About
Remembering the past is meaningful, but its impact on our agency is meaningful only in relation to the present and future. If we fail to reflect on and learn from past experiences, we are bound to be confounded time and time again. Remembering Genocide, or crimes against humanities and its prevention are no exception.
The European Culture of Resistance is an interdisciplinary, long-term initiative by Ruth Anderwald + Leonhard Grond that integrates artistic research, political and cultural youth education, and remembrance culture. The project fosters international collaboration among artists, scholars, cultural institutions, NGOs, and young people, creating co-creative environments to examine and counter fascism, antisemitism, racism, and all forms of othering.
By employing a co-creative, action research-driven methodology, the project explores the intersections of historical, cultural, social, and political dimensions of resistance. Its activities include artistic workshops, scholarly discussions, international youth exchanges, exhibitions, public interventions, and publications, developed in collaboration with universities, museums, and schools across Europe and beyond. These initiatives not only reflect on historical instances of oppression but also interrogate their legacies and ongoing manifestations.
The project has reached more than 4,500 people through workshops, exhibitions, and public interventions. It has been recognised by the European Commission as a best-practice example for its innovative response to the COVID-19 crisis and as a Creative Europe best-practice project from Austria, underscoring its impact and exemplary approach to arts-based political education.
European Culture of Resistance is grounded in the principle that learning from history is only possible through research, critical analysis, and creative application. Artistic imagination serves as a medium for envisioning alternative futures, cultivating ethical and political awareness, and strengthening capacities for active resistance. In this way, political, artistic, and cultural education collectively enable young people to engage meaningfully with history while shaping practices of social justice in the present and future.
Ruth Anderwald + Leonhard Grond
Association HASENHERZ
The Arts of Resistance (2024-2025) is co-financed by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.
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The pilot project Art Works! European Culture of Resistance and Liberation 2019-202 was co-financed by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union:
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Navigating Dizziness Together FWF-PEEK AR 598
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The European Culture of Resistance is an interdisciplinary, long-term initiative by Ruth Anderwald + Leonhard Grond that integrates artistic research, political and cultural youth education, and remembrance culture. The project fosters international collaboration among artists, scholars, cultural institutions, NGOs, and young people, creating co-creative environments to examine and counter fascism, antisemitism, racism, and all forms of othering.
By employing a co-creative, action research-driven methodology, the project explores the intersections of historical, cultural, social, and political dimensions of resistance. Its activities include artistic workshops, scholarly discussions, international youth exchanges, exhibitions, public interventions, and publications, developed in collaboration with universities, museums, and schools across Europe and beyond. These initiatives not only reflect on historical instances of oppression but also interrogate their legacies and ongoing manifestations.
The project has reached more than 4,500 people through workshops, exhibitions, and public interventions. It has been recognised by the European Commission as a best-practice example for its innovative response to the COVID-19 crisis and as a Creative Europe best-practice project from Austria, underscoring its impact and exemplary approach to arts-based political education.
European Culture of Resistance is grounded in the principle that learning from history is only possible through research, critical analysis, and creative application. Artistic imagination serves as a medium for envisioning alternative futures, cultivating ethical and political awareness, and strengthening capacities for active resistance. In this way, political, artistic, and cultural education collectively enable young people to engage meaningfully with history while shaping practices of social justice in the present and future.
Ruth Anderwald + Leonhard Grond
Association HASENHERZ
The Arts of Resistance (2024-2025) is co-financed by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.
Partner Institutions:
The pilot project Art Works! European Culture of Resistance and Liberation 2019-202 was co-financed by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union:
Partner Institutions:
Navigating Dizziness Together FWF-PEEK AR 598
The process was made possible by the generous support of
Cooperational Partners:
Background:
︎ European Agency for Fundamental Rights: Jewish People’s Experiences and Perceptions of Antisemitism, 2024
︎ UN News: Anti-Semitism ‘toxic to democracy’, 2019
︎ Council of Europe, Human Rights Education Youth Programme, 2019
︎ Open Society Foundation: States of Change: Attitudes In Central And Eastern Europe 30 Years After The Fall Of The Berlin Wall, 2019
︎ CNN poll: A Shadow over Europe, Anti-Semitism in Europe, 2018
︎ Addressing Anti-Semitism through Education, Guidelines for Policymakers, 2018