SUMMARY – ESPACIO ROJO
CERAMICS IN ADULT EDUCATION.
This good practice has been developed by Espacio Rojo in Madrid, Spain and tested with groups of disadvantaged adults as well as adult educators.
Participants in the ceramics workshop included, among others, people with mental, physical, sensory disabilities, older people, young migrants, unemployed and people experiencing poverty. In addition, professionals active in education, art and social inclusion.
Developing a pottery activity with groups of adults from vulnerable groups promotes social inclusion and can be developed in different social contexts. It serves to empower and improve the lives of vulnerable groups, once it manages to connect with society in its utilitarian aspect and with the historical aspect of humanity.
It is ideal for working with mixed groups and stimulates creative development and the channelling of tensions and/or emotions through the manipulation of clay with our hands.
The pottery activity was developed with 4 groups of people:
- Group I: women with intellectual disabilities (from 40 to 70 years old).
- Group II: long-term unemployed women in a situation of social vulnerability (from 30 to 50 years old).
- Group III: migrant women (50 to 60 years old).
- Group IV: Young migrant men and women with low economic resources (18 to 29 years old).
A total of 24 people participated in the ceramics workshop in Madrid. Spain
The ceramics workshop was developed over 7 months with group I and II of female participants, our aim was to explore the possibility of using the art of ceramics for people with and without sensory or intellectual disabilities in order to favour their inclusion.
After assessing the positive impact of these sessions, the workshop was developed in a single session with group III of migrant women to explore the impact and learning with this vulnerable group and later young migrant.
