In Salamanca live many people who experience conditions of social exclusion, which are not limited to economic poverty but also include educational, health and relationship fragilities. This exclusion often means lack of voice, visibility and participation in community life.
Art represents a powerful tool for generating change: it allows you to express yourself, tell your story and build new forms of bonding and belonging together. In this framework, the project is part of a concrete action to strengthen social cohesion through creativity and shared culture.
What the project involves
The project involves continuing and expanding the path started with “Arte con Corazón”, with activities that include:
- Traveling exhibitions in different spaces of the city, to give visibility to the stories and talents of people in conditions of exclusion.
- Concert for Peace, as a symbolic moment of meeting and raising awareness among citizens.
- Workshops on theatrical education and expression, designed to foster the autonomy, creativity and personal growth of the participants.
Through collaborative artistic creation, the project intends to strengthen community ties, promote social inclusion, raise awareness among citizens and make the Caritas effort more visible. Art thus becomes a channel to enhance the voice of those who experience situations of fragility, transforming individual stories into collective experiences that enrich the cultural life of the city.
The beneficiaries
The direct beneficiaries of the project will be around thirty people followed by Caritas Salamanca, who will actively participate in the various activities, together with 115 artists involved in the events. They will be joined by around two thousand citizens who will take part as an audience, coming into contact with cultural and social experiences of great value. Indirectly, the entire community of Salamanca will benefit from greater social cohesion and an enrichment of cultural life, while Caritas will be able to enhance and make its mission more visible.
Project name: COMUN-ARTE. Creando comunidad a través de la cultura y el arte
Proposing organisation: CARITAS DIOCESANA DE SALAMANCA
Area of intervention: Environment & Sustainable Communities
Country: Spain