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– production of a new CD Walking Sounds #2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– realisation of Walking Sounds Tour #3, third tourn\u00e9e of Mshakht musicians in Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– different comic-books publications<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– organisation of the first International Comics Festival in Iraq in Sulaymaniyah at the Tobacco Factory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project acts in synergy with two other projects: \u201cARTE PER IL SOCIALE\u201d with the contribution of the cosmetics company Lush Italia and \u201cARTE PER IL SOCIALE\u201d with the contribution of<\/strong> CCFD \u2013 Terre Solidaire.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Coordinated by the NGO Walking Arts \u2013 Art, Culture & Heritage and the volunteer organisation Associazione Ya Basta Caminantes with the contribution of FAI – Fondation Assistance Internationale<\/strong><\/p>\n