Między nieudaną prowokacją a modelową integracją. O renesansie aktywizacji społecznej w wydaniu artystycznym

This article is based on an evaluation of the project “Entrance from the Courtyard,” which was conducted as part of the series of events connected with the European Capital of Culture Wrocław 2016. The aim was to mobilize local society through artistic activities. The authors consider the question of whether artistic activities, in association with an attempt at art education, could be an effective source of social activation. They also describe the conflicts resulting from tension between activation and education, and those elements of the activities that meant the beneficiaries of the project were not always the addressees of the activation. An evaluation has made it possible to show what types of artistic activities can favor overcoming difficulties, that is, what types can stimulate and maintain local social activeness. Creating a sense of agency is the way to the goal.