Catalysing Culture for Social Inclusion

The project HÁ CULTURA, CULTURE FOR ALL is a project of participatory artistic practices for social inclusion within drama, circus, music, architecture, visual arts, dance, promoted by the Municipality of Vila Nova de Famalicão, North Portugal, and co-financed by the European Social Fund (ESF) under the axis of “Social Inclusion and Poverty”.

The project developed 17 projects of artistic co-creation methodology, during 2021-2022, working in total with 13 artistic entities – 9 of which are locally based – 129 local social and cultural associations, and circa 800 active participants, of which 50% from vulnerable groups of the community.

This session is part of the “Delivering Collective Impact” block, which runs from 15:00-15:45 CET. The sessions in this block will appear in the following order:

·      Connecting Cities to Forests for Conservation, Restoration and Mutual Benefit

·      Using Emotion to Drive Behaviour Change for Healthy Rivers

·      Catalysing Culture for Social Inclusion

·      Supporting Cultural Placemaking Across a Region

·      Patient-Focused Procurement: How Do You Do It in Health?