THE ARTIST WAY INITIATIVE (TAWI)
1e Edition, Praia, Cabo Verde (CV).
Founded by Naomi King (NL).
The world we live in can be harsh and demotivating, without color and sometimes without hope. By giving more color and thus the values of a place, and by making it look inspiring, The Artist Way Initiative literally hopes to bring more light and color into the life of another. Naomi King works as an artist and teacher out of her own dreams to make the wold a better place. She wants to encourage young people to dare to dream beyond the grim reality of their own neighborhoods/or lives.
Under the heading THE ARTIST WAY INITIATIVE, hereinafter referred to as TAWI, we as an organization want to focus on knowledge transfer, talent development and exchange between both cultures. By organizing a Street art festival, we want to introduce the Cabo Verdeans to different approaches to art and culture, and bring them from Europe to Cabo Verde. Also, the European artists will be inspired by the Cape Verdean culture. The emphasis is on sharing knowledge and improving the local cultural infrastructure.
Our main focus for this edition is Escola Capelinha Tira Chapéu, a large school in a deprived area of Praia, Cape Verde. With the project we want to provide the gray wall with a large wall of almost 75 meters on both sides, turning it into a colorful and inspiring play environment for the students of this school. Subsequently, various specialist teachers, together with international artists, organize a variety of workshops. The other focus of this project is on the further development of an international cultural collaboration between Europe and Cabo Verde. TAWI wants to promote talent development, knowledge transfer and mutual discovery, by allowing young people from both cultures to work together and get to know each other's culture.
Participating Artists:
Naomi King (NL) - Heleno Barbosamoreira (CV) - Simone Spencer (CV) - Andrewson Pereira (CV) - Jusefa Correia Rabelado (CV) - Aires Melo (CV) - Delione creations (CV) - Lobster Robin (BE) - Kitsune Jolene (BE) - Studio Zepa (NL) - Isabel Lindenburg (NL) - Vera Couvée (NL) - Loes van Reijmersdal (NL)
