{"id":15084,"date":"2026-03-05T09:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T08:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.m2act.ch\/?post_type=toolbox&#038;p=15084"},"modified":"2026-03-13T15:49:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:49:18","slug":"spark-the-flame-artcare-meet-up-format-to-adopt","status":"publish","type":"toolbox","link":"https:\/\/www.m2act.ch\/en\/toolbox\/spark-the-flame-artcare-meet-up-format-to-adopt\/","title":{"rendered":"SPARK THE FLAME! \u2013 art+care Meet-up format to adopt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SPARK THE FLAME! is an adaptive event format by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.m2act.ch\/en\/projects\/artcare\/\">art+care<\/a> that combines artistic practice and care work in an open, supportive setting. The focus is on lighting a fire together \u2013 as a collective action in physical space and as an experience of shared attention, care and community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The format creates a accessible setting for exchange, resonance and collective presence. Participants and organisers are equally understood as actors; the act of being together becomes a collective artistic practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a ready-to-use setting, SPARK THE FLAME! can be independently adapted and implemented by individuals, initiatives or institutions \u2013 from studio gardens to festivals, in a wide variety of contexts. It is not the size of the event that matters, but the quality of the encounter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>art+care provides the handout \u2018How to SPARK THE FLAME!\u2019 to anyone interested in hosting SPARK THE FLAME!<\/p>\n\n\n\n    <div id=\"text-shadow-box-block_e56b1b5a708885c7aa52fef5441892d0\" class=\"mod-text-shadow-box\" data-scheme=\"yellow\">\n\t\t<h3>What does this tool consist of?<\/h3>\n<p>An adaptive, consciously simple event format with a clear, open structure: a fire (real or symbolic) forms the centrepiece, complemented by moderated exchange, optional artistic contributions and a host checklist for independent implementation. Simplicity is part of the concept.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"testimonial-block_9c0cc1daf994ecd6afb56b6b1f9ba66b\" class=\"mod-stoerer-button\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/6393741e8b41f342c43f4868\/t\/69b33003d0d6fc09359efe4a\/1773350915385\/ENG+HOST+CHECKLIST_How+to+do+a+SPARK+THE+FLAME_artandcare.pdf\" target=\"\" class=\"inner\">\n        <span class=\"title\">\n            Host Checklist \u00abHow to SPARK THE FLAME!\u00bb        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"more\">\n                        <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\n    <div id=\"text-shadow-box-block_91e9a46394fbbdca67d6ee05563d0cac\" class=\"mod-text-shadow-box\" data-scheme=\"black\">\n\t\t<h3>What can this tool do?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Create community and spaces for resonance<\/li>\n<li>Initiate new perspectives and collaborations<\/li>\n<li>Make participation tangible as an artistic practice<\/li>\n<li>Activate discourses on art and care<\/li>\n<li>Enable inclusive, intergenerational encounters<\/li>\n<li>People with care responsibilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n<div id=\"bild-slider-block_6073735ccd350b7e7b5b299700805415\" class=\"mod-bild-slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"slider\">\n\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"slide\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"slide-image\"\n                                 srcset=\"https:\/\/www.m2act.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Feuerstelle-Beatrice-Fleischlin-2025-1580x920c.jpg 2x, https:\/\/www.m2act.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Feuerstelle-Beatrice-Fleischlin-2025-790x460c.jpg 1x\"\n                                 src=\"https:\/\/www.m2act.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Feuerstelle-Beatrice-Fleischlin-2025-150x150c.jpg\"\n                                 alt=\"\"\n                            >\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\n    <div id=\"text-shadow-box-block_8c436d02e302a34a9ae4a8435aa05694\" class=\"mod-text-shadow-box\" data-scheme=\"white\">\n\t\t<h3>Why is this tool needed?<\/h3>\n<p>Care work in the arts and culture sector often remains invisible. At the same time, there is a lack of low-threshold, solidarity-based meeting places and corresponding structures.<\/p>\n<p>The format focuses on bringing together people of all generations. Through joint action and being together, people who do not feel addressed by or are excluded from conventional art and culture formats due to their care situations also enter into relationships with each other.<\/p>\n<p>SPARK THE FLAME! promotes participation: all those present become active contributors and are equally understood as actors in the event. Afterwards, they can explicitly identify their involvement as artistic participation (e.g. in their own artistic CV). The gathering itself becomes a collective artistic performance.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\n    <div id=\"text-shadow-box-block_fc6d85d4dbd31c20ea6b908506995979\" class=\"mod-text-shadow-box\" data-scheme=\"yellow\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"w-fix-xl min-w-fix-xl md:w-[68px] md:min-w-[68px] mb-fix-2xs md:mb-0\">Who is this tool for?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"flex-1 relative fix-body2\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"prose dark:prose-invert overflow-visible \">Cultural creators with care responsibilities<\/li>\n<li class=\"prose dark:prose-invert overflow-visible \">Artists and cultural workers<\/li>\n<li class=\"prose dark:prose-invert overflow-visible \">Institutions, festivals, and initiatives<\/li>\n<li class=\"prose dark:prose-invert overflow-visible \">Communities that want to strengthen practices of solidarity<\/li>\n<li class=\"prose dark:prose-invert overflow-visible \">People of all generations who are interested in the topics of art and care<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Published 05.03.2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":15075,"template":"","categories":[23],"class_list":["post-15084","toolbox","type-toolbox","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-konzept-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>SPARK THE FLAME! \u2013 art+care Meet-up format to adopt - M2ACT<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.m2act.ch\/en\/toolbox\/spark-the-flame-artcare-meet-up-format-to-adopt\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SPARK THE FLAME! \u2013 art+care Meet-up format to adopt - M2ACT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"SPARK THE FLAME! is an adaptive event format by art+care that combines artistic practice and care work in an open, supportive setting. 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