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This chapter introduces the aesthetic and pedagogical experiences carried out at Acervo da Laje (The Laje Collection) involving artists and the population living on the periphery of Salvador. The author considers the impact of such actions in strengthening social support networks and in creating new symbolic fields in face of urban violence. He analyzes the role of artistic methodologies to cope with psychosocial vulnerability, namely. art education and the appreciation of memory, beauty, local history and its creative potential and capabilities in a context that is stigmatized by stereotypes linked to poverty and violence. In this sense, the project in scene is original and contradicts the usual notion that it is not possible to find creativity, art, history, and aesthetical values in the outskirts. There are no records of other initiatives with the same dimension and potential for growth and networking. The discussion is guided by the concept of developmental poetics, focusing on the process of creation, authoring, exhibition and socialization of pieces of art with the potential to favor human development under hardship, activating family and community dynamics through the occupation of nonformal education spaces, artistic creation, and exhibitions. Concrete experiences in this direction are presented and analyzed.
‘Laje’ is a roof top area in houses, which are common in poor communities around Brazil. It is sometimes part of an extension of the house and still under construction and it is commonly used as a gathering place for barbecues, sunbathing or small parties.
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Subúrbio Ferroviário is the name given to the set of peripheral districts northwest of Salvador, which are inhabited by 500 thousand people distributed within 22 neighborhoods. It is known for the railway line that connects its districts. This area is underserved by public services and lacks basic infrastructure.
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José Eduardo and Vilma are both teachers, José Eduardo teaches at the Catholic University of Salvador (UCSal) and Vilma teaches students from preschool to elementary school. José Eduardo went to Pedagogy School, has a Master degree in Psychology and a Doctorate degree in Public Health. He participates in the National Program of Post-Doctorate (PNPD–CAPES) by the Institute of Psychology of the Federal University from Bahia. He has published a book on the homicide among the youth in the periphery (Santos, 2010) and another on Acervo da Laje (Santos, 2014).
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The artists that have participated in the exhibitions and collections at Acervo da Laje come from the outskirts and from central areas of the city as well. Many of them have donated pieces of art and participated in the educative activities, what amplify the meaning and exchanges during the meetings, favoring the dynamics of encounters that is so important to us. Almiro Borges, Cesar, Otávio Bahia, Otávio Filho, Prentice Carvalho, Indiano Carioca, Perinho Santana, Nalva Conceição, Zaca Oliveira, César Lima, Ray Bahia, Marlúcia, Zilda Paim, Ivana Magalhães, Jorge de Jesus, Índio, Raimundo Lembrança, Isa Amaral, Mila Souza, Carlos Coelho, José Leôncio, Maurino Araújo, Ana Cris, Esdras.
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Itamar Espinheira, Reinaldo Eckenberger, Lênio Braga, Renato da Silveira, Filho and Neto do Louco, Adriana Accioly, Simone Santos, Cláudio Pastro, Solon Barreto, Mario Bestetti, Chico Flores, Deraldo Lima, Valéria Simões, Nelson Maca & Luiz Pablo Moura.
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Aprovado, Soterópolis, Como Será?, TV Pelourinho.
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More information and photos: www.facebook.com/acervodalaje/.
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Santos, J.E.F. (2019). Education for Beauty in Acervo da Laje (The Laje Collection) and the Emergence of Creative Work at the Outskirts of Salvador, Brazil. In: Hviid, P., Märtsin, M. (eds) Culture in Education and Education in Culture. Cultural Psychology of Education, vol 10. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28412-1_8
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