Bio Art Village
BioArt Laboratories sees the European Solidarity Corps as an important cornerstone to her international aspirations: it provides a vital program that combines the means to reach out to European Youth volunteers with a shared vision for a sustainable, interconnected world.
BioArt Village is a place to be challenged, reconsider your energy usage and impact on the world, and collaborate and contribute to projects ranging from plastic eating fungi, to passive water harvesting systems.
We offer a unique opportunity to learn and gain new knowledge and skills in a highly dynamic environment.
Activities
In the midst of a green realm in Strijp, Eindhoven; lies our BioArt Village. We are located in a beautiful military bunker complex build by the German army during the Second World War. At this site, we are realising a self-supporting location, applying a circular approach to all of our resources and waste materials. Our BioArt Village is a crossover hotspot where science, arts and nature meet: there is a fully functional hybrid laboratory, numerous ateliers and nature is right outside the door.
As a volunteer at BioArt Laboratories you will have the opportunity to:
– Gain experience with off-grid and sustainable thinking
– Work with farm animals (Horses, sheep, cows and chickens)
– Contribute to the maintenance of the forest area and the buildings
– Solve problems, design and implement new systems
Practicalities
A participant can stay at BioArt Village for a maximum of six months. The participants will be given accommodation within one of the refurbished military bunkers, with private room and a common workspace area. The participant will have access to showering and laundry facilities. We have shared bikes available for the participants.
ESC program covers transport, insurance, and a monthly allowance; food and accommodation. Holidays can be organised based on the needs of each participant during their stay.
Who can apply?
– The volunteer is someone who has inherent interest in subjects of the project, such as sustainability and new system changes for a circular economy through, for example, aquaponics.
– The volunteer is eager to learn and explore new possibilities with a go-getter mentality and proactive attitude.
– The volunteer wants to make a meaningful contribution to society and thereby endorse core values such as solidarity, cooperation and mutual understanding and respect.
– BioArt Village is located in a nature-rich environment with offgrid facilities. While the place is in close proximity of the city centre, the atmosphere is close to a rural, peaceful place abundant with nature. As such, the volunteer needs to have affinity with nature and the rural environment.
