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86<br />
Art<br />
on Wheels<br />
Art on Wheels is a travelling<br />
educational project of<br />
interactive workshops focused<br />
on architecture and the<br />
protection and promotion of<br />
cultural heritage at historic<br />
sites in small localities, mostly<br />
villages. The workshops are<br />
designed for school-age youth<br />
and interested residents.<br />
t<br />
he initial impetus for the project<br />
came from our interests,<br />
experience working with historic<br />
buildings, travels across Poland, observations<br />
and contacts with people. Local<br />
cultural heritage has huge educational potential<br />
– we wanted to use it to develop<br />
workshops similar to those offered by major<br />
museums, aimed at pupils from small towns<br />
and rural areas. We have often seen people<br />
“mishandle” historic buildings and misunderstand<br />
their context, so we decided to<br />
change this. We also noticed that recently<br />
there has been much focus on contemporary<br />
art, while old art appears somewhat<br />
neglected. We wanted to put a modern spin<br />
on the past and, above all, make it interesting<br />
and accessible. We set ourselves the<br />
goal of “setting art free” and showing that<br />
appreciation for the Louvre and Picasso’s<br />
work starts with historic buildings in places<br />
like Tarczek and Lipnica Murowana. Our<br />
logo – Mona Lisa on a scooter – is a fitting<br />
illustration of this.<br />
the project<br />
Art on Wheels workshops have been held<br />
since 2009 in local historic buildings, mostly<br />
temples. We have taken them to over<br />
50 towns and villages in Lesser Poland,<br />
Świętokrzyskie and Podkarpackie Provinces,<br />
as well as to Argentina, where we worked<br />
with the local Polish community. The workshops<br />
cover many topics in the fields of art,<br />
iconography, architecture, artistic techniques,<br />
style, perception of the work of art<br />
etc. They also touch on the issues of tourism,<br />
protection of cultural heritage and active<br />
promotion of culture and regions. Our<br />
project introduces local residents to basic<br />
concepts, enabling them to navigate through<br />
culture. They learn that a “portal” can be<br />
something more than a web portal, and<br />
a “cabinet” – more than just a piece of house<br />
furniture, since it also functions in church<br />
context as a sacred cabinet.
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