Public programme
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| Tuesday, 26 May 2015 | |
| 18.00 | Panel discussion: A conversation between Ambassador Alexandre Fasel (FDFA/UN-Geneva) and Heba Hage (SDC Lebanon), Ruth Noack (independent Curator, Berlin) and Gillian Slovo (author, playwright, London), moderated by Alice Thomann (SDC) and Dagmar Reichert (artasfoundation) |
| Wednesday, 27 May 2015 | |
| 17.00 | Lecture (special invitation of ZHdK) Carmen Olaechea (Buenos Aires): Art in social transformation, introduced by David Keller (ZHdK) |
Participants’ programme
Tuesday, 26 May 2015
| 13.00 | Arrival and Registration Display of information material about the projects of the table presentations: inform yourself about the table presentations and book time for the tables you wish to join. |
| 14.30 | Welcome and opening of the meeting Thomas D. Meier (Chancellor ZHdK), Ambassador Manuel Sager (Director-General Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC), Dagmar Reichert (artasfoundation) |
| Art in peace building | |
| 15.30 | Dialogues at 15 tables with artists or organisations (4 rounds of 20 minutes) See: List of presenters and projects |
| 17.30 | Coffee break |
| 18.00 | Panel discussion: A conversation between Ambassador Alexandre Fasel (FDFA/UN-Geneva) and Heba Hage (SDC Lebanon), Ruth Noack (independent Curator, Berlin) and Gillian Slovo (author, playwright, London), moderated by Alice Thomann (SDC) and Dagmar Reichert (artasfoundation) |
| 19.30 | Joint dinner (at ZHdK) |
| 20.45 | Evening: screening of different films: Acting together on the world stage” (2012, 54 min.), Cynthia Cohen and Allison Lund Zwei Flüsse – Zwei Lieder” (2014, 52 min.), Sarah Derendinger Tomorrow will come” (2015, 110 min.), Ricardo Torres Global Arts Corps – the first 5 years” (2015, 11 min.), Michael Lessac „After the Rain“ (2014, 26 min), A Global Arts Corps Production Moderated by Emina Hadziabdic |
Wednesday, 27 May 2015
| 8.30 | Warm up Moving community: body exercises with Eva Bischofberger (dancer, therapist, Zürich) – no workout clothes needed! |
| 9.15 | Short assembly, information |
| Thematic working groups I: on art projects in conflict transformation and post-conflict reconstruction | |
| 9.30 | Always two groups on same topic. See: Workshop leaders and Rapporteurs |
| 1 & 2: Why (not) art? Ambitions, capacities and limits of art-projects in regions of conflict Group 1: directed by Ananda Breed, groups rapporteur Celine Yvon Group 2: directed by François Matarrasso, groups’ rapporteur Sandro Lunin |
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| 3 & 4: What lies behind our wish to engage? Interests and motivations of artists, organisers and sponsors. Group 3: directed by Gillian Slovo, groups rapporteur Jaspar Walgrave Group 4: directed by Hannah Reich, groups’ rapporteur Tamara Janashia |
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| 11.20 | Coffee break |
| 11.45 | Assembly: summarising and comparing the results of the working groups, moderated by Ambassador Alexandre Fasel |
| 13.00 | Joint Lunch |
| 14.30 | Asking for feedback: Practitioners of art projects in the context of social transformation invite their peers to join them for a feedback-discussion (2 rounds of 35 minutes), moderated by Dagmar Reichert. Information about feedback asker |
| 16.30 | Coffee break |
| 17.00 | Public lecture (special invitation of ZHdK) Carmen Olaechea (Buenos Aires): Art in social transformation, introduced by David Keller (ZHdK) |
| 18.30 | Departure to Joint Dinner: if weather allows BBQ and picknick on Käferberg (involves a 35 minute walk or public transport), with a subsequent concert: Eastward – Songs from Eastern Europe (performed by the Swiss choir “Singfrauen Winterthur”) |
Thursday, 28 May 2015
| 8.30 | Warm up Body exercises with Diana Rojas-Feile (dancer/actor, Zürich) |
| 9.15 | Short assembly, information |
| Thematic working groups II: On art projects in conflict transformation and post-conflict reconstruction | |
| 9.30 | Always two groups on same topic. See: Workshop leaders and Rapporteurs |
| 5 & 6: What can sustainability mean for art-initiatives? Different types of sustainability and strategies to achieve them Group 5: directed by Hanane Haj Ali, groups rapporteur Simon Mason Group 6: directed by Frédérique Lecomte, groups’ rapporteur Petra Bischof |
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| 7 & 8: Making results visible: Options for evaluation of art projects in regions of conflict Group 7: directed by Michelle LeBaron, groups rapporteur Iman Aoun Group 8: directed by Cynthia Cohen, groups’ rapporteur Julius Heinicke |
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| 11.20 | Coffee break |
| 11.45 | Assembly: summarising and comparing the results of the working groups, moderated by Alice Thomann (SDC) |
| 13.00 | Concluding the practitioners’ forum |
| 13.15 | Joint lunch of participants |
| Special Event SDC (SDC staff only) | |
| 14.30 – 17.30 | Art matters: Cultural percent in practice |