During the four-day programme, participants explored how public art can be used to promote women’s history, intercultural dialogue and European cooperation. Through workshops, teamwork and practical artistic activities, they jointly designed and created a large public mural dedicated to Sidsel Andersdatter, contributing to the HERstory project’s goal of making women’s stories more visible in public spaces.
The event concluded with the completion and official unveiling of the mural in the presence of local community members, artists, stakeholders and project partners. The mural now remains as a lasting symbol of European cooperation, equality, creativity and intercultural dialogue, while the event itself strengthened cooperation and friendships among young people from five European countries.
Beyond Borders from Italy, together with Club for Youth Empowerment 018 from Serbia, Dream Colours from Czech Republic, Obojena Klapa from Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Danish Youth Team from Denmark implements the project “HERstory” by utilizing creative methods and art, specifically murals in raising awareness and visibility of significant female figures thus promoting importance of gender equality in partner countries. Overall aim: To increase visibility of women through art. Specific objectives: 1) To develop tools for promotion of historical female figures coming from participating countries in the form of collection; 2) To develop a virtual platform for promotion of female figures coming from participating countries; 3) To raise the awareness about important female figures coming from 5 countries through artistic expression – murals; 4) To network mural artists on the European level. This project offers concrete tools and methods to contribute to raised awareness and bigger visibility of women who shaped societies which we know today. Project is implemented in Italy, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic and Denmark in the period 01.11.2024 to 31.10.2026 and is co-financed by the EU.
