We invite you for the Congress “Culture for the Eastern Partnership” which will be held from 4 - 6 of October 2013 in Lublin, Poland
Organizing the Culture for the Eastern Partnership Congress we want to create a space for exchanging ideas by the invited partners from the East and West of Europe, for sharing experiences and know- how, and, at last, for implementing joint artistic as well as social and cultural projects. Our understanding of culture implies referring to the past while thinking about the future.
The mission of the Congress is to inspire the transfer of culture beyond borders, transmitting ideas and experiences in both directions and joint building up of the Eastern Europe’s identity. This is the cooperation for artistic and cultural exchange, mobility of artists and works of art, mutual inspirations and getting to know the up to date reality via the presentation of contemporary art on both sides of the border. This is the cultural partnership in practical activities expanding the formula of dialogue on European values.
The Culture for the Eastern Partnership Congress aspires to what is new and forward-looking in culture, to what corresponds with the transformations of the contemporary world, and – which is more – stays ahead of these transformations, introducing new models of cooperation.
Thematic areas of the Congress:
- Socially engaged culture
supporting democratization processes
independent culture, civil society and state institutions
cooperation: creators of culture − local governments − non-governmental organizations
city as an environment for dynamic culture-building changes
culture for the development of small motherlands in the provinces
decentralization of culture
prosocial cultural practices, collective imagination
art and politics
institutionalization of arts and culture
inclusive role of culture – activity in the areas / communities threatened by exclusion
- Culture for development
culture and development
from art & business to culture & business
creative industries and economics of culture
financing creativity
social responsibility of business
creative technologies, policies and strategies of cities and regions
creative society and new forms of spirituality
crowdfunding
culture as the fourth pillar of sustainable development – creativity and innovativeness
- Culture of new competencies
educating new creators of culture for development and social change
teaching intercultural and interdisciplinary competencies
competencies necessary for social change
projecting media education (education programmes, social exclusions, open culture)
forms of teaching new competencies and alternative education (schools of leadership,
summer schools, workshops, online education)
managerial competencies and sound competitiveness
- Culture of new technologies
digitization as a cultural challenge (technological development as a social priority, a Europe of two technological speeds)
aesthetics and ecology of technology (media art, energetic turnaround, ecology and communication & media)
using new technologies in cultural practices
culture as communication and media environment
cultural manifestations of media technology
new technologies and socialization of culture
teaching new media competences
copyright and intellectual property
- Culture and identity
European identity of the East
cultural dialogue of East and West – prospects for the future
creating grand city and regional narratives via well-coordinated cultural activities
new forms of spirituality in the post-industrial, post-Soviet and postmodern world
cultural identity – the problem of today’s cultural self-identification
policy of memory and oblivion
**Please note that if you need to apply for a visa to attend the conference, you must register before 15 August 2013. General registrations are open until 31 August 2013.
For further information about the programme, registration and programming council, see the Culture For the Eastern Partnership website.