ASOCIATIA SUPER TINERI (ASIRYS)
Târgu Frumos, Romania
⭐️ Activity Title
Arts Lab 8.0 | Are you an A R T I S T?
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🔷 Activity Details
Description
If your strongest passion is art and you want to get involved in a variety of activities such as art residencies, caravans in Romania, designing creative installations and artworks alongside youth, organizing festivals and events, cooperating with other artists and exploring new ways to connect with diverse audiences, then apply now! Your work will become a part of fIVE experiential museums for our town, providing you with a truly transformative experience. It will be a lot of work, but also a lot of joy. You will learn and explore yourself in ways you never thought you were capable of. By the end of the experience, you will have a strong portfolio, that will support you in following your dreams! Check the info-pack: canva.link/artslabeight. To have your application considered, simply fill in the form: https://forms.gle/sjzhFpjtNE1jdrKN7. We’ll keep this call open until we find our last team member!
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
We will provide accommodation in double & triple room, in our youth center (Act House, Cucuteni no.8, Târgu Frumos, Iași, Romania) - check it in 3D: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=qfesimaqz6c. You will receive 150 euro/month (food money) and 4 euro/per day (pocket money). These money are enough for the living standards in Târgu Frumos. We will reimburse the travel costs based on a lump sum and we will help you figure out how to reach us. Târgu Frumos is a small and safe town, located close to Iași, which is the second-largest city in Romania and a vibrant cultural space.
Training during the activity
Our training programs include Romanian language, diverse crafting and non-formal methods, and two trainings provided by the Romanian National Agency. You'll also have the chance to collaborate with other passionate volunteers and learn from former Arts Lab participants about their unique experiences. Our volunteers frequently describe Arts Lab as a life-changing experience, and we're committed to staying in touch for the long term. In fact, we're already planning a conference for all 100 Arts Lab volunteers in 2028!
Participant profile
It take us time to find our dream team, this is why our selection process is very different than other projects. Our volunteers stand out through their artistic profile, perseverance, and commitment. We’re looking for 20 artists (5 from non-EU countries, 4 Romanians and 11 from EU). If you are a creative mind, aged 18-30 y. o., if you have an art portfolio, you are hardworking, willing to explore a different topic every month, travel, meet and collaborate with hundreds of people, if it's okay to share your room with two roommates for six months, and work alongside 19 other artists, we encourage you to APPLY. Please fill in this form: https://forms.gle/wF4kkS6cXe4Hbf3d8
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🔑 Key Information
Activity dates
A total of 32 week(s) during the period 01/09/2026 to 30/04/2027
Activity location
Str. Cucuteni, nr. 8, mansardă, Târgu Frumos, Romania
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kosovo * UN resolution, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Caledonia, North Macedonia, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saint Barthélemy, Serbia, Sint Maarten (dutch part), Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, St Pierre and Miquelon, Sweden, Syria, Tunisia, Türkiye, Ukraine, Wallis and Futuna
Activity topics
Citizenship and democratic participation
Health and wellbeing
Education and training
Employment and entrepreneurship
Creativity and culture
Physical education and sport
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 13/07/2026 17:00
Project code
2026-1-RO01-ESC51-VTJ-000401478
🔗 Official Project Page
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/52922_en
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