First academic publications now available

January 5, 2026

The CivicArt project has published its first academic materials presenting experience and methodology of using art in youth civic education.

Published materials:

  1. Lukovska O. International project CivicArt: Art in Action / Erdel Readings: Proceedings of the 30th International Scientific and Practical Conference, Uzhhorod, May 27–29, 2025, pp. 94–95
  2. Lukovska O., Hrabovska O. Art as a Tool for Civic Education: The International CivicArt Project (in Ukrainian) / Bulletin of Scientific and Research Works of the Transcarpathian Academy of Arts, Issue 17 (2025)
  3. Lukovska O., Hrabovska O., Nestorenko T. Artivism in youth civic education: Insights from the international “CivicArt” project (in Ukrainian) / Youth and Market (Poland), No. 9/241 (2025) [Link]

The publications summarize the team’s experience and offer practical approaches to integrating artivism into youth work. The materials will be useful for youth workers, educators, trainers, and artists.

All publications are available in the Library section on the Ukrainian version of our website.

These are the first of eight planned project publications in professional journals on youth work, civic education, and non-formal education.

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Promotion and dissemination of results

This block of activities is aimed at raising awareness of the role of art and artivism in the development of civic education, demonstrating successful examples of artivism, and inspiring the use of project products.

Networking meeting

The meeting will be aimed at formalizing the international CivicArt Alliance network. The event brings together representatives of the Consortium and their partners, including representatives of formal education institutions, artists, and youth NGOs that participated in the project activities. The total number of participants is 20 persons.

Local activities in Ukraine and Georgia

Local activities are scheduled for the first half of 2026. Participants of the study visit and training course will have the opportunity to practice the newly developed competencies in their communities.

Social media campaign

Estimated timeframe – April-June 2026. The campaign is part of the follow-up training activities. Participants will be invited to create digital artistic content that contains an educational component.

Training for youth workers

The estimated date of the training is February 2026. The call for participants will be announced in October 2025. The training will aim to strengthen the capacity of youth workers from Ukraine and Georgia to implement non-formal civic education activities through artistic tools.

Artivism in Action: Video Report on the Study Visit to Berlin

In March 2025, CivicArt brought together young changemakers from across borders in Berlin to explore the power of artivism – where art becomes a tool for civic education, dialogue and transformation. This documentary captures the full journey – creative workshops, inspiring conversations, moments of reflection and the spirit of collective action.