Creative Europe
Desk UK
for Culture

THIRD COUNTRY COOPERATION PROJECT WITH MEXICO

RE-MEX. THE POWER OF ARTS is a project of 4 European cultural operators cooperating with 3 partners in Mexico that focuses on the creative use of space and used materials. Through the exchange of knowledge, ideas and best practices, the project explores how the arts can be a positive generator of environmental, social, and urban changes. Activities will be carried out in three artistic disciplines (Design, Performing Arts, Sound Art) bringing together experts and artists from Mexico, Germany, United Kingdom, Sweden, Poland and France. Most activities will take place in Mexico and are designed for artists, youth, students and the general public.
RE-MEX. THE POWER OF ARTS is deployed in a country known for its cultural, ethnic and natural diversity; a creative, talented and challenging country despite problems of social inequalities, violence and the lack of environmental awareness. The project will offer unique opportunities for cultural exchange between the EU and Mexico, building both on existing links within the partner consortium as well as reaching out to new cultural actors and target groups. The artists’ residences, workshops and public presentations will initiate a transcontinental, two-way exchange. In and through this process, artists and their works will be mobile internationally. Ultimately, however, the project draws its relevance from connecting art to societal concerns. Intercultural dialogue is thus compounded by a goaloriented dialogue about urban planning, recycling and life quality. With a variety of artistic and participatory activities we contribute to raising awareness among the population on environmental issues, and with a particular focus on the possibilities and the importance of reusing materials, as well as the responsibilities and opportunities for citizens to act in a global and local context. Furthermore the project will include the city’s marginalized neighbourhoods as they are most affected by environmental issues.