Animus

The Animus project developed models of learning for new artists in community arts and cultural animation.

Over a three year period, a partnership led by the Institute of Polish Culture at Warsaw University brought together a diverse range of artists and organisations from across Europe to share their practice through a series of site-specific demonstration projects, residencies and exchanges, as well as training and mentoring programmes. My role was on the project was to share processes of creative consultation with teams of young artists and cultural animators and support the delivery of model projects.

The programme was documented through a web site made with Paul Lacey (www.animusproject.net) and through a series of publications in both Polish and English. These can be found as downloads in that site. The Dom Moje publication from the residency in Suprasl can be downloaded directly from this web page.

Gallery of images from the project Dom, Moje centrum – Home, My Centre of the World, undertaken in Suprasl, north-eastern Poland, September 2003.

SupraslSchool of Fine Arts, one of the venues for activitiesPlanning sessionPresentations to local community membersIntroductory workshop with young peopleThe local House of CultureStuart and GosiaWeb site upkeep at School of Fine ArtsInstallation at bus stop by theatre groupWorkshops in a primary schoolCollecting wishes for The Wishing Tree projectSharing practice and ideasCollecting wishes for The Wishing Tree projectFiremen helped install a garden area designed by local kidsPoster work with local youthLukasz helps out with publicity for the weekend eventInstalling The Wishing TreeDominic and GrzesFilm and photography installations in the KinoGosia Gasiorowsa's installation, What does it mean to be a Woman? Installation of the project Invitation to the Table, organised by Maria ParcewskaFilm and photography installations in the KinoAnother night, another planning sessionAnia and Alicja working on the publicationThe road to the eastPresentation of web siteBack alleys of Suprasl