The PATS partnership brings together experienced organizations with complementary expertise and a strong track record in European projects, ensuring effective collaboration, engagement with target groups, and successful dissemination of project results.
uniT GmbH (Coordinator)
Austria
uniT is a cultural initiative in Graz that supports contemporary art and artists and is active on both a national and international level. uniT operates in two main areas. In the DRAMA FORUM, contemporary theatrical texts are developed, produced, and brought to life. The International Playwrights’ Festival Graz provides authors, directors, and actors with a platform for exchange, discussion, and artistic networking. In the KUNSTLABOR Graz, uniT connects artists across disciplines, addresses social themes, and implements participatory projects in educational contexts, fostering creativity, encounters, and opportunities for individual expression. Additionally, uniT leverages its experience in EU-funded projects to strengthen the international network of artists.
BUM
Serbia
Balkan Urban Movement (BUM) is a Belgrade-based non-profit organisation founded in 2002. For more than two decades, we have been fusing creativity, innovation and social action to shape thriving and sustainable communities in Serbia, the Western Balkans and across Europe. Our mission is to connect people and ideas through creativity and innovation, transforming communities into spaces of dialogue, expression, solidarity and shared meaning.
AMAREALTE
Portugal
Amarelarte (PT) is a non-profit cultural association dedicated to fostering positive change in education by connecting art with learning. Founded in 2012, the organization serves as a flexible and collaborative space that develops artistic and educational projects with and for the surrounding community. Inspired by international perspectives and local engagement, Amarelarte promotes access to art and culture while encouraging creativity, dialogue, and the exchange of ideas among people of all ages. The association works with children, youth, adults, and families, offering opportunities for creative exploration through music, dance, visual arts, performance, and reading. The core focus of its activities is the creative process with people, supporting personal and creative development, strengthening critical thinking, collaboration, social responsibility, and constructive ways of learning and expressing ideas. Through non-formal education, Amarelarte addresses themes such as sustainability, inclusion, participation, personal growth, and community engagement, often bringing together diverse groups in shared creative processes. The association also offers learning opportunities for educators, parents, and community members, helping them explore new ideas and approaches through artistic methods. Among its key initiatives are COOLTOUR – a culture festival for children and families and the Circus School, both of which create inclusive spaces for creative learning, participation, and artistic discovery. These activities encourage people of different ages and backgrounds to meet, collaborate, and explore their creative potential together. Since 2022, Amarelarte has also been involved in Erasmus+ projects, contributing its experience in addressing complex social topics through creative and participatory methods such as theatre, movement, drawing, and artistic actions in public spaces. Over the years, Amarelarte has built a strong network of local cultural and social organizations, enabling collaboration and community-driven initiatives that support creativity, learning, and social engagement.
THE HIVE
Greece
The Hive is dedicated to providing training services and consultancy, covering the needs of various target groups on numerous topics. The courses’ topics are developed by experienced trainers and selected according to the EU priorities, the needs occurring in the multicultural and rapidly evolving environment that our society is experiencing on pan European scale, and always based on the current education & innovation trends. The Hive is aiming to promote active participation in society and improve the learning performance and the career prospects of the courses’ participants.
ECO-LOGIC
North Macedonia
ECO-LOGIC is a non-profit organization dedicated to environmental protection, sustainable development, and the promotion of modern ecological practices. Established in 2011, the organization works actively in formal and non-formal education, with a strong focus on primary and secondary schools, universities, and youth engagement.
ECO-LOGIC designs and delivers tailored training programmes, educational tools, and awareness campaigns related to sustainability, environmental protection, European values, and social entrepreneurship. The organization develops innovative methodologies, board games, and discussion tools that encourage critical thinking, civic participation, and green skills development.