The library in the Polish town Proszowice near Krakow has received 1.1 million kroner in support from EEA funds and has started a cooperation with Peacepainting. The project shall run for 2 years. Read about the project at the Arts Council Norway website here. The first phase of the cooperation began in April 2014, when a group of 12 people from Bindal visited Proszowice and Krakow. Seven students from the three comprehensive schools in Bindal participated in workshops in Proszowice together with 80 Polish young people.
At the end of May 2014 a large delegation of 50 Polish people came to Norway. They visited Bindal and Brønnøy. 35 young people and 15 tour guides were accommodated privately. They joined in in hiking to the mountain, Mulingen, in Bindal, and visited Brønnøysund Upper Secondary School and the mountain, Torghatten. They joined in in a painting workshop and met Norwegian young people at a disco.
The project continues in September 2014, when approximately 20 young people from Bindal and Herøy travel to Poland. Report from project travel in Poland September 2014. Read also in Herøyfjerdingen.
A number of Polish young people and artists are coming back to South Helgeland in spring 2015.
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