Having completed the first step of the project, consisting in gathering testimonies and building a digital archive to host the stories, WE-Hope takes the next step. Together with the Digital Democracies project, WE-Hope is now seeking proposals from artists to reimagine the ancient visual storytelling notion of the Cantastoria through digital augmentation.

The call out is open until the 12th of July 2021.

TITLE; WE-HOPE

OUT OF WAR EXPERIENCES – HOPE FOR THE FUTURE

Duration: Oct.2019-Sept.2022

Programme: Creative Europe
Sub-programme: Culture / Action: Cooperation projects

Aim

Promotion of multiculturalism through sharing experiences of surviving conflict across generations, thus bringing ‘old’ Europe and ‘new’ Europe closer together in a common framework of hope for the future.

Activities

- interactive website/repository of stories, told by those who experienced conflict during the Second World War and by those who have fled conflicts more recently.

- Bringing these stories into dialogue will contribute to a recognition of shared experiences that can promote a sense of common humanity and citizenship.

- Production of Artwork inspired by the stories and by the cantastoria tradition,

- Production of Educational resources for informal and formal learning, which will be available on the website. -

- Contribution to strategies for inclusion based on cultural heritage, by producing research outputs 

Partners
UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN, United Kingdom (Coordinator)
ELLINIKI TRAPEZA ANAMNISEON, Greece
THRESHOLD STUDIOS LIMITED, United Kingdom
NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS - NTUA, Greece
MICHAEL CULTURE, Belgium
BANCA DELLA MEMORIA ONLUS, Italy

Website: https://www.we-hope.eu/