Newsletter Vol2.
A European project until 2028 | PULSE-ART explores the impact of arts-based education on strengthening Cultural Awareness and Expression (CAE).
Education · Arts · Culture · Diversity
March 2026
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Art and Education:
Expanding imaginaries in the face of civilizational crisis
Especially in times of polycrisis, culture is a field where ideas are contested and a condition of democracy. This article highlights the intersection of art and education as an infrastructure of the commons and a pathway to imagine civilizational transitions through the body, movement, and memory.
By Consuelo Cerda Monje.
Coexisting without erasure: challenges of diversity for
arts-based education projects
Thinking about diversity is an uncomfortable exercise; it confronts us with our own position in the world and the ways we relate to others. In this article, we draw on non-hegemonic perspectives on diversity to broaden our approach on educational projects.
By Francisca Casas-Cordero.
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PULSE-ART Sister projects
PULSE-ART is part of a Horizon Europe network alongside TOWCHED, ALPHABETICA, and INTRACOMP, four projects proving that arts and cultural education can drive real social transformation. These initiatives are collecting evidence and creating tools to make arts-based learning a cornerstone of education policy across Europe.
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Meet some members
of PULSE-ART
Meet four of the people behind PULSE-ART: a game researcher in Malta, a dance educator in Latvia, a Paris-based artist exploring video games as culture, and a project manager in Amsterdam, all united by a shared belief that art belongs at the heart of education.
PULSE-ART and New European Bauhaus
PULSE-ART is the living laboratory of the New European Bauhaus — turning its vision of a sustainable, inclusive, and beautiful Europe into real educational practice. A compelling read on why creativity is at the heart of Europe's future transitions.
We recommend
FILM
One hundred children waiting for a train
Don't let the 1988 date fool you, this quiet Chilean documentary, set under Pinochet's dictatorship, follows educator Alicia Vega as she brings cinema to children who had never seen a film. A timeless testament to art education as an act of resistance and community-building, proving that imagination needs no budget, only purpose.
BOOK
The beautiful risk of education
Gert Biesta's The Beautiful Risk of Education feels more urgent than ever. Against the pressure of standardized testing and measurable outcomes, Biesta makes a compelling case for embracing uncertainty in education as the very condition that makes real learning possible.
CONFERENCE CALL
Unsettling Heritage and Memory futures
June 17-19 | Amsterdam, Netherlands
Step into the urgent conversations shaping how societies remember, repair, and reimagine the future. The AHM Conference 2026 brings together artists, scholars, and activists exploring decolonial approaches to heritage, memory, and cultural justice.
UPCOMING EVENT
ECSITE Conference 2026
June 2-4 | Gothenburg, Sweden
This annual international meeting that brings together science centres, museums, research institutions, universities, and professionals dedicated to public engagement with science. PULSE-ART will participate with its scientific illustration project, led by the Madrid’s National Museum of Natural Sciences
Contact with us: https://pulseartproject.eu/contact/. Reproduction permitted with attribution.
