This article discusses how non‐formal arts education attenuates socioeconomic and cultural barriers in a vulnerable context. Although cultural capital has usually been conceived as dependent on high socioeconomic status, we explore the inclusiveness of a project of non‐formal education and how it enhances the capacity of youth to achieve empowerment and self‐confidence through the arts. We analyse the case study of a non‐formal arts educational organisation located in a deprived neighbourhood of Barcelona (Spain) and identify several key factors associated with successful social inclusion and its limitations. We find that the pedagogical processes involved create both learning opportunities and social and interpersonal skills useful for the present and future lives of the young participants. Methodologically, the case study combines non‐participant observation of the different activities of the organisation and semi‐structured qualitative interviews with young people and educators. The article concludes with some recommendations for considering artistic non‐formal education as a tool in any social inclusion agenda.

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通过艺术教育赋予青年权力：巴塞罗那非正规教育艺术中心的案例研究

本文讨论了非正规艺术教育如何在脆弱的环境中削弱社会经济和文化障碍。尽管文化资本通常被认为依赖于较高的社会经济地位，但我们探讨了非正规教育项目的包容性，以及它如何提高青年通过艺术实现赋权和自信的能力。我们分析了位于巴塞罗那（西班牙）贫困社区的非正规艺术教育组织的案例研究，并确定了与成功的社会包容相关的几个关键因素及其局限性。我们发现，所涉及的教学过程既创造了学习机会，又创造了对年轻参与者现在和未来生活有用的社交和人际交往技能。在方法论上，案例研究结合了对组织不同活动的非参与者观察和对年轻人和教育工作者的半结构化定性访谈。文章最后提出了一些建议，将艺术非正规教育视为任何社会包容议程的工具。