🇵🇱 Erasmus+ Youth Exchange in Poland 🎨 ARTcelerate Your Potential: Art & Digital Skills Breaking Barriers 📱

Open call for young people aged 18 to 24 from Poland, Romania and Türkiye to join "ARTcelerate Your Potential," an Erasmus+ youth exchange from 20 to 30 July 2026 in Toruń, Poland. For over a week, 32 young people will create together and discover how art and digital technologies can break down social barriers. You don't need to be a professional artist or social media expert, just willing to learn by doing, open up to other cultures and practise your English.

About OKTAWA Foundation

Officially running since 2023 with its main hub in Warsaw, the OKTAWA Foundation focuses on creative education and breaking down social inequalities through art and innovative teaching methods. It develops non-formal education, social integration and active-citizenship initiatives, specialising in mixing art with digital education (especially digital storytelling) and empowering youth from all backgrounds.

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What Will We Do?

The programme is built on non-formal education, with no boring lectures, just learning by doing:

🎨 Art workshops: graphic design, painting, video creating and editing, and photography

🎮 Urban games: streetview, outdoor bingo in teams, sightseeing and team competitions

🛠️ Digital tools guide: co-create a practical guide to the best free digital art tools for young people across Europe

📱 Social media skills: curate your own podcast, create short-form videos and compete with others

Who Can Join?

🔞 Aged 18 to 24

📍 From Poland, Romania or Türkiye

🎨 Interested in art, business and social media

🇬🇧 Wanting to improve English in a friendly, international environment

🌱 Never travelled abroad or facing challenges? The team will help you with any trouble during the project

Why Participate?

💼 Professional skills: gain digital competencies highly valued by employers today

📜 A YouthPass certificate (official European recognition of your skills)

🌍 International friends and a network of contacts from different cultures

🎉 Many outside activities in a city made to be explored

Accommodation

🏨 Hotel Tower, booked exclusively for the group, with cozy 2-, 3- and 4-person rooms

🌳 Tucked next to a forest and the Vistula River, with a big garden perfect for outdoor sessions

🚉 Under a 5-minute walk from the main train station (Toruń Główny), with a fully equipped conference room as the workshop hub

🍽️ Daily breakfasts and dinners served on-site

Travel

🌱 Green travel (train, bus, carpooling) is highly encouraged; the train is easiest, as the hotel is under a 5-minute walk from the station

✈️ For flights, contact Konrad on WhatsApp (+48 576 856 997) for help finding a suitable option

⚠️ Always confirm your bookings with the project staff first; those who don't may not be reimbursed or may lose their spot

🗓️ The hotel is booked 20–30 July; arrive before midnight on the 20th and be ready to leave on the 30th. Travel expenses are reimbursed on the project

Discover Toruń

🏰 A beautiful medieval city, the birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus, famous for its centuries-old spiced gingerbread and one of the best-preserved Gothic old towns in Europe (a UNESCO World Heritage site). Top landmarks include the Old Town Hall, the House of Copernicus, the ruins of the Teutonic Knights' Castle and the Living Museum of Gingerbread

The Details

📍 Location: Toruń, Poland (Hotel Tower)

🗓️ Dates: 20 to 30 July 2026 (travel days included; activities 21–29 July)

👥 For: 32 young people aged 18 to 24 from Poland, Romania and Türkiye

💶 Funding: Erasmus+ (accommodation and food covered; travel reimbursed up to programme limits)

📜 An official YouthPass certificate

How to Apply

📝 Fill in the application form (linked below). Once selected, you'll join the Facebook and WhatsApp groups and receive a detailed info-brochure with packing lists and travel tips. For flight/travel help, contact Konrad on WhatsApp (+48 576 856 997)