[oberlist] RO* evnt/cult: Arts Policy Symposium: International Models for Local Solutions and The Trade Show, Bucharest

[Olga Stefan]

Daca vreti sa participati pe un panel in cadrul lui Trade Show sau  
vreti sa sugerati un subiect de discutie asociat cu politica culturala  
din Romania, rolul artistului in societate, conditiile de munca a  
artistiilor si a manageriilor culturali, ICR, probleme locale si  
posibilitati de colaborare pentru a intarii sectorul independent, sau  
ori si ce altceva, va rog scrieti-mi.

Save the date!  November 1-4, 2012!

Arts Policy Symposium: International Models for Local Solutions
UNA Gallery, Str. Gen. Budisteanu nr.10, Bucharest (see schedule below)

Register for the symposium by October 1, 2012.  Registration is free  
but required.  Email Olga Stefan, olgastefanconsulting at yahoo.com

The Trade Show is open to the public with no registration necessary.

Arts Policy Symposium: International Models for Local Solutions
The Arts Policy Symposium, taking place at the UNA Gallery of the  
National University of Arts, Bucharest, 1-4 November, 2012, is  
intended to offer cultural workers in Romania models and perspectives  
in arts policy and arts management, including arts education,  
grassroots fundraising and audience development, through a series of  
presentations conducted by professors, researches, and lecturers from  
Switzerland.
In light of the recent political events in Romania, with the center- 
left prime minister consolidating power by clamping down on  
independent government institutions, among them the formerly  
independently-managed but government-funded agency for the arts, The  
Romanian Cultural Institute, an analysis of the responsibilities of a  
democratic government to culture and how these responsibilities are to  
be implemented, is necessary.  Why should government fund contemporary  
art (not just culture in general) and what are compelling arguments  
for this?  What do we mean by contemporary art and what value does it  
have for society?  What can we realistically expect of governments  
when it comes to funding contemporary art and what alternative funding  
can we turn to? And in the                        context of austerity  
measures that have hit all European countries, and have resulted in  
substantial cuts to arts and culture budgets in the zone of 25-30% of  
previous allocations, what happens to the independent arts community,  
which is usually the voice of criticism, and does it matter?

During the course of two days of workshops and presentations made by  
Swiss-based professors and researchers, various issues associated with  
arts policy in Switzerland and other countries in the West will be  
discussed, and examples of failures and successes will be offered.
Then, during the weekend, an event called The Trade Show will follow.  
Much like a fair without sales, The Trade Show will function as a  
platform where initiatives, art organizations, and independent art  
spaces from Switzerland and Romania can get together, exchange ideas  
and engage in knowledge transfer, as well as develop future  
collaborations.  Presentations, discussion, and panels will be  
arranged to analyze the impact of the recent changes in funding policy  
-- like in Switzerland, Romania, and Chicago -- on the local  
independent art scenes.  Some Swiss platforms that have been invited  
include: Message Salon/Perla Mode, Zurich, Corner College, Zurich, and  
a few others.  Romanian initiatives include Club Electro Putere,  
Center for Visual Introspection/P Plus Patru, Center for Contemporary  
Art Chisinau, MAGMA Sfantul Gheorghe, Vector Iasi, and a few others to  
be confirmed.

Sponsors: Pro Helvetia, National University of Arts, Bucharest, and  
The Swiss Culture Fund of the Swiss Embassy, Bucharest
Agenda
UNA Gallery, November 1-4, 2012, Str. Gen. Budisteanu nr.10

Thursday, November 1, 2012
10am-12pm Brigitte Bijl-Schwab, independent researcher- Cultural  
Policies in the Swiss Federal State

12-1pm lunch

1-3pm Rachel Mader, Professor at Zürich Hochschule der Künste (ZHdK)-  
Cultural Agency and its Context: Comparisons between Great Britain and  
Switzerland

3-5pm Pietro Morandi, Professor at ZhDK- Cultural Entrepreneurship:  
Models and Examples

5:30-7pm
tour to a few galleries, art institutions with the group

7pm - dinner

Friday, November 2
10am-12pm Olga Stefan, independent researcher and lecturer -  
Grassroots Fundraising and Community Building, the example of Chicago

12-1pm lunch

1-3pm Anna Chrusciel, Professor at ZHdK- Art Education and Mediation:  
Creating Support and Buy-In from the Public

3:30-5pm
Tour to other spaces, meet other artists and cultural workers

Free-time - meetings and informal discussions

7pm - dinner at a restaurant or separately

Saturday, November 3 (schedule subject to change)
12pm-5pm The Trade Show
Meeting point and fair-like event where Swiss art initiatives and  
their Romanian counterparts meet and exchange ideas, as well as  
knowledge with the ultimate aim being to create collaborations and  
partnerships.

12-1pm- coffee and snacks and informal discussions, meeting each other
Presentations by Club Electro Putere, Esther Eppstein, Message Salon,  
Zurich, Stefan Rusu, CAA Chisinau
and Corner College, Zurich


Sunday, November 4
12-5pm The Trade Show
Discussions and panels as well as presentations by other  
participants.  Exact schedule to be announced.

Contact: Olga Stefan
olgastefanconsulting at yahoo.com
www.olgastefanconsulting.com


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