The paper will define the process of collecting international artwork database to explore the theme of European citizenship and the pedagogical approaches developed to use the artworks in the project. The Background for the research is built on the process of selecting and categorizing the artwork for the database of contemporary European artworks that address to the notion of European identity and citizenship in the first part of the Creative Connections project. The Artwork Database was aimed to offer various approaches to the themes of national identity and multiculturalism from different perspectives and was presented as different learning entities through the various roles of art. The Research concentrates on how the collection of artworks and categorizing was received and used by the 25 teachers participating in the project. The data consist of the case studies and lesson plans from all the participating schools, supported by the pupils works and postings on the blogs. Most detailed information was based on the documentation of the lessons, interviews of the pupils and teachers from the school visits in Finland. Results are presenting the different pedagogical approaches developed for using contemporary artworks in the context of European citizenship and identity in education.