ESC: IntegrART - URGENT call for 1 volunteer in cultural club: art, creativity, event organization

Cultural Center “Dworek Białoprądnicki” is an organization that since 2015 is hosting European volunteers from various countries in Europe who are participating in our cultural projects. It is the place where tradition and history meet with modernity. The events organized in Dworek are addressed to children, adults, and seniors. There is a lot of concerts, performing arts, exhibitions, and meetings with people such as travelers, writers or hobbyists. Our audience is not only the people living in Kraków and in Małopolska but also tourists from all across the country and abroad. "Dworek Białoprądnicki" is a creative place for innovatory projects and for creating international and local sustainable partnerships. We are aiming to respond to the cultural needs of both local and international communities of Kraków. Our Center is developing very quickly in the field of international cooperation in the frame of many various programs. Cultural Center "Dworek Białoprądnicki" is also running a professional recording studio that supports both experienced musicians and beginners. The Center has also seven branches all across Kraków. The idea of standing behind Club’s actions is to create an open, interdisciplinary place based on the cooperation of NGOs, inhabitants and public entities working together in the fields of culture, art, and education. Three of them already host volunteers and the fourth of them - club Łokietek is going to be part of future European Solidarity Corps projects.
1. Cultural Club "Przegorzały" is a modern cultural branch that develops dynamically both at a national and international level. The club empowers and integrates the local community at any age by carrying out different activities for children, youth, adults, families, and seniors. These actions prove that interesting cultural, artistic, and social events take place not only in the city center but also within local communities, located in the suburbs of a big city. Cultural Club in Przegorzały runs its activities thanks to various national grants as well as the financial support from the District VII of Cracow. Above that, it carries out different events based on international cooperation such as international exchange, internships, workshops, and meetings. This is the 5th time the club has been hosting a European volunteer, it has also been the sending organization.
2. Cultural Club „Mydlniki” is a place full of life, stimulating the local community in Bronowice district. The Club’s challenge is to create programs and projects in cooperation with the inhabitants and the audience. All together it makes this place a „family-friendly” space. Cultural Club „Mydlniki” is focusing on spreading cultural and animating free time of kids, teenagers, adults, and seniors. More than 40 various regular classes are opened for all age groups which gives a number of around 500 participants. The club is also running education programs, cultural projects, and events. During the summer of 2018, the Club is being renovated which will make it bigger and even more beautiful. The new equipment will also arrive to increase the quality of all events and classes. The club is hosting the European volunteer for the second time.
3. Cultural Club “Wola” is an active and welcoming cultural institution located in the Zwierzyniec district, just in the outskirts of Krakow. Its aim is to establish a warm and creative space for its community. The club offers activities of all kinds for all ages, from the youngest to the oldest: music, painting, printing, ceramic and dance classes, jazz concerts, meetings for families and many educational workshops. The already-great variety of things happening in the club is always increasing and Wola is becoming more and more a central social hub in the local community. The club is hosting the European volunteer for the second time.
4. Cultural Club “Łokietek” is a young and quickly developing cultural institution located in Prądnik Biały district, in the suburbs of Cracow. Its mission is also to bring culture to the citizens of the city who are not able to commute to the center. The club offers many types of classes, workshops and other activities for children, youth and adults. The club provides an opportunity to attend educational classes like piano, singing, guitar, English, art and board games as well as physical ones like ballet, yoga, fitness and many others. There are more than 30 various regular classes and up to 400 participants. Cultural Club “Łokietek” is also a place of ecology. A large number of various activities are made to increase ecological awareness of the community, including upcycling workshops called “The second life of an object” and “The Material”. As a young institution, the Club is also a place of great possibilities, since there is a lot of space for new activities to be habituated. Encouraged by the experience of the other branches, the club Łokietek also wants to implement EKS projects.