Kosjeric is a small town in the western part of Serbia, well known for its beautiful nature. A group of young people initiated workcamps to increase and affirm the cultural and touristic potentials through interaction between the locals and the volunteers in an international atmosphere.
Work:
The idea for the music workshop is based on image and sound interaction and wider communication, as well as on a possible collaboration with other workshops taking place in Kosjeric camps (mural, graffiti and theatre workshop). The work process will be divided into three phases...
a) Sound and spaces – the participants would create music for the video material that will be recorded in various localities; b) Sound and movement – the participants will make several improvisations together with the theatre workshop that will take in hand stage movement; c) Sound and colour – in cooperation with the mural workshop; the participants will produce several compositions connected to murals and graffiti and they will be performed during the camp. There will be a mini lecture on synthesis and interaction among different kinds of art expressions. Visit www.artcamp.ktowngroup.org.rs
Accommodation:
local host families
Location:
Kosjeric, 130 km south of Belgrade.
Terminal:
Belgrade
Special Requirements:
It is necessary to be able to play at least one instrument. As this is the 10th year of the workcamp, volunteers with academic background are welcome. Motivation letter required.
Kosjeric is a small town in the western part of Serbia, well known for its beautiful nature. A group of young people initiated workcamps to increase and affirm the cultural and touristic potentials through interaction between the locals and the volunteers in an international atmosphere.
Work:
The aim of the workshop is to create permanent art installations on different sites of the town. The idea is to present gradation/degradation of the human living soul through its life stages. On the specific town locations, every stage of the human life would be presented through a symbol: childhood (rocking chair), love life (bench), sorrow (altered piece of rock), festivity (table) and old age. The workshop will consist of two phases. In the first – brainstorming for ideas, leaning on our past experiences and building up the theme. In the second – implementing the idea either in the studio or in the open. The materials used could be wood, stone, ceramic tiles, glass, etc. The main goal is to create discrete and enduring interactive town exhibition that is to stay with the Kosjeric locals. Visit www.artcamp.ktowngroup.org.rs
Accommodation:
local host families
Location:
Kosjeric, 130 km south of Belgrade.
Terminal:
Belgrade
Special Requirements:
tool skills, drawing, painting... As this is the 10th year of the workcamp, volunteers with academic background are welcome. Motivation letter required.
Kosjeric is a small town in the western part of Serbia, well known for its beautiful nature. A group of young people initiated workcamps to increase and affirm the cultural and touristic potentials through interaction between the locals and the volunteers in an international atmosphere.
Work:
The workshop will consist of two groups organized around the idea of “street galleries”. First group’s task will be painting murals and introducing innovations to the technical procedure of the wall painting itself. The basic medium shall be acrylic façade painting. However, interventions and experiments with the third dimension are also sought after. The primary goal of the second group work is introducing new forms of expression, graffiti art and spreading popular culture through interaction with young people. An art that’s been marginalized throughout decades and classified as subculture gets its own legitimate place and recognition through a phenomenon of a “street gallery”. Synthesis and collaboration between these two groups is possible depending on ideas and agreement among the members. According to their own affinities, the participants will decide between two groups in order to express their creativity to the full extent. The first camp days will pass in getting acquainted with the basics of the mural painting and graffiti, as well as in exchanging ideas among participants themselves. Apart from the masterpiece, there is also a possibility of creating stencils, tags. Visit www.artcamp.ktowngroup.org.rs
Accommodation:
local host families
Location:
Kosjeric, 130 km south of Belgrade.
Terminal:
Belgrade
Special Requirements:
Participants are expected to have art skills. As this is the 10th year of the workcamp, volunteers with academic background are welcome. Motivation letter required.
Kosjeric is a small town in the western part of Serbia, well known for its beautiful nature. A group of young people initiated workcamps to increase and affirm the cultural and touristic potentials through interaction between the locals and the volunteers in an international atmosphere.
Work:
Throughout the series of the specific performing techniques and improvisation process, the work will explore the possibilities of creating theatre images and stories in everyday life situations (on the park bench, in the restaurant, etc.) Within easy–to–follow theatre games and workshops, the participants will create a material which will not depend on text. Dramaturgy based on a dream–like logic allows combining theatre images, actions, sound and text. The accent is put on exploring the interaction between the performers themselves and the relationship performers–audience–space, rather than on creating a finished theatre piece. Visit www.artcamp.ktowngroup.org.rs
Accommodation:
local host families
Location:
Kosjeric, 130 km south of Belgrade.
Terminal:
Belgrade
Special requirements:
The workshop is intended for non-actors, but also for experienced performers willing to enjoy group dynamics. As this is the 10th year of the workcamp, volunteers with academic background are welcome. Motivation letter required.
At the confluence of two rivers lays Nis as a cross roads of great roads linking Serbia with the East Balkans. The history had powerfully marked this town. The emperor Constantine was born here and used to stay here many times what had left a complete Roman place Medijana. In the heart of the town the Ottomans have imprinted their seal with a fortress. Nis had been early populated and thereafter had been longed and occupied by numerous powers, leaving archaeological sites around the town.
Work:
This is the first year of the camp together with our local partner organization (www.zelenikljuc.org). Volunteers will create a mosaic dedicated to the historical heritage of the town, especially marking the motives of the Emperor Constantine’s era, as 2013 will be celebrated as 1700th anniversary of Milan’s edict. The mosaic will be placed in a public place in the centre.
Accommodation:
In a students dorm in the center of Nis
Location:
Nis is located about 230 km from Belgrade
Terminal:
Belgrade, Nis
Special requirements:
Volunteers with artistic skills, prone to patient and creative work, interested in the technique of mosaic are welcome to leave their permanent trace in Nis. Delicacy and precision in working with tools are asked for. Motivation letter required.
Special remarks:
Local youth will participate in the project. Also, Nisvil jazz festival is going to be realized during the camp.
Sremski Karlovci is a town situated on the Fruška Gora mountain, just by the river Danube, in the region of Vojvodina. It is a small, picturesque town with rich past and represents the centre of the Serbian culture and spirituality.
This is the second time we organize this workcamp, aiming to promote understanding and solidarity among the group of 8 young people with intellectual disabilities and volunteers (6 local and 5 international) by letting them learn about each other and cooperate through workshops and everyday activities. We wish to encourage young people to socially interact, regardless to their differences, thus inspire local volunteers and young people to devote to community services.
Work:
Volunteers’ responsibility will be running activities in workshops of photography and cookery, as well as organizing games, free time activities and intercultural evenings.
Accommodation:
In a fully equipped hostel belonging to our partners Nature Conservation Movement. Volunteers will prepare food by themselves with material provided.
Location:
Sremski Karlovci is situated 11km away from Novi Sad.
Language:
English
Terminal:
Belgrade
Special requirements:
Motivation for working with youngsters with disabilities and artistic and/or animation skills and experience are desirable. Motivation letter is required!
« I would recommend participating in a workcamp, especially with VAP, who ensured that I found a project to suit me and provided essential training for me in preparation for my trip. Being part of a workcamp really is a life-changing experience, oh, and it looks great on your CV! »
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