AER Summer Acadamy : DAY 3: Semniar & Excursions

AER SUMMER ACADEMY

MARAMUES, ROMANIA

THURSDAY 9TH OF AUGUST DAY 3

SEMINARS

Thursday morning was opened with a seminaries session. Together we covered two of the four seminaries. Rebecca participated in City-marketing tools which is describes below. The second, in which Emil participated seminar will be added soon!

How regions can develope city-marketing tools through street art, by Alexandra Lambert

Basically it’s was a a really great seminar about the history of street art and the different meanings it has had and the way it has been used through time and depending on where is was used and by who. E.g how it all started in Philadelphia as an act of love and how it developed as a way to send messages between New York and Philadelphia by using the subway. Starting with tags and then developing the tags with styles, colours, outlining and characters it soon became art.

The rest history is really interesting and even more so how different countries see street art. How it can be completely legitimatised it one place and zero acceptance in another. How some places today opens big exhibition halls and museum for street art and din other places it’s not even okay to have a workshop using spray cans. It’s even so that some countries are proud of the street art and what it represents.

So the question is: how CAN we use this tool for city marketing? How can we legitimate it where it’s not okay and truly see the value of it? How can street art be permanent or temporary exhibitions of art? Can we use it to increase tourism and inclusion?

All around the world there’s different ongoing project dedicated to street art; Crono Project in Lisbon, Mural Art Program in Philadelphia and a whole neighbourhood dedicated to this in Miami.

Look them up!

Below is a pictures of the two youngsters from Norway (UKM) that had one more amazing performance.

EXCURSION: ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA

This afternoon was just amazing starting of with some hiking to a local swimming area, where went swimming, ride the mountain bikes and had a workshops with some military guys where we got to try soft air guns. And never the less, we saw these amazingly beautiful sheeps with long furry tails! loved them! There’s not so much more to say except that it was a great afternoon and nice to have some time to move around physically and try out some adventures things.