Organizing cultural and artistic youth meetings

Presentation

Create an opportunity for young artistic talents to work on collaborative projects in an international setting. Give them a chance to share their experiences and to deepen their linguistic and intercultural skills during an international youth exchange.

To set up such a cultural youth exchange, find partner organizations in France and Germany. The youth meeting will allow the young participants to get to know each other while being creative and working together on a cultural and artistic project. Whether the participants are experienced or entirely new to the particular discipline, does not matter.

During the cultural exchange program, the participants take part in workshops, where they can exchange ideas with their peers and get involved in discussions about interculturality or their individual perceptions and interpretations of art for example. First and foremost, the projects should be conceived in such a way that they promote teamwork between the young people involved. It is a chance to develop their artistic sensibilities while working creatively together.

The youth meeting can take different shapes: the young people can stay in a youth hostel, in guest families or meet at a third location. While the projects should be between 4 and 21 days long, it is entirely up to you and your partner organizations to work out the pedagogic concepts for your project.  

There is the option for this cultural community experience to end with a presentation, a concert or an exposition of whatever has been created by the participants involved in the project.

Knowledge of either French or German is not necessary to participate in the youth meetings. We recommend that linguistic animation activities be integrated into your program which will allow the participants to learn while having fun and working together.