APV ADVANCE PLANNING VISIT 26–27 June 2026

Location: Akademia Supraśka, Klasztorna 1, 16-030 gmina Supraśl, Podlaskie V.

APV for the preparation of Border Experiences – Resilience by Art in the Podlasie border region: border experiences, resilience through art, public space, in front of the horizon: migration, Belarus/Poland political realities.

Main tasks

 Developing the programme structure, ensuring active participation of all European partners and creating workshop concepts directly from the exploration of the encounter environment and regional conditions.

Development of Creative Workshops such as A1 Political Art as Resilience-Tool, A2 Climate Resilience & Future Imaginaries, A3 Local Environment – Land Art Projects, A4 Public Space & Urban Interventions, A5 Performance & Body and A6 Media & AI Projects,

Think Lab, excursion and public presentation concepts directly on site together with european /regional partners.

update 22.06.....programm day by day - long version

update 22.06....program day by day - short version

WHAT TO PREPARE / BRING ? 

Section What to Prepare / Bring
Administrative Passport / ID; Health Insurance Card; Liability Insurance (if available); Travel Tickets; Boarding Passes; Original Travel Receipts; Bank Details; Emergency Contact
Visual Identity Organisation Logo (A4); Flag; Flyer
A. Creative Workshops One Workshop Idea (A3 Workshop Poster): Title, Description incl. participation concept, workshop process, materials, expected outcome, photos, sketches, own group graphic design. Ready for the APV, others follow in 2nd preparation phase July 2026.
Workshop Fields
project frame here:
A Creative Workshops
Community Collaborative Art – Areas of interest:
□ Art in Context / Public Space □ Land Art □ Installation / Sculpture □ Performance □ Body-art / Masks □ Storytelling □ Digital Media / Blended Art □ Film □ Music
Example here: Damokles_2.jpg
B. Cultural & Think Labs Some ideas for the part of your group: short description for the contribution of your team to 3 evenings. 10 minutes input: lecture / PPP / photos / video.
Think Lab Topics
project frame here:
B Think Lab
General themes for 3 evenings: □ Borders – a theme for artists □ Democracy □ Memory □ Migration □ Resilience □ Climate □ Youth Participation □ Cultural Heritage □ Future Europe □ others

Example: German part for “B1: borders, migration & solidarity” is B 1.1. 10–15 min: The recent implementation of the new EU Asylum and Migration Pact provides a concrete starting point for our discussion. Using the Polish–Belarusian border region as a case study, we want to explore how the new regulations may affect practices at the external borders of the European Union.

C. European / Regional Evenings
project frame here:
C European Regional Evenings
Some ideas for the programme of your group:
- Regional food and shared table culture
- Images / video / digital media from your region, organisation and/or projects of participants — please no touristic advertisement
- Contemporary social and youth culture from the respective region
- Regional / national artists / exhibitions / festivals culture summer 2026 in home country / Europe
- Artistic and performative contributions
- Performances, readings, improvisations, visual presentations, dance, theatre
- Presentation of current music scenes, bands, playlists, video of concerts, final movie
Materials Analog materials: workbook, paper, pens
Digital equipment: laptop, tablet, USB stick
APV Reflection What can you contribute? What do you need? What worries you? What excites you?