SWAIP is a network of European higher education institutions working towards educational development in the field of arts, well-being and social inclusion. The consortium has developed a new study programme aiming to train artists to work with social inclusion in their artistic projects. The goal is to introduce students to art’s abilities to make connections, facilitate well-being, empowerment and strengthen self-confidence. Emphasis is on training flexible and sensitive artists, capable of relating to advanced ideas and finding new roles in the constant changing society.
SWAIP Final Webinar
Social Inclusion and Well-Being through the Arts and Interdisciplinary Practices
Date: Thursday 10th June from 14:00 to 16:30 CET (12:00-14:30 Icelandic time)
Organizer: Iceland University of the Arts
Location: On-line
Registration deadline: 8 June
Please register here
The event will be in English
In this webinar about the SWAIP Erasmus+ project (2018-2021), we celebrate the findings of the process and introduce a new study programme, expected to launch autumn 2022 at the Iceland University of the Arts. The goal of the SWAIP study programme is to introduce students to art‘s abilities to make connections, facilitate well-being, empowerment and strengthen self-confidence. Emphasis is on training flexible and sensitive artists, capable of relating to advanced ideas and finding new roles in the constant changing society.
SWAIP project
The aim of the SWAIP project (2018-2020) was to develop curricula for a postgraduate study programme for artists and pedagogues who work within areas of social inclusion with vulnerable groups of people.
SWAIP Curriculum
The educational aim of the SWAIP curriculum is to provide knowledge, skills and understanding for students about a range of interdisciplinary arts practices that have the potential to aid interpersonal connections, facilitate well-being and empowerment while strengthening self-confidence.
SWAIP Resources
The aim of the SWAIP resources is to build an interdisciplinary structure of knowledge. This is a dynamic project that will be continuously developed by SWAIP students and staff.
SWAIP Partners
Iceland University of the Arts
University of Porto
University of Alicante
University of Hertfordshire
Academy of Fine Arts in Munich
Metropolia University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki
The Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen (AEC)
