The overall aim of EXPECT_Art EXPloring and Educating Cultural literacy Through Art is to identify current barriers and potentials for promoting critical cultural literacy by means of arts education, education through arts and uses of arts in education within and across different educational contexts in Europe, to generate and activate knowledge on how to enhance critical cultural literacy and understanding among European citizens.
EXPECT_Art utilizes an approach to cultural literacy that is informed by critical pedagogy and decolonial theory. This is operationalized by a community-based research design, including art-based methodologies, involving children, teachers and citizens directly as research participants.
Partners about the Project
Research Design
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Researcher Art Exploratorium
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community-based art exploratoriums in schools
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community-based art exploratoriums in local communities
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Cultural Literacy Hubs
Project partners
The project will be implemented through field research in 12 schools and local communities in Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, and Spain, and involves research institutions and cultural and creative industry partners in each country.
Contact
info@expectart.eu
Latest News
Call for presentations – Connecting Arts and Education in Schools and Local Communities in Europe
02/06/2026
The title of the conference reflects central questions of the project, and we invite participants from all fields to critically explore with us: How can ...
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Summer in Budapest? Sign up for our summer school.
02/06/2026
The EXPECT_Art summer school: Critical, cultural literacy, decolonization and (arts) education is open for registration. It will take place between 6 and 11 of July ...
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Rainbow City Views – newsletter #11
28/05/2026
Our latest newsletter takes you to Aarhus, Denmark, where the Danish and Slovenian EXPECT_Art teams came together for reflection, discovery, and conversation. From an immersive ...
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