Paint the Bit: Rethinking
artistic and creative competences and job profiles in a renewed labour market
and social trends
Duration: November 2021 – November
2024 (36 month)
Coordinator: Association E-Juniors (France)
Partners:
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E-Juniors (France)
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Association Study Center
City of Foligno (Italy)
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BEST (Austria)
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Education In Progress (Spain)
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Center for Social Innovation (Cyprus)
Resume:
When thinking about future perspectives for the
Cultural and Creative Sector (CCS) beyond the COVID-19 crisis, a return to the
‘old normal’ is not considered a viable option. Given the vulnerabilities that characterised
the sectors already pre-COVID-19, the crisis has provided a unique momentum to
re-think dominant structures and practices and to experiment with possible
alternatives, often in intra- and inter-sectoral collaboration.
The “Paint the Bit” project mainly wants to
grasp some critical aspects of the arts and culture sector, exacerbated by the
global pandemic from at an early stage. For many CCS workers, such as artists
and freelancers, the cultivation of their professional networks done during events,
fairs and festivals is crucial to attract new work and to secure future income
but most of these were cancelled due to COVID-19.
An increased use of digital tools during the
last two years raised concerns as well about the degree of digital skills of artists
and CCS professionals and their readiness to digitise. While some digital
formats and solutions were easy due to the availability of basic expertise, the
uptake of digital solutions for competitive e-creation and e-distribution has
not been an easy pathway to follow but it will be particularly this know-how to
strongly influence their future success in business.
Main objectives:
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To strengthen and contaminate the Cultural and Creative sector
professionals’ skills for a digital, innovative and inclusive production and
distribution;
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To identify new job profiles and define a VET
curricula that helps better respond to the current market framework of
artistic and creative production;
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To provide a blended training and capacity building path for CCS professionals
that can help reinforce their digital and transferrable competences so that
they can increase their efficiency and acquire career adaptive competences.
Websites:
paintthebit.soluzioniopen.com/
