Strońsko

"Culture - Space - Renewal" is a project of the "Contur" Association of Artists taking place in cooperation with the Institute of Archeology of the University of Lodz and the Wieluń Scientific Society. The project is directed to students from around Strońsko and Import in the province. is aimed at raising awareness about cultural heritage and shaping creative and self-conscious attitudes.

Place of implementation of the undertaking:

- Strońsko with the Romanesque church of St. Ursula and Eleven Thousand Virgins. There, in the portal of the southern nave, there is a Romanesque tympanum made of sandstone with a bas-relief depicting a winged dragon.

- import area, where there are princely burial mounds of Przeworsk culture from the turn of the second and third century A.D.

The first stage of the project will be classes led by an archaeologist and historian. They will familiarize participants with the importance of cultural heritage located near the project implementation sites. This program block will also include practical classes showing the work of an archaeologist, such as an arranged excavation or showing the capabilities of a metal detector.

One of the effects of the project will be an application for mobile devices, allowing you to create a guide to the monuments of Strońsko and Import and nearby places important for culture.

During the second stage, the screenwriter and draftsman will present the history of the comic in Poland and in the world (it is worth emphasizing that in 2019 we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Polish comic). The creators will conduct a series of exercises and drawing games explaining the language of the comic to the participants. Participation in the workshop will allow participants to create their own comic about (super) heroes important for the local cultural heritage.

The project will sum up the exhibition, which will present archaeological materials excavated during the workshop along with relevant comments and comics made by students. The opening of the exhibition will be combined with the awarding of prizes to the authors of the most interesting pictorial stories telling the fate of historical heroes from the closest neighborhood.

The 'Culture - Space - Renewal' project was co-financed by the National Center for Culture as part of the 'Culture - Interventions 2019' program