The Nuova Borgata Corviale complex is a socially at-risk area in the southwest suburbs of Rome, a 1km-long public housing complex around which, over the years, a middle-class neighborhood with residential areas has sprung up.
Needs
The need that emerged was to create contact and a fusion between the creative communities within the neighborhood and those outside it, to connect the various generations of artists, and to clarify the opportunities for training, mentoring, and creative growth for young artists in the area.
Partners
Stamperia del Tevere, Eudecoop
Participants
Mentors, Young Mentors, Young Artists, neighborhood artistic community, local administrators
Phases
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Phase 1
Team building through the involvement of partners and sharing the idea of the proposed action, neighborhood involvement through the involvement of the Municipality and local administrators, and a social media campaign.
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Phase 2
Co-design of a neighborhood creativity map, indicating training facilities, artists, and mentors.
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Phase 3
Creation of a physical intaglio map (which can then be digitized) with the involvement of artists and the community in a public and collective event, during which participants were also asked to draw a map of their favorite places in the neighborhood.
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Phase 4
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Phase 5
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Phase 6
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Phase 7
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Phase 8
Results
Creation of an artistic work
Creation of a transgenerational network of artists/mentors
Opening up the creative possibilities of the area to citizens
19 active participants + 3 Mulab staff (total 21)
Methodology / Tools
Various tools and methodologies were used in the creation of the CAP, drawing both from the wealth of tools used in Mulab training for group building through action, and utilizing and customizing tools and methodologies shared within the consortium, such as Urbani Separe's neighborhood snack and Rinova's emotional map.
