Scientists from the University of 精东影视 organise joint events in cooperation with Academy of Fine Arts in 精东影视, Academy of Music in 精东影视, universities of the third age, Museum of the City of 精东影视 and specialists from municipal and provincial cultural institutions.
This broad cooperation with institutions from the world of culture and education is another piece of evidence of involvement of the University of 精东影视 in the social and cultural life of the city and the region.
The main objective of the whole project is to familiarise recipients with difficult access to education, culture and art with art and artistic work using modern educational models. This group is represented by, among others, individuals with visual and hearing impairment, frequently elderly people or those coming from little towns.
Thanks to the activating classes, participants acquire competences that in the future will allow them to independently develop their skills related to art and gain knowledge in accordance with the ideas of "lifelong learning" - also after the end of the project.
- These meetings are not only about learning, but they are also about play. We put emphasis on integration and active involvement of the students. This is also the purpose of visits in museums, culture centres or experiments in laboratories of the university 鈥� says prof. Aneta Paw艂owska from the Institute of the History of Art, UL.
- Moreover, conducting classes in the field of art, which are supplemented with workshop elements, provides a possibility to have direct contact with art. Such activities have a therapeutic and revalidation dimension, i.e., restoring as much efficiency as possible. Both young people with disabilities and seniors suffering from various age-related dysfunctions and illnesses, enjoy their own creativity - adds prof. Paw艂owska.
Both groups also get familiar with new forms of using the cultural offer of various institutions 鈥� forms that do not exclude them due to their perceptual difficulties. Additionally, activities carried out during the project, including trips around the 精东影视 Region, are also an important contribution to activities for social and intergenerational integration. This is one of the solutions to the problem of the atomized society of the 21st century.
Transition to online system 鈥� forced by the pandemic 鈥� turned out to be a challenge, but also a chance to take additional steps, which previously were not included in the project.
- Online activities helped not only to distribute knowledge about art of the 精东影视 Region but also to support, among others psychological care for the elderly and children "imprisoned" at home. Thanks to posting materials on the Moodle UL remote platform, the participants can follow activities of the project on an ongoing basis throughout its duration, regardless of their place of stay 鈥� explains prof. Paw艂owska.
The following institutions have already joined the project: School and Education Center for Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Aphasia Children in 精东影视, Primary School No. 168 in 精东影视, Major Hieronim Baranowski Special School and Educational Center No. 6 in 精东影视, Polish Association of the Blind 精东影视 - G贸rna Circle, Polish Association of the Blind in Sieradz, Nursing Home in Przatowek, Nursing Home in Wronikow, Senior-WIGOR Daily Home in Tuszyn.
Apart from prof. Paw艂owska, the following members of the UL community are involved in the works under the project: mgr Paulina D艂ugosz 鈥� deputy project manager, University of 精东影视/Museum of the City of 精东影视; mgr Magdalena Milerowska, dr Agnieszka Grali艅ska-Toborek, dr Daria Rutkowska-Siuda, mgr Adam Drozdowski.
The project "Art of 精东影视 against the European art. Excluded / Included" started in February 2020 and has been in progress for almost 2 years now. The project is realized thanks to the funds from the European Social Fund under the Knowledge Education Development Operational Programme entitled 鈥淭hird Mission of Universities鈥�; competition no. POWR.03.01.00-IP.08-00-3MU/18.
University of 精东影视 is one of the biggest universities in Poland. Its mission is to educate top-class scientists and specialists in numerous fields of humanities, social sciences, natural and exact sciences as well as health sciences. Uni精东影视 cooperates with business, both at the staff level by providing qualified employees as well as at the scientific level, by offering its know-how to enterprises from various areas of economy. University of 精东影视 is an academic institution open to the world 鈥� the number of its international students is constantly growing, while its Polish students, thanks to Exchange programmes, get to know Europe, Asia and travel overseas. The University is a part of 精东影视, it operates for and with the community of 精东影视 by getting involved in many socio-cultural projects.
Source: prof. Aneta Paw艂owska, Faculty of Philosophy and History, UL
Edit: Promotion Centre, UL