As part of the Horizon Europe project Cultural Literacies’ Value in Europe (CLiViE), Professor Dzintra Iliško, Associate Professor and Leading Researcher Alīna Romanovska, and Associate Professor Ludmila Aleksejeva presented their study, “Arts-Based Learning as a Catalyst for Inclusion Policy and Practice: A Case Study,” at Daugavpils University’s 21st International Scientific Conference Social Sciences for Regional Development 2026, held on 16–17 October.

The study examines The Other in Art and Life, a mini-project in arts-based education carried out in collaboration with the Rothko Museum as part of CLiViE. The presentation explored how practical artistic activities can complement traditional teaching and create more varied opportunities for learners to participate and express themselves. The emotionally engaging process helps develop both artistic skills and communication skills needed in everyday life, while also enabling learners to explore social processes through the lens of art. The findings suggest that arts-based learning can support more inclusive educational practice.

The study was presented in a plenary session and attracted considerable interest from conference participants. It prompted a valuable exchange of views on the potential of arts-based education and its integration into teaching practice, as well as on the study’s limitations and opportunities for its future development and expansion.

The conference programme and presentation abstracts are available here.

Further information:
Alīna Romanovska
CLiViE Project Leader at Daugavpils University
Associate Professor and Leading Researcher at the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences
alina.romanovska@du.lv

The project has received funding from the European Union’s “Horizon Europe” Research and Innovation programme under the grant agreement No. 101132285.