Programme
Thursday, 27th February 2020
| 13.00 | Arrival and Registration Inform yourself about the table presentations and book a time for the tables you wish to join! | Foyer | |
| 13.30 | Official Welcome Dagmar Reichert (artasfoundation) and Géraldine Zeuner (SDC) | Hörsaal 1 | |
| 14.15 – 16.30 | Table Presentations of Projects Dialogues at 19 tables with artists or organisations (3 rounds of 30 minutes) Learn more | 5.K10, 5.K11 | |
| 16.30 | Coffee Break | ||
| 17.00 – 18.15 | The Role of Art in Challenging Contexts N. Dahrendorf, Ch. Frutiger, Swetlana Heger-Davis, G. Steinmann Learn more | Hörsaal 1 | |
| 18.30 – 19.30 | Fundamentalism and Artistic Freedom Presentation and discussion of a new Freemuse Report Sylvia Sasse (Zurich University), Firas Abou Fakher (Mashrou Leila), Srirak Plipat (Freemuse) Learn more | Hörsaal 1 | |
| 20.00 | Joint Dinner with an introduction of the International Cooperation Complaints Choir by Tellervo Kalleinen (artist) | 5.K10, 5.K11 |
Friday, 28th February 2020
| 08.30 – 09.30 | Morning Coffee and International Cooperation Complaints Choir Lead by Tellervo Kalleinen (artist) | Viaduktraum | |
| 09.30 | Coffee Break and Short Assembly, Information | 5.K12 | |
| 10.00 – 12.00 | Work in Small Groups A 5 groups in parallel, as pre-booked at registration: A1: Concrete Action Against Censorship (Workshop, Hörsaal 1) A2: Understanding the Capacity of the Arts in Facing 21st Century Challenges (Workshop, Room: 6.K04) A3: Institutional Empowerment of Art-Based Initiatives (Workshop, Room: 5.K11) A4: The Traps of Good Intentions and the Question of Instrumentalisation (Fish Bowl Conversation, Room: 5.K10) A5: Trust-building Through Dance (Practical Art Workshop, Room: Viaduktraum) | Meet in room 5.K12 to join your group | |
| 12.30 | Joint Lunch | Mensa ZHdK | |
| 14.00 – 16.00 | Work in Small Groups B 6 groups in parallel, as pre-booked at registration: B1: Art and the Desire of Free Expression (Storytelling session, Hörsaal 1) B2: Working as an Artist when the Margin of Tolerance is Not Clearly Defined (Storytelling session, Room: 6.K04) B3: Art in Face of Fundamentalism / Extremism (Discussion Group, Room 5.K11) B4: Artists as Refugees, Artists in Exile: Consequences of Displacement (Discussion Group, Room: Viaduktraum) B5: Partnership and Collaboration under Conditions of Economic Inequality (Fish Bowl Conversation, Room: 5.K10) B6: Water as an Instrument for Peace: The Contribution of the Arts (Storytelling session, Room: Kaskadenfoyer) | Meet in room 5.K12 to join your group | |
| 16.15 | Coffee Break | 5.K12 | |
| 16.45 – 17.45 | Assembly: Thoughts and Ideas from Working in the Small Groups Moderated by Ambassador Alexandre Fasel (Swiss FDFA) | Hörsaal 1 | |
| 18.00 – 19.00 | The Human Right to Free Artistic Expression Lecture of Karima Bennoune (Special Rapporteur, UN Human Rights Council), followed by a conversation between Karima Bennoune and Tania Bruguera (artist) Learn more | Hörsaal 1 | |
| 19.10 | Departure to Joint Dinner at Limmathall On the way: Performance of Dorothea Schürch (artist) After dinner: Performance of Martin Schick (artist) | Meeting point: Foyer next to Hörsaal 1 |
Saturday, 29th February 2020
| 08.30 – 09.30 | Morning Coffee and International Cooperation Complaints Choir Lead by Tellervo Kalleinen (artist) | Viaduktraum | |
| 09.30 | Coffee Break and Short Assembly, Information | 5.K12 | |
| 10.00 – 12.00 | Work in Small Groups C 5 groups in parallel, as pre-booked at registration C1: Diffusion of Artistic Work and Access to Art in Challenging Contexts (Workshop, Hörsaal 1) C2: Art and Civil Society (Discussion Group, Room: 6.K04) C3: Spaces of Uncertainty – New Structures for a New World (Workshop, Room: 5.K11) C4: Foreign Support of Artists working under Authoritarian Regimes (Discussion Group, Room: 5.K10) C5: Group experiment: Artistic Creation Process (Practical Art Workshop, Room: Viaduktraum) | Meet in room 5.K12 to join your group | |
| 12.00 | Coffee Break | 5.K12 | |
| 12.30 – 13.15 | Concluding Assembly Moderated by Barbara Basting Performance of International Cooperation Complaints Choir | Hörsaal 1 | |
| 13.15 | Joint Lunch End of the Conference | 5.K11 and 5.K12 |
20.00 Moods Zurich
Related to our conference’s theme: We recommend the concert by Gili Yalo at Moods, Zurich (12 Minutes from Conference Venue)