"ARTICIPANTS" is a youth exchange in the frame of Erasmus+, Key Action 1 - youth mobility. The project is a wake up alarm for the youth expressiveness incapacity and isolation tendency, where arts will be the main tool for dealing with negative energy and attitudes. 30 participants from 5 European countries will gather in Sisak - Croatia, focusing on non formal education in the context of artistic education with a combination of different activities and methodologies. Youth and artists aged between 15 and 26 will be involved in group activities, open discussions and creative workshops, including outdoor activities and visits. In order to gain knowledge and abilities in sharing or expressing their views, experiences and opinions related to the project’s theme, but also to deepen their understanding about the importance of art as a resource for enhancing social and personal skills. The main topic / issue we want to point out through the eyes of art, is youngsters expressiveness incapacity. Main intention is to assist individuals in developing awareness of their own creative potential, to acquire learning interests and to help participants to gain new work methods which will make their work more efficient and enjoyable in the future. Activities will be done in a pleasant and interesting atmosphere and it will provide cultural visits, allowing participants the opportunity to explore cultural field of the area. MAIN OBJECTIVE of this youth exchange is to improve expressiveness of young people through arts. Nevertheless to offer 7 days educational experience to participants through the improvement of competences and skills in art and expressiveness. Moreover to promote the quality of life, pointing to a more general process of empowerment of the individual, through the proposal of experiences and opportunities that allow to express and to maximize skills, both at personal and general levels. Project will include 30 participants of which 25 are youngsters between 15 and 26 years and 5 group leader (1 per country), plus 3 members of project staff. The project is also meant to strength characters and personalities, in order to face manipulation that mass-media is aggressively using. Sense of initiative and cultural awareness will stand up for open-mindedness and inter cultural dialogue. Creativity and culture and social dialogue will be the main themes of the youth exchange, where the targets are sad and angry faces inside and outside every single one of us.