In this issue, we look back at an inspiring Summer School in Krzyżowa where students and partners explored decoloniality, cultural literacy, critical pedagogy, and art-based methods. We also share highlights from our participation at the ECER 2025 conference in Belgrade, where we presented our work on decolonizing curricula through art education. Finally, we announce a […]
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Our consortium took part in the 2025 European Conference on Educational Research, hosted by the University of Belgrade. The city’s academic community impressed us – students and teachers as well as local community are leading ongoing protests that highlight their democratic spirit and active participation in shaping society. The conference took part in the second
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Cultural diversity, voice, and power have always been at the heart of the EXPECT_Art project. From the very beginning, we set out to create spaces where critical dialogue is nurtured because dialogue is how knowledge grows, how understanding deepens, and how communities are strengthened. After much reflection, we have made the decision to leave Facebook
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The sixth edition of our newsletter highlights the upcoming Summer school in Krzyżowa, Poland, a week-long intercultural learning opportunity that brings together students from across Europe to explore the possibilities of critical cultural literacy. Through artistic workshops, culinary exchanges, and lectures on decolonizing the curriculum and inclusive education, participants will engage in meaningful learning and
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What a fantastic field observation Slovenian team experienced recently. At the end of June, the traditional festival Lent brings the Art camp to Slovenia’s second-largest city – Maribor. There, children, young people, and adults come together in a spirit of creativity, exploring various forms of art and letting their imagination run wild under the shade
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Hungarian cultural partner InSite Drama conducted an interview with Kristóf Horváth, the head of the art programme within the EXPECT_Art project. He was interviewed by Ádám Bethlenfalvy about his working method, discussing nonviolent communication and social lies. In this insightful interview, Kristóf Horváth shares how creativity is not just about making art, but about discovering one’s inner
EXPECT_Art team recently gathered in Budapest for our first international conference “Community-Based Research, Decolonial Theory and Education.” The event was an amazing opportunity to reflect on our progress, exchange perspectives, and deepen our understanding of fieldwork challenges. We explored new ideas and strengthened our commitment to community-based and decolonial approaches in research, art and education.
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In the latest issue of the EXPECT_Art newsletter, we explore how unexpected spaces—from cinema halls to community-based surveys—can spark cultural curiosity and critical reflection. Highlights include a visit by our German team to the Karlsruhe Kinemathek with a fourth-grade class, where hands-on engagement with cinema history opened up new questions. Meanwhile, the Danish team reflects
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We warmly invite you to the EXPECT_Art conference “Community-Based Research, Decolonial Theory and Education” taking place in Budapest on June 4 – 5, 2025. This is the first of two conferences organized by us to disseminate our project’s results and spark dialogue with other researchers and cultural institutions working in similar areas. The conference will
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Esbrina research group of the University of Barcelona is organising an interesting webinar which aims to locate, observe and name the practices of arts education, education through the arts and the use of arts in education in two schools from Barcelona participating in our project. Our co-workers, Aurelio Castro Varela (principal investigator of the EXPECT_Art
