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Observing the Impact of Art on Environmental Education – A Practical Methodology for Artists and Festivals
A practical toolkit to observe how artistic experiences influence emotions, awareness and willingness to act for the environment. Designed for artists, festivals and educators, it combines questionnaires, visual tools and mixed data analysis.
Aims of the tool
The tool aims to:
· Observe the emotional impact of artistic experiences.
· Explore how art can foster environmental awareness and willingness to act.
· Support artists and cultural organisers in improving the educational impact of their work.
· Provide a simple, replicable methodology adaptable across Europe.
Description of the tool
This toolkit was developed within the Erasmus+ project Art Eco Soc to observe and better understand how artistic experiences contribute to environmental awareness and civic engagement among adult audiences.
It provides a practical, field-tested methodology combining individual questionnaires, visual participatory tools (Wheel of Resonances and Commitment Map), and contextual analysis of artistic programming. The approach allows practitioners to collect both qualitative and quantitative data in a lightweight and accessible way.
Rather than measuring impact in a normative way, the methodology supports observation, interpretation and continuous improvement. It helps artists and cultural organisers identify how emotions, imagination and reflection may foster awareness and willingness to act.
Tested in France and Italy with over 100 participants, the toolkit is designed to be adaptable, transferable and replicable across European cultural and educational contexts, contributing to quality enhancement in arts-based environmental education.
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Tool overview
http://toolbox.salto-youth.net/5481
This tool is for
Artists and artistic collectives working on environmental themes Festival organisers and cultural programmers Cultural mediators and environmental educators Educational, associative or institutional organisations working on environmental education through art Cultural and environmental actors wishing to better understand and improve the emotional and educational impact of their artistic proposals
and addresses
Environment
It is recommended for use in:
Strategic Partnerships
Duration:
Implementation after an event / art performance.
15 minutes max per participant.
For mediators: no formal training required, but prior reading of the methodological guide is recommended.
Behind the tool
The tool was created by
Cultures Eco Actives (France), IncluDream (Italy)
in the context of
Developed within an Erasmus+ Small-scale Partnership in Adult Education entitled “Art Eco Soc”, focused on strengthening the role of artistic practices in environmental education.
The tool has been experimented in
Tested during two pilot festivals in France and Italy, involving adult audiences and professional artists.
The tool was published to the Toolbox by
Gianluca Gafforio (on 24 February 2026)
and last modified
24 February 2026
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