The open classes of the “Landscape that follows: temporary art school” at Córrego do Bação

outreach program as an invitation to drawing together

Abstract

The text presents a community engagement experience conducted at Córrego do Bação, in Itabirito, Minas Gerais, Brazil, by the “3rd Group próxima paisagem (The Next Landscape / The Landscape That Follows Group, in english)”, composed of artists and extensionist researchers periodically visiting this mining region. The text describes the development and implementation of a series of open classes for “Próxima paisagem: escola de arte provisória” (temporary art school), engaging in a dialogue with the academic research process on the concept of landscape. In this, we seek to update the phenomenological notion of being-in-landscape through a shared practice with the residents of Córrego do Bação, involving outdoor drawing. With this article, we aim to convey to readers our understanding of the emancipatory power of art and education as spaces for the emergence of the common. We also seek to address uncertainties regarding the potential achievements of outreach programs in the arts in the effort to engage with specific contexts.