BOZAR
NEXT GENERATION, PLEASE! is an ambitious civic engagement project designed to use culture to empower young people to participate in the democratic process. With the help of artists and decision-makers, NGP! stimulates new thinking amongst the younger generation around the complexity of living together and civic responsibility in today’s world. Identity, borders and migration, were some of the key issues explored in the pilot project at BOZAR (2014-2016). In 2017-2018, the second edition of NGP! will scale the project to an international level in order to maximize scope and impact.
In 2015-2016, NGP reached out to 200 students: 70% of them reported they learned very much from working with artists. And a vast majority said their involvement in the project influenced their desire to speak out on Europe and politics. Each cycle of the project unfolds during the course of an academic year (2017-2018 & 2018-2019) through the following actions :
Youth program involving 10 schools & non-profit organisations in Belgium in tandem with international partners; Youth Forum; NGP! Festival (May 2018) to showcase artistic creations made by participants; Digital platform & publication.
For 2018-2019, BOZAR will seek to enlarge the scope of NGP with other European partners and schools.
BOZAR
BOZAR
BOZAR
BOZAR
Brussels
Belgium