🎨🇮🇹 DRAWN STORIES – Volunteering with Comics & Creativity in Cremona, Italy

✨ Live Art. Share Stories. Inspire Through Comics.

Step into the vibrant world of comics, culture, and creative storytelling at the Centro Fumetto Andrea Pazienza (CFAP)in Cremona, Italy! This 6-month ESC project offers an artistic volunteering experience where you’ll support creative events, work in a comics library, and collaborate on storytelling with young refugees.

📅 Project Dates: 1 September 2025 – 15 March 2026
📍 Location: Piazza del Comune 8, Cremona, Italy
🗓️ Application Deadline: 30 August 2025 – 10:00

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🖋️ What You’ll Do:

• 🎭 Help organise workshops, exhibitions & festivals (like Lucca Comics & Napoli Comicon)
• 📚 Manage and support the comics library & archives
• 🌍 Collaborate with young refugees to create comics from their stories
• 🌐 Assist in social media, website updates & event promotion
• 🎨 Participate in the annual Porte Aperte Festival

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🏡 Accommodation & Support:

• 🛏️ Fully equipped shared apartments in Cremona city centre
• 🚲 Bicycle provided for local travel
• 🍽️ Monthly food allowance + travel costs covered
• 🧭 Supported by a mentor, tutor & project coordinator
• 📚 Language support through EU Academy + in-person Italian classes
• 🎓 On-Arrival Training, Mid-Term Evaluation & Youthpass certification included

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👤 Who We’re Looking For:

✅ Aged 18–30
✅ Fluent in English (Italian is a plus)
✅ Creative, dynamic, sociable, communicative
✅ Passionate about comics, storytelling, and cultural exchange
✅ Flexible & open to learning and teamwork in a multicultural setting

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🌍 Eligible Countries:

Albania, Belgium, Austria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Lithuania, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Norway, Finland, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, St Pierre and Miquelon, Sweden, France

🔗 Apply here
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