Newsletter EDUCULT 3/2017

05/10/2017/by Marlene Kalnein

Dear friends and partners of EDUCULT,

welcome to our newsletter informing about developments and events in arts, education and cultural policy and EDUCULT projects.

EDUCULT IN ACTION provides current information on our projects.

EDUCULT TALKS introduces people with diverse backgrounds.

EDUCULT IN EXCHANGE informs about international exchange and co-operations.

EDUCULT INFORMS about international affairs, projects and meetings.

Your EDUCULT-Team

WIMMER’S QUARTERLY

Sustainability versus Resilience – About the Role of Arts Education in the Hopes for Sustainable Development

“Even in the camp of those believing in continual progress, one begins to understand that chaos is the rule of which the order is the most unlikely of the exceptions.” (Peter Sloterdijk)

In 2015, heads of state, government leaders, UN high level representatives and civil society adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in total. They reach from fighting hunger and poverty to equality and partnerships. As up to now cultural development is not mentioned explicitly, the newly established European Network on Arts Education Research ENO, which is based on a number of UNESCO observatories throughout the world, recently met in Porto/Portugal and discussed if and in which way arts education can contribute to the idea of global sustainable development.

EDUCULT IN ACTION

BRIDGING

Since October 2017, EDUCULT has been part of the implementation of the Erasmus+-project “BRIDGING – Bridging Social Capital by Participatory and Co-Creative Culture“, together with eight other partner organisations from six other project countries, namely Denmark, the UK, Poland, Lithuania, Slovenia and the Netherlands. On October 16 and 17 the kick-off partner meeting will be held in Copenhagen, launching the start of the project and its implementation.

Transculturality at University

The project started with a kick-off meeting in Vienna in July 2017 and is in the phase of developing the survey instruments. First interviews will be held and the student survey is in preparation. EDUCULT is looking forward to working further on with the Anton Bruckner Private University Linz.

SAG’S MULTI! Multilingual Rhetoric Contest

This year the multilingual rhetoric contest „SAG’S MULTI!“ is going to take place for the ninth time. The contest was launched by “Wirtschaft für Integration” and aims at showing the potential of multilingualism to a broad public and encourage young people to show their language skills and their ability to give a speech. Heather Painter, who completed a Fulbright program at EDUCULT wrote the article “ ’SAG’S MULTI!’: languages open hearts. Speech contest connects dots between students, multilingualism, and integration” (fee-required), published in the European journal “Intercultural Education” in September.

School INCLUSIVE Cultural Education

The EU-project School INCLUSIVE Cultural Education (Schule INKLUSIVE Kulturelle Bildung) came to an end and we are happy to share the outcomes with you. Based on the experiences gained through the project, practical guidelines were created that aim to assist practitioners to implement projects of arts educations in schools. In addition to that, a modular concept of advanced training for teachers and practitioners of arts education was prepared. Further Information can also be found at the website of the project.

EDUCULT TALKS

EDUCULT Talks: with Monika Piorkowska

During an interesting discussion with Educult, Polish artist Monika Piorkowska, who has been working and living in Vienna since 2003, talked about her personal and artistic background, her career as an artist and her current exhibition. We also talked about the ongoing process of political change in terms of understanding democracy in Europe, the interpretation and responsibility of the notion of „home“, and how art and culture contribute to shaping socio-political values and topics.

EDUCULT IN EXCHANGE

Momentum Congress, October 19-22, Hallstatt, Austria

The aim of the congress is to connect economy, politics and practice. Every year about 250 scientists, politically active people, students and persons working in various civic fields, work together at the Momentum Congress in Hallstatt. They discuss issues like distributive justice, digital democracy, new forms of work, migration development and the advancement of the educational- and health care system. In this context, Michael Wimmer will present his paper about the notion of culture, our colleague Veronika Ehm will talk about her research paper on racism and values, which she worked on with Anna Larcher.

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Participatory Governance in Culture, Conference, November 22-24, Rijeka, Croatia

The international and interdisciplinary conference, organized by Kultura Nova Foundation in partnership with Rijeka 2020 LLC and collaboration with European Cultural Foundation will be taking place between in November 2017 in Rijeka, Croatia. As a member of the EDUCULT team, Angela Wieser will take part at the conference and will discuss and exchange practices, theories and policies of participatory governance in culture with other experts.

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Who Do You Think We Are? Can Culture Save Us? Panel Discussion, October 18, Brussels, Belgium

Organised jointly by Inspiring Culture and EUNIC Brussels, ‘Who do you think we are?’ is a programme of 4 events held in parallel to the Brussels staging of the China-EU sculpture exhibition ‘Dialogue With Emperor Qin’. A panel of experts from the Culture and Political industries will discuss their personal experiences regarding the use of Culture as diplomacy. How effective is culture as a form of diplomacy on the world stage? Does culture have the power to change the world? Michael Wimmer will take part at the panel discussion.

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EDUCULT INFORMS

Children Art and Culture, Conference, November 15-17, Silkeborg/Aarhus, Denmark

The conferences will create a room for sharing knowledge and experiences and promote new strategies for Nordic and European partnerships and networks devoted to the integration of art and culture in children’s everyday lives. Dealing with the fact that our children are the present and the future, the conferences will have a special attention to sustainability in a cultural perspective. The conferences will be a mix of presentations, dialogues, workshops, and time for networking. All content will be in English. It is possible to attend each conference or each day separately.

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Amateo Conference, November 28-30, Pecs, Hungary

What is the role of tradition in amateur arts? Different regions and different (ethnic) minority groups have their own traditions, but what are the new practices and expressions that they use to share it today? And how can traditions in art build bridges between people? How can we engage people in arts in their own communities? And last but not least, how can we spread the word and share the joy of taking part in arts? These will be the 3 main topics of the conference which will have a participatory approach that gives everyone attending a voice. Participants are invited to actively engage in discussions and debates and to express their thoughts, doubts and ideas.

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Review: Culture & Arts Education, Now and Next, Conference, Cambodia

At the beginning of 2017, the cultural institute “Cambodia Living Arts” signed a five-year memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, and UNESCO to pilot the implementation of culture and arts education at Cambodian public schools via a public-private partnership. On September 28, “Cambodian Living Arts” launched a creative leadership conference, “Culture & Arts Education, Now and Next”, to create a networking platform for people working in culture and arts education in Cambodia.

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European Day of Languages

Our planet has over 7 billion people who speak between 6 000 and 7 000 different languages. A few languages are spoken by hundreds of millions of speakers, such as English or Chinese, but most are spoken by only a few thousand, or just a handful of speakers. Between a half and two-thirds of the world’s population is bilingual to some degree, and a significant number are plurilingual. On September 26, 2017, the European Day of Languages was celebrated in a lot of places throughout Europe, aiming to pay tribute to and raise awareness for linguistic diversity and multilingualism.

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Krétakör: Blogpost

In Hungary, critical voices are increasingly being suppressed, and artists who stand up against the Orbán regime, are more and more being stigmatized by the government. In their blog, Hungarian Krétakör Foundation posted a short story in pictures about how the Hungarian government has been harassing the country’s NGO since 2013.

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Book Release: Composing Processes and Artistic Agency – Tacit Knowledge in Composing

By Tasos Zembylas, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Austria and Martin Niederauer, University of Music and the Performing Arts, Austria (London: Routledge, 2017)

The book investigates compositional processes shedding new light on the components and conditions that constitute artistic agency. Using a mixture of case studies and theoretical frameworks, this book will appeal to sociologists, musicologists, creative studies scholars, and artists particularly those who teach composition or research on this topic as well as students of MA- and PhD-level.

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Newsletter September 2017

14/09/2017/by Marlene Kalnein

Newsletter Juni 2017
EDUCULT informiert:
– KinderuniKunst Kreativwoche
– Publikation: Polis and the People
– Forschungsfonds
EDUCULT in Aktion:
– Schule inklusive

EDUCULT im Austausch:
– Video Cultural Diversity Michael
– Vortrag Bühnenverein Michael

Kulturelle Vielfalt gehört zu den wichtigsten Themen internationaler Kulturpolitik. 2001 wurde die Allgemeine Erklärung zur Kulturellen Vielfalt von der UNESCO verabschiedet und im selben wurde der 21. Mai zum Welttag der kulturellen Vielfalt für Dialog und Entwicklung erklärt. Zum Welttag der kulturellen Vielfalt und der Internationalen Woche der kulturellen Bildung (UNESCO) vom 22.-28. Mai 2017 hat die Akademie der Kulturellen Bildung Fachleute der Kulturellen Bildung aus neun europäischen Ländern zum Thema kulturelle Vielfalt befragt und zeigt einen Querschnitt der Einschätzungen. EDUCULT freut sich, durch eine Schilderung von Michael Wimmer zum Thema kultureller Heterogenität einen Beitrag zum Welttag kultureller Vielfalt leisten zu dürfen.

Welttag der kulturellen Vielfalt- Ein Video-Beitrag
Kulturelle Vielfalt gehört zu den wichtigsten Themen internationaler Kulturpolitik. 2001 wurde die Allgemeine Erklärung zur Kulturellen Vielfalt von der UNESCO verabschiedet und im selben wurde der 21. Mai zum Welttag der kulturellen Vielfalt für Dialog und Entwicklung erklärt. Zum Welttag der kulturellen Vielfalt und der Internationalen Woche der kulturellen Bildung (UNESCO) vom 22.-28. Mai 2017 hat die Akademie der Kulturellen Bildung Fachleute der Kulturellen Bildung aus neun europäischen Ländern zum Thema kulturelle Vielfalt befragt und zeigt einen Querschnitt der Einschätzungen. EDUCULT freut sich, durch eine Schilderung von Michael Wimmer zum Thema kultureller Heterogenität einen Beitrag zum Welttag kultureller Vielfalt leisten zu dürfen.

Schule INKLUSIVE Kulturelle Bildung
Das letzte Arbeitstreffen von „Schule INKLUSIVE Kulturelle Bildung“ in Wien Ende April 2017 wurde intensiv dafür genutzt, den gemeinsamen Praxisleitfaden, der im Herbst veröffentlicht werden soll, zu erstellen sowie am modularen Fortbildungskonzept zu arbeiten. Parallel gab es für einige LehrerInnen und VermittlerInnen die Möglichkeit, bei den Enrichment-Tagen der VS Karl-Löwe-Gasse zu hospitieren und die Natur-Außenstelle der Integrativen Lernwerkstatt Brigittenau zu besuchen. Für Österreich erarbeitet EDUCULT aktuell in enger Zusammenarbeit mit dem Stadtschulrat für Wien eine nationale Handreichung rund um kulturelle Bildung, in der auch die gesammelten Erfahrungen aus „Schule INKLUSIVE Kulturelle Bildung“ einfließen werden. Eine Veröffentlichung ist ebenfalls für Herbst 2017 geplant.
mehr dazu
Jüngst in einer Probe im Burgtheater brach es aus dem gestressten jungen Regisseur heraus: „Ich hasse das Publikum.“ Und weit und breit niemand, der dagegen gehalten hätte. Ganz offensichtlich steht diese Nachwuchshoffnung mit seiner Aggression denen gegenüber denen, für die er Kunst produziert, nicht alleine da. Vielleicht liegt schon in der Zuschreibung, ein Theatermacher wie er, würde für jemanden Theater machen, mein Trugschluss. Viel wahrscheinlicher ist es, dass dieses Gegenüber in seiner Vorstellung gar nicht existiert (oder bestenfalls in Gestalt einiger ausgewählter Kritiker). Vielmehr geht es ihm um die Kunst selbst, die für sich zu stehen hätte und für deren Hervorbringung Zuschauer bestenfalls als störend empfunden werde – See more at: https://educult.at/blog/das-publikum-das-unbekannte-wesen/#sthash.evMZgrIu.dpuf

Altern
Über gebotene Veränderungen im Leben

Von Michael Wimmer

Das Buch von Natascha Wodin „Altern, fremdes Land“ beginnt mit der Wahrnehmung von Veränderungen am, besser im eigenen Körper:

„Zuerst hatte sie geglaubt, die Schwäche, mit der sie eines Morgens aufgewacht war, sei einer der ganz gewöhnlichen kleinen Unpässlichkeiten, die kamen und genauso schnell wieder gingen. Mal hatte man einen guten Tag, mal einen schlechteren, das war normal. Aber auch am nächsten Morgen, sie hatte lange und tief geschlafen, fühlt Lea sich nicht besser, und eine Woche später immer noch nicht. Fast alles, was bisher beiläufig und fast wie von selbst gegangen war, forderte jetzt zwar keine große, aber doch fühlbare Kraftanstrengung. Das Aufstehen vom Bett oder von einem Stuhl, das Ankleiden, selbst das Zähneputzen und das Kämmen … Es war, als müsse sie bei jedem Schritt irgendeinen unsichtbaren Widerstand überwinden, eine rätselhafte Kraft, die sich ihr ständig von außen entgegenstellte und sie an der Bewegung hindern wollte.“

Ja, Altern ist nichts für Feiglinge, und es erfordert Kraft, sich gegen die Wirkungen des eigenen physischen Verfalls zu stemmen. Wodin erzählt eine ebenso anrührende wie schonungslose Geschichte des Ankämpfens gegen den Sog von Alterseinsamkeit, das im Wesentlichen darin besteht, sich eingefahrenen Zuschreibungen zu verweigern und sich den Zumutungen des Lebens noch einmal auf neue Weise auszusetzen.

Obwohl Wodin das Leben einer Frau nachzeichnet, die sich jenseits der 60 ihren Wünschen und Sehnsüchten aussetzt, hat mich der Roman als Mann sehr berührt. Das hat wohl in erster Linie mit meinem eigenen Alter zu tun, dessen Symptome den Anfangszeilen durchaus entsprechen.

So wird es nicht weitergehen

Es hat mich ein Alter erreicht (immerhin habe ich es nicht aktiv vorangetrieben), an dem das Wissen unabweisbar wird, dass es so nicht weitergehen wird. Gar nicht, weil die Umstände Änderungen erzwingen (das auch), sondern das Leben selbst eine Änderung erfährt. Das bedeutet zuerst einmal ein Nicht-Wahrhaben-Wollen; dann ein Erschrecken, schon so weit im Leben fortgeschritten zu sein. Und irgendwann hoffentlich auch ein Gefühl der Befreiung aus als bislang unveränderbaren Zwängen.

Newsletter EDUCULT 2/2017

04/07/2017/by bsemmler

Dear friends and partners of EDUCULT,

welcome to our newsletter informing about developments and events in arts, education and cultural policy and EDUCULT projects.

EDUCULT IN ACTION provides current information on our projects.

EDUCULT TALKS introduces people with diverse backgrounds.

EDUCULT IN EXCHANGE informs about international exchange and co-operations.

EDUCULT INFORMS about international affairs, projects and meetings.

Your EDUCULT-Team

WIMMER’S QUARTERLY

Thoughts on the publication of a new European Commission study on Audience Development

Recently during a rehearsal in the Burgtheater a stressed, young director burst out: “I hate the audience.” And far and wide, no one had opposed this. Quite obviously this young hopeful, with his aggression against those for whom he produces art, is not standing alone.Perhaps my fallacy already lies in the attribution of how a theater producer like him would make theater for somebody. It is much more likely that this counterpart does not even exist in his imagination (or, at best, in the form of a few selected critics). Rather he is concerned with the art itself, which would have to stand on its own, and for whose production, spectators are regarded as bothersome, at best.

EDUCULT IN ACTION

School INCLUSIVE Cultural Education

The last workshop of „School INCLUSIVE Cultural Education“, which took place in Vienna in the end of April, was intensively used to elaborate a modular concept of further education and to create common guidelines of practical work. These guidelines shall be published in autumn. At the same time, several teachers and facilitators had the opportunity to join the Enrichment-Days of the Reformpädagogische Volksschule Karl Löwe Gasse and to visit the nature-branch of The Integrative Lernwerkstatt Brigittenau. In cooperation with the Vienna Municipal Education Authority, EDUCULT is temporarily developing an Austrian national program for cultural education, which incorporates experiences of the project „School INCLUSIVE Cultural Education“. The publication is expected in autumn 2017 as well.

Independent Performing Arts and Cultural Education

The Germany wide survey of all members of the regional associations of independent performing arts, as well as the main part of the interviews with stakeholders in the detailed analysed federal states are accomplished. During summer, the last talks will be conducted. The intern interim report of the study is in preparation and will be delivered beginning of July to the German Association of Independent Performing Arts. One focus is on the results of the online survey, which especially allows statements about how the stakeholders of the Independent Performing Arts use funding programmes in the field of arts education. Other key aspects are the analysis of the funding programmes at federal level and of the federal states, as well as first insights into the stakeholders’ understanding of arts education.

EDUCULT TALKS

EDUCULT Talks: with Oleg Soulimenko

Oleg Soulimenko is a Russian performer and choreographer living and working in Vienna and Moscow. He graduated in construction engineering before he decided to become a dancer. In 1990 Oleg Soulimenko founded the International Laboratory Saira Blanche Theatre. Their work has been shown throughout Eastern and Western Europe and in the United States and has evolved a deeply sophisticated, strong and provocative performance practice of improvisation. In 2002 Oleg collaborated with Tanzquartier Wien organizing and creating the project “East meets West,” an artistic dialogue between Russian and Austrian artists. In 2010 with brut Wien he originated the exchange project "Music here, Music there: Vienna Moscow" between Austria and Russia, which resulted in showings both in Moscow and in Vienna. With EDUCULT he talks about his origin, his experiences concerning migration, his work and temporary projects and the artistic relation between Russia and Austria

EDUCULT IN EXCHANGE

Gloabl Day of Cultural Diversity

Cultural diversity belongs to the most important subjects of international cultural policy. In 2001 the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity was adopted by the UNESCO and the 21th May was dedicated to the Global Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. In favour of the Global Day for Cultural Diversity from 22 to 28 May 2017, the Academy of Arts Education has interviewed experts of Cultural Education from nine European countries. EDUCULT was invited to make a contribution in form of a video statement by Michael Wimmer about cultural heterogeneity.

Cultural Policy for Theatre for Young Audiences

On the 16th and 17th May 2017 in Capetown/South Africa, the conference of the International Theatre for Young Audiences Research Network took place. In the course of the World Congress and the Theatre Festival of the ASSITEJ more than 600 theatre practitioners, scientists and cultural mediators of all over the world met to discuss concepts, structures and contents of the theatre for young audiences as well as to watch and to play theatre. EDUCULT colleague Dr. Aron Weigl took part in the conference in the panel “Supportive system or repressing conditions? A critical questioning of concepts and structures for intercultural Theatre for Young Audiences“.

EDUCULT INFORMS

Polis and the People: Looking into the future of urban cultural policies

Polis and the people: Looking into the future of urban cultural policies explores the current status of cultural policy at a local level and the challenges that lay ahead. Culture Action Europe (CAE) has brought together a diverse coalition of players working in the field of culture and the arts at a local level; including artists, scholars and urbanists, networks, cities, cultural centres and foundations. This publication takes stock of local cultural policy development, reflects on what we have learnt and where we are, before describing possible avenues forward when considering culture from a local perspective.

ARTS RIGHTS JUSTICE PROGRAM

The UNESCO Chair ‘Cultural Policy for the Arts in Development’ invites experienced professionals from all world regions to apply for the ARTS RIGHTS JUSTICE ACADEMY 2017, a one-week advanced training course with a focus on knowledge-exchange, and on understanding, protecting and defending freedom of expression and artistic freedom in relation to human rights and social justice. The ARJ PROGRAM includes an annual ARJ ACADEMY (August 24 – August 30, 2017), an annual ARJ CONFERENCE (August 30 – September 1, 2017) and regional ARJ LABORATORIES. It is important that artistic creation and the role of artists are considered in relation to human rights and freedom in society. To this end, the ARTS RIGHTS JUSTICE PROGRAM seeks to convey and professionalize skills, ensure the exchange of knowledge, make the most of multiplier effects and build expertise on the subject. Therefore, the aim is to strengthen and expand structures for the promotion and protection of artistic freedom. Further information to this project and to the participation can be consulted on the ARJ homepage.

Newsletter EDUCULT 3/2016

17/10/2016/by Marlene Kalnein

Dear friends and partners of EDUCULT,

welcome to our newsletter informing about developments and events in arts, education and cultural policy and EDUCULT projects.

EDUCULT IN ACTION provides current information on our projects.

EDUCULT TALKS introduces people with diverse backgrounds.

EDUCULT IN EXCHANGE informs about international exchange and co-operations.

EDUCULT INFORMS about international affairs, projects and meetings.

Your EDUCULT-Team

WIMMER’S QUARTERLY

We all have to return to Reims or why otherwise the right-wing can succeed

There is a black & white photograph of me as a ten year old boy. I stand with my grandparents in front of their shared-garden plot shed on the outskirts of Vienna. The photography captures their poor living conditions. My grandparents first met in Vienna as so-called "Bettgeher”. They came from small villages in Upper Austria and Burgenland to work in the Austrian capital. Their weekly wages couldn’t cover rent for a private room, so they had to share a bed with other young professionals – one slept there during the day, the other at night. Later they were able to rent their own apartment, but it was destroyed during the Second World War. So they moved to an shared-garden plot area, where they stayed until their death. For me their garden was a special place of love and security; I participated in my grandparent’s strictly regulated daily routine and helped with the gardening work, but it was also a place of comfort and celebration (…)

EDUCULT IN ACTION

Salon of Cultures – „In and Out Culture. And in between?“

EDUCULT extends an invitation to the symposium “In and Out Culture. And in between?,” which is part of the “Salon of Cultures” series, at the University of Applied Art Vienna. Through this event on 1^st of December, we hope to exchange ideas with artists, institutions, academics, and cultural policy-makers about the state of the interaction between domestic and foreign culture. With our guests we will discuss the emergence and disappearance of borders, the added value and the challenges of transnational projects and programs, and about trans-cultural cooperation.

Evaluation of the programme „CrossCulture Internships“

The programme “CrossCulture Internships” provides internships of two to three months for young professionals and volunteers of countries in the Islamic world and Germany. They get the possibility to improve their professional as well as their intercultural and socio-political competences. The programme is open for staff of organisations in the fields of knowledge society and education, culture and art, media, economy and development cooperation, international politics and civic education, legal dialogue, justice and human rights as well as environmental science. The ifa (Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations) in Stuttgart operates the programme since 2005 with the support of the Federal Foreign Office of Germany. EDUCULT was commissioned with the evaluation of the project.

Multilingual rhetoric contest „SAG’S MULTI!” 2016/17

This year the multilingual rhetoric contest "SAG’S MULTI!" takes place for the eighth time. The contest was launched by "Wirtschaft für Integration" and aims at showing the potential of multilingualism to a broad public and encourage the youth. For the upcoming contest the participants can hold speeches to the topic "Think out loud!". Until the 24^th of October teachers may register their multilingual students.

Evaluation of a Swiss Foundation

Our partner organisation Drew Wylie has invited EDUCULT to participate in evaluating the activities of the Drosos Foundation, based in Zurich/Switzerland, which aims to enable “disadvantaged people to live a life of dignity“. Its multifaceted activities are mainly addressed at young people not only in Switzerland and Germany, but also in Mediterranean countries such as Tunisia, Egypt, and Morocco. EDUCULT is assigned to evaluate projects in the German-speaking countries.

Arts Education in Kosovo

Our partner interarts as well as Culture Action Europe have invited EDUCULT to participate in the Culture for All Programme of the Kosovo. The aim of the programme is to define priorities in the area of culture education in order to support the development of an overall governmental strategy for cultural policy. Specifically, the current relevance of arts and culture inside the education system of Kosovo is analysed. EDUCULT has been invited to attend a series of workshops with representatives of the Kosovo arts and cultural scene as well as the cultural ministry. From 21-22 September another regional conference took place where the new governmental strategy for cultural policy will be presented and discussed.

work::sounds – How does the working world sound? 2016/17

From October 2016 to May 2017 EDUCULT and the Chamber of Workers and Employees Vienna (AK Wien) offer the project "work::sounds" for the fifth time for schools combining music education, aesthetic research and professional orientation. Pupils of vocational schools are invited to participate in order to investigate different workplaces. The aim of the threepart workshop format is besides professional orientation the stimulation of individual creativity and teamwork. Aesthetic research and creative action inspire the young people to form a critical positions of the working conditions in their special field.

BASF audience survey 2016

BASF SE, a German chemistry concern located in Ludwigshafen, offers over 60 performances in the context of its cultural programme every year. The main venue is the BASF Feierabendhaus in Ludwigshafen. Music is the most important artistic form of expression in the programme. In addition, the fields of dance, fine arts, film and photography are also supported as sponsoring or cooperation projects. In the second half of 2016 EDUCULT is conducting an audience survey for BASF SE and its captive cultural programme. The goal is to generate information about the audience and informative basis for the development of the captive cultural programme.

EDUCULT TALKS

EDUCULT Talks: with Osama Zatar

Osama Zatar was born in Ramallah/ Palestine in 1980. Insurmountable obstacles in the conflict between Israel and Palestine made a life with his Israeli wife Jasmin Avissar impossible in his home country. After a brief time in Germany, they made their way to Austria, where Osama Zatar was invited to the exhibition ‘’Overlapping Voices: Israeli and Palestinian artists’’ at the ESSL Museum. He studied sculpture under Paul Taylor and completed his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in 2014 in Heimo Zobernig’s class. Most recently his work could be seen in the exhibit ‘’Borders Adel Dauood/ Osama Zatar’’ in the ARTEMONS Contemporary Galerie in Linz. He is active as a curator at Café Prosa in Vienna and in the networking of a community of refugee artists.

EDUCULT IN EXCHANGE

Anna Lindh Mediterranean Forum 2016

On 24th and 25th October 2016 the Mediterranean Forum 2016 of the Anna Lindh Foundation will take place in Valletta, Malta. It is the region’s largest civil society gathering and most influential event of its kind for intercultural dialogue. Against the backdrop of unprecedented regional challenges, and on the eve of the Maltese EU Presidency which has "Mediterranean Dialogue" as a central policy theme, this year's forum will be a central process to accelerate and scale-up the impact of intercultural action across the Euro-Med region. EDUCULT-Director Michael Wimmer has been selected to participate as an international delegate for the Mediterranean Forum 2016.

EDUCULT INFORMS

ACA Annual Conference 2016

This year’s ACA Annual Conference from 20^th to 22^nd November in the city of Budapest bears the title „UniverCities. Higher education institutions and their habitat“. The event will explore the relationship between universities and colleges and the cities, towns and regions where they are located. The conference is expected to draw an audience of some 300 participants, including central actors and decision-makers from universities and colleges as well as policy-makers and practitioners from government departments, international organisations, non-governmental organisations, municipalities, enterprises and think tanks.

New website of ENO (European Network of Observatories in the Field of Arts and Cultural Education)

The European Network of Observatories in the Field of Arts and Cultural Education (ENO), founded 2015 in Berlin, connects knowledge centres in European countries. It aims to facilitate the exchange of research findings and innovative practice, to stimulate new research in arts and cultural education and to support the development of arts education within the framework of global UNESCO-policies and guidelines for education, culture and sustainable development. ENO offers an international forum to exchange, discuss and renew research-based knowledge on arts and cultural education. The new website intends to become a valuable European platform for the exchange of research findings and innovative practice in this field.

“Engage Audiences”– Study on Audience Development

“Study on audience development – How to place audiences at the centre of cultural organisations” is a study by Fondazione Fitzcarraldo, together with Culture Action Europe, ECCOM and Intercult, as a consortium, developed in the framework of the Creative Europe programme. The aim of the study is to provide successful approaches and methods in the area of audience development to be disseminated among European cultural organisations. They will also be used as a basis for selection criteria in future calls for proposals launched by the Creative Europe programme. At ArtLab16 preliminary results of the analysis of audience development strategies and practices of 30 cultural organisations have been shared with a wider audience. The study will be completed by the end of 2016.

Conference "Crossing Borders. Migration and Citizenship Education in Europe" (NECE)

From 10-12 November 2016 the Networking European Citizenship Education (NECE) holds their next conference in Zagreb, Croatia. Against the background of a global "refugee crisis" deeply affecting the state of the European Union and its neighbours, NECE 2016 will aim at two areas: Firstly, they will look at the ongoing European response to the issue of migration including the divisions within and between European societies. Secondly the conference will discuss how citizenship education should react to the polarising debate and the controversies about migration, diversity and identity. NECE 2016 will offer a rich variety of lectures, workshops, and open formats/spaces. Participants are invited to actively prepare and invest in the conference.

Global Arts Management Fellowship (University of Maryland)

The DeVos Institute of Arts Management’s global arts management Fellowship provides personalized training and support for current executives from around the world. The program is offered free of charge to arts managers from across the United States and around the world. Since 2001, the Fellowship has served over 200 managers from 56 countries. Fellows attend a four-week residency in Washington, D.C. each summer for three consecutive years and receive ongoing personalized mentoring, both during and between the month-long residencies. Applicants must currently serve as an executive or department head within an arts or cultural organization and have a minimum of five years working experience in an administrative capacity in an arts or cultural organization. Applications are due December 1, 2016.

Newsletter EDUCULT 2/2016

12/07/2016/by Marlene Kalnein

Dear friends and partners of EDUCULT,

welcome to our newsletter informing about developments and events in arts, education and cultural policy and EDUCULT projects.

EDUCULT IN ACTION provides current information on our projects.

EDUCULT IN EXCHANGE informs about international exchange and co-operations.

EDUCULT INFORMS about international affairs, projects and meetings.

Your EDUCULT-Team

WIMMER’S QUARTERLY

Arts Education in times of socio-political upheaval

This text was produced in a state of shock. The results of the British referendum had just been announced: a majority of the population voted in favour of leaving the European Union. This signifies the greatest change in the co-existence of countries in Europe since the fall of the Iron Curtain; the consequences of which can’t immediately be estimated in its entirety. In any case, it is a slap in the face for an elite project, which has proven largely incapable of solving the central problems of increasing parts of the national populations. Its decision makers have condoned the impoverishment of entire countries, mass unemployment and also lack of perspective and prospects, particularly among young people.

EDUCULT IN ACTION

Art and Games

EDUCULT was commissioned with the evaluation of the project “Kunst und Spiele” (Art and Games) by the Robert Bosch Stiftung. The program aims at developing and fostering projects in the field of cultural participation of young children in cultural institutions. During the second period of the project between 2015 and 2017, arts and cultural institutions can now make use of further support to implement their developed ideas. The evaluation’s goal is to gather data on the effect of the program and support future development. In June 2016 EDUCULT conducted round tables with cultural educators and pedagogues during a network meeting in Berlin.

Culture for All – Phase III – Arts Education in Kosovo

The “Culture for all – phase III” project is an EU funded project managed by the European Union Office in Kosovo and implemented by Interarts, in consortium with Culture Action Europe and ARCS-ARCI Cultura e Sviluppo. The general objective of the “Culture for all – phase III” project is to contribute to the cultural and socio-economic development of Kosovo by strengthening the cultural sector in Kosovo, through the promotion of cultural activities for all communities, and by promoting inclusive educational and recreational activities. In April Michael Wimmer held the workshop “Culture and Arts Education in Kosovo” in the context of the International Conference “Culture and Education”, organised by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) in Pristina.

“SAG’S MULTI!“ Multilingual Rhetoric Contest 2016/17

This year the multilingual rhetoric contest „SAG’S MULTI!“ takes places for the eighth time. The contest was launched by “Wirtschaft für Integration” and aims at showing the potential of multilingualism to a broad public and encourage the youth. For the upcoming contest the participants can hold speeches to the topic "Think out loud!". The participants have to convince the jury of their language skills. At least one member of the jury is a native speaker of the first language. The application phase for the competition 2016/17 starts on 19th of September.

EDUCULT IN EXCHANGE

International Conference "Social Inequality and Cultural Policy"

On 22 April 2016 the University of Applied Arts Vienna hosted the international conference “Social Inequality and Cultural Policy“. It represents a follow-up of the conferences "Periphery.Power.Cultural Policy", "Cultural Policies in Cities" und "Reinventing Cultural Policy? Cultural Policy and Good Governance". The goal of the event was to discuss social inequality from different professional perspectives and in particular to learn about the consequences of social change for cultural policy. Guests from different European cities, like Jordi Baltà, Hadrian Garrard, Mikolaj Lewicki and Kate Oakley, did short presentations about the current state of social inequality in their countries as well as the specific cultural and political consequences. The conference was planned by Michael Wimmer.

Anna Lindh Mediterranean Forum 2016

Michael Wimmer has been selected to participate as an international delegate for the Mediterranean Forum 2016 of the Anna Lindh Foundation. Against the backdrop of unprecedented regional challenges, and on the eve of the Maltese EU Presidency which has "Mediterranean Dialogue" as a central policy theme, this year's forum will be a central process to accelerate and scale-up the impact of intercultural action across the Euro-Med region. The Mediterranean Forum is the region’s largest civil society gathering and most influential event of its kind for intercultural dialogue. It will take place in Valletta, Malta, on 24th and 25th of October 2016.

LIKE – „Le Rendez-vous de Bordeaux“

The team of LIKE (European cities and regions for culture) invited numerous participants to their symposium on cultural education on 8th to 10th of June, featuring round tables and inspiring case studies. Artistic and cultural education and debates focused on its capacity to create dialogue and enrich diversity in Europe was the topic of the Rendez-vous. Michael Wimmer participated as a panellist besides other European collegues like Caroline Sharp (research director at National Foundation for Educational Research, UK) and Henri Simons (director of Atomium and ADAM Museum, Belgium).

Remscheid Academy for Arts Education

The Remscheid Academy for Arts Education, established in 1958, is the central institute of arts education for children and young people in the Federal Republic of Germany and the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia. In its capacity as a continuous training academy for experts of youth, social, education and cultural work it is a recognised institution for children and young people’s development and qualifies in the entire spectrum of arts education subjects. On 14th and 15th of June Michael Wimmer took part at the symposium „Grenzfälle Kultureller Bildung“ at the Remscheid Academy to discuss the challenges of cultural education given current social development.

EDUCULT INFORMS

7th World Summit on Arts & Culture, Valetta 2016

The focus of the 2016 World Summit on Arts and Culture on 18-21 October in Valletta, Malta, will be on Cultural Leadership in the 21^st Century. The arts and culture can be considered to be at a crossroads – faced with many challenges and opportunities at the global, national and local level such as: the impact of new technologies on the production and distribution of cultural goods and services; threats to global security; new patterns of migration; changing contexts at the national level including austerity measures and continuous requests for reform; aspirations from artists and culture operators to extend their impact and outreach to other sectors, while also struggling to guarantee freedom of expression and ensure cultural diversity.

Conference „Reflective Practice: Evaluation in Arts Education“, 28-30 November Paris

RESEO (European Network for Opera and Dance Education) will be celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2016, a perfect chance to take stock of the opera, music and dance education sector’s evolution, developments, accomplishments and challenges. The Opéra national de Paris, a founding member and pillar of RESEO, will be opening its doors to members for the conference “Reflective practice: Evaluation in Arts Education“ on 28-30 November. Culture professionals, academics, researchers, policymakers, evaluation specialists and the simply curious are invited to stimulating encounters and exchanges, practical workshops and animated debates.

Handbook "Cultural awareness and expression"

Open method of coordination (OMC) working group of EU Member States’ experts published a handbook on cultural awareness and expression. “Cultural awareness and expression” is one of the eight key competences that form the reference tool which EU Member States to be integrate into strategies and infrastructure in the context of lifelong learning. Cultural awareness has a strong impact on our ability to learn social, civic and intercultural competences, as well as on our sense of initiative and entrepreneurship. Michael Wimmer and Ann Bamford carried out a first report at the start of the progress about the different definitions on cultural education in the Member states.

New Publication: Cultural policy in the time of creative industries

NESTA is is an innovation charity with a mission to help people and organisations bring great ideas to life. The organisation has published in June a very provocative document focusing on Cultural policy in the time of the creative industries.This paper argues that new statistics of the Department for Culture, Media and Sports on the cultural sector alongside the creative industries estimates will create an important opportunity to revisit the scope of cultural policy in the UK. One key argument: By clarifying the distinctions between culture and creative industries, the DCMS will open the way for more effective cultural and economy policy (the latter being what creative industries policy will properly be seen to be).

International Conference “Social Inequality and Cultural Policy”

06/05/2016/by Aron Weigl

Dear friends and partners of EDUCULT!

On 22 April 2016 the University of Applied Arts Vienna will host the international conference “Social Inequality and Cultural Policy“. It represents a follow-up of the conferences "Periphery.Power.Cultural Policy", "Cultural Policies in Cities" und "Reinventing Cultural Policy? Cultural Policy and Good Governance". The role of the cultural scene and cultural policy in the context of growing social inequality in current European societies will be discussed.

"Social Inequality and Cultural Policy"

Date: 22. April 2016, 9.00 am – 8.00 pm

Location: University of Applied Arts Vienna, Exhibition Center Heiligenkreuzer Hof, Schönlaterngasse 5, 1010 Vienna

Concept and Moderation: Michael Wimmer/ EDUCULT; University of Applied Arts Vienna

The conference will be held in English.

Please register in advance for this event: info(at)uni-ak.ac.at

The detailed program and short biographies of all speakers are available on our website.

The goal of the event is to discuss social inequality from different professional perspectives and in particular to learn about the consequences of social change for cultural policy. During the conference on 22 April 2016 at Heiligenkreuzer Hof in Vienna we will discuss the need to draw upon theories about different cultural behaviour in different social groups with experts in economics, sociology, education and politics. Furthermore, we will learn from selected cultural practices that engage diverse audiences.

Guests from London, Paris, Athens, Barcelona and Warsaw will do short presentations about the current state of social inequality in their cities or countries as well as the specific cultural and political consequences. After the panels there will be time for extensive audience discussions. Our aim is to sensitive the cultural industry for growing social inequalities in current society and in this context to also discuss its social responsibility.

Newsletter EDUCULT 1/2016

12/02/2016/by bsemmler

Dear friends and partners of EDUCULT,

welcome to our newsletter informing about developments and events in arts, education and cultural policy and EDUCULT projects.

EDUCULT IN ACTION provides current information on our projects.

EDUCULT TALKS introduces people with diverse backgrounds.

EDUCULT IN EXCHANGE informs about international exchange and co-operations.

EDUCULT INFORMS about international affairs, projects and meetings.

Your EDUCULT-Team

WIMMER’S QUARTERLY

Down with this culture! Long live the arts!

The political landscape is fundamentally changing. More and more countries are facing challenges connected to right-wing-activism. In many different countries, be it France, Italy, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland or Austria, nationalist right-wing parties gain influence. They all reject the political project called Europe and strive to restrict civil rights.

EDUCULT IN ACTION

Development of an impact-oriented evaluation concept

„Culture works“: Presentation of the evaluation concept with EDUCULT participation: On 4 February, the Goethe-Institut presented the concept on the impact-oriented evaluation of its culture and cultural education programmes. The presentation was followed by a discussion with high-ranking representatives of politics and culture. EDUCULT has been intensively involved in the concept development between 2013-2015. Evaluations of Goethe-Institut programmes and projects carried out by EDUCULT are listed as reference projects. At the presentation in February, EDUCULT was represented by Anke Schad as co-author of the evaluation concept.

School INCLUSIVE Cultural Education

The Strategic Regio-Partnership is dealing with questions on the implementation of cultural education in schools, both from the perspective of structures and practice. The partnership involves schools, school administrators and cultural institutions from Germany, Austria and Switzerland (as associated partner). EDUCULT is the scientific partner.

Learning in, with, and through culture

After two years of learning in, with and through the arts our research project has come to an end. Results and experiences of the joint adventure of scientists, pupils, teachers, mediators and artists are presented in a final report in German which is available for download. We are looking forward to further discussions on the topic of cultural competences.

“SAG’S MULTI!“ Multilingual Speech Competition 2015/16

This year the multilingual rhetoric contest for Austria „SAG’S MULTI!“ takes places for the seventh time. The contest was launched by “Wirtschaft für Integration” and aims at showing the potential of multilingualism to a broad public and encourage the youth. In February 93 finalists will be on stage in the third round. And on 7th of March 2016 the 15 winners of “SAG’S MULTI!“ 2015/16 will be celebrated at the closing ceremony at the townhall of the City of Vienna.

EDUCULT TALKS

EDUCULT Talks: with Johnny Mhanna

Johnny Mhanna is 24 years old and originally from Syria. He fled his homeland since he would have been forced to fight in the civil war. In this war he had already lost his father, who disappeared under the Assad regime.

Johnny performed in several theatre- and movie productions in Syria and in Lebanon before he came to Austria in August 2015. He now works as a professional actor in Austria as well. To this day he smells the same perfume on stage that he had noticed the first time he went to the theatre when he was eight years old: For him, theatre smells like freedom.

EDUCULT IN EXCHANGE

International Conference "Mind the Gap – Social Inequality and Cultural Policy"

On 22 April 2016 the University of Applied Arts Vienna will host the international conference “Mind the Gap – Social Inequality“. It represents a follow-up of the conferences "Peripherie.Macht.Kulturpolitik", "Cultural Policies in Cities" und "Reinventing Cultural Policy? Kulturpolitik und Good Governance". The role of the cultural scene and cultural policy in the context of growing social inequality in current European societies will be discussed. Michael Wimmer is responsible for the concept for this conference and will also moderate through the event.

Voices of Culture

Voices of Culture ? Structured Dialogue between the European Commission and the cultural sector provides a framework for discussions between EU civil society stakeholders and the European Commission with regard to culture. It aims to strengthen the advocacy capacity of the cultural sector in policy debates on culture at European level, while encouraging it to work in a more collaborative way. Two themes, “Developing The Entrepreneurial And Innovation Potential Of The Cultural And Creative Sectors” and “Promoting Intercultural Dialogue And Bringing Communities Together Through Culture In Shared Public Spaces” will be discussed in February and March 2016. Michael Wimmer will join both discussions in Berlin and Barcelona.

EDUCULT INFORMS

3rd International Teaching Artists Conference

The ITAC3 Conference from 3rd to 5th August 2016 in Edinburgh brings together artists, organisations, funders and researchers from all over the world to explore key issues relating to participatory arts practice through an inspiring mix of curated conversations, practical workshops, keynote speeches, seminars and round-table discussions. The ITAC3 Programme Committee is currently seeking proposals from the global community that reflect the best thinking and practice in participatory arts/teaching artistry, informed by theory, research, and projects in the field. The deadline for proposals is Monday 22nd February.

Creative Alliances for Europe

A report – prepared by BKJ (Germany) and CCE (England) and funded by Stiftung Mercator – explores how the reach and impact of creative and cultural education in Europe can be improved, how creative and cultural education can strengthen our understanding of the value of Europe and how we can improve capacity in Europe for working collaboratively.

Newsletter EDUCULT 3/2015

16/09/2015/by bsemmler

Dear friends and partners of EDUCULT,

welcome to our newsletter informing about developments and events in arts, education and cultural policy and EDUCULT projects.

In our new column "EDUCULT TALKS" we invite people with different backgrounds to tell us about their lives and aims here in Austria.

EDUCULT IN ACTION provides current information on our projects.

EDUCULT TALKS introduces people with diverse backgrounds.

EDUCULT IN EXCHANGE informs about international exchange and co-operations.

EDUCULT INFORMS about international affairs, projects and meetings.

Your EDUCULT-Team

WIMMER’S QUARTERLY

University to unlearn

A few days ago, my daughter took the enrolment test at the University of Vienna. Her report reminded me of the impressions I got from watching Erwin Wagenhofer’s documentary “Alphabet” on the handling of pupils in a mass education camp somewhere in China. The private company hired by the University of Vienna applied military-style organization, meaning that the applicants had to line up and follow detailed rules on the dress code and the use of writing devices. Everything seemed to follow a standardized procedure: the explanation on how to fill in the multiple choice test took about an hour, leaving the premises (a hall usually used for exhibitions) was impossible due to locked doors. Eventually, fewer applicants than expected turned up and everyone (except for one guy who was too dilettantish in cheating) got the study permission.

EDUCULT IN ACTION

Learning in, with, and through culture

Urban Places – Public Spaces

In March 2015 EDUCULT was commissioned with the evaluation of the project. Round table discussions with the management, interviews with panellists and experts, quantitative audience research and social-media analysis were carried out. In September EDUCULT will finish the report and will present the results to the Goethe-Institut in Munich.

Development of an impact-oriented evaluation concept

For over one year, EDUCULT has contributed to the development of a new evaluation and impact assessment concept, "Culture works" for the culture and cultural education programme of the Goethe-Institut. Future evaluations and assessments in the field of culture and cultural education commissioned by the Goethe-Institute will be based on this concept. The concept and a related publication will be presented in February 2016 in Berlin. We are happy that the intense development process is finished and appreciate this opportunity to contribute to the discussion on methods and approaches in the field of impact and evaluation of cultural projects.

work::sounds – How does the working world sound? 2015/16

In 2015/16 "work::sounds" will take place for the fourth time in Vienna. Pupils of vocational schools are invited to participate in order to investigate different workplaces. The aim of the threepart workshop format is besides professional orientation the stimulation of individual creativity and teamwork. Aesthetic research and creative action inspire the young people to form a critical positions of the working conditions in their special field.

“SAG’S MULTI!“ Multi Lingual Rhetoric Contest 2014/15

This year the multi lingual rhetoric contest „SAG’S MULTI!“ takes places for the seventh time. The contest was launched by “Wirtschaft für Integration” and aims at showing the potential of multilingualism to a broad public and encourage the youth. From the 21st of September onwards teachers may register their multilingual students. All first languages are welcome!

EDUCULT TALKS

EDUCULT Talks: with Ahmad and Mohammed

Ahmad and Mohammed, two brothers from Syria, arrived in Austria some months ago after a tedious and partly dangerous escape. After two months in the “initial reception center” (Erstaufnahmestelle) in Traiskirchen they moved to a private apartment in Vienna provided by a new Austrian friend. Currently they support newcomers at the Vienna West station (Westbahnhof) as interpreters from and to Arabic. Last Saturday they performed part of Jelinek’s “Die Schutzbefohlenen” together with other refugees in the Arena Wien. The theatrical production by the Die Schweigende Mehrheit (The silent majority), an artist collective, got thundering applause from the audience.

They told EDUCULT about their home country Syria before the war started, how their view on life changed during the last years and what Austrians could learn from Syrian culture.

EDUCULT IN EXCHANGE

Conference "Cultural education" in ?ód?

From 17th – 18th September 2015 the conference „Cultural education – towards innovative and creative society. The need for arts education at modern school”, the auspices of the Polish Minister of National Education (TBC) and the Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage (TBC), takes place in the City of ?ód?, Poland. It is organised by the Polish National Commission for UNESCO, EC1 Lodz – City of Culture and the National Centre for Culture (NCK) ?ód?. Michael Wimmer will give a speech to "Arts Education in Austria".

Public Lecture at the University at Buffalo/NY

Michael Wimmer is invited to give a public lecture at the University at Buffalo, State New York. On 13th of October 2015 he will talk about "Culture in Cities – Some Remarks on the Actural Status of Cultural Policy in Austria".

EDUCULT INFORMS

15th International ECHA Conference "Talents in Motion"

From 2nd – 5th March 2016 the ECHA conference is organised in Vienna / Austria with the aim to encourage the Gifted in the context of Migration and Intercultural Exchange. Giftedness and high potential in a multicultural society is a topic most relevant and of high interest not only in European countries, but all over the world. The ECHA Conference 2016 both highlights intellectual abilities and also addresses the diversity of intelligences, talents and high abilities that may contribute to a thriving society.

LET’S CEE Film Festival: Cinema for schools

From October 1-11, the LET’S CEE Film Festival will take place in Vienna. This year we have selected five outstanding movies of great educational value for the School Cinema: Europa Europa (G, PL, F), Chuck Norris vs. Communism (RO), LogBook Serbistan (SRB), ?efurji raus! (SLO) and The Brave Adventures of the Little Shoemaker (HR). We happily provide educational material for free and also offer interesting and exciting talks and discussions after the movies; 2015, inter alia, top-class guests such as the Holocaust survivor Sally Perel and the award winning director Želimir Žilnik. Tickets are on sale for 5 Euro, accompanying persons get free entrance.

23rd ENCATC Annual Conference

ENCATC is the leading European network on cultural management and cultural policy education. Established in Warsaw in 1992, the network counts over 100 members in 40 countries across Europe and beyond. Save the date: The next annual conference takes places from 21 to 23 October 2015 in Lecce/Italy.

Newsletter EDUCULT 2/2015

24/03/2015/by Marlene Kalnein

Dear friends and partners of EDUCULT,

welcome to our newsletter informing about developments and events in arts, education and cultural policy and EDUCULT projects.

EDUCULT IN ACTION provides current information on our projects.

EDUCULT IN EXCHANGE informs about international exchange and co-operations.

EDUCULT INFORMS about international affairs, projects and meetings.

Your EDUCULT-Team

WIMMER’S QUARTERLY

Is measuring essential? The questionable benefits of data collection in order to compare the field of arts education

Measuring is awesome. Measuring is even essential for survival. Our perception of reality has reduced its focus on the measurable parts of the world. Parts that aren’t measurable do not exist anymore and their non-existence is of no concern.

EDUCULT IN ACTION

Where from? Where to? Myths – Nation – Identities

Within the evaluation, the first focus group was implemented in Munich in February 2015. With project staffs from the Goethe-Institute and the Ensemble Modern the conception, goals and impacts of the project Where from? Where to? Myths – Nation – Identities were discussed. The next steps in the evaluation process include a range of qualitative interviews as well as an interim report at the end of March.

Access to Culture

The research and cooperation project Access to Culture is entering its final phase of implementation. In 2014 the project partners provided national policy studies on the situation in Austria, Croatia, Norway, Turkey, Spain and Sweden. This formed the basis for a detailed comparative study. In the last six months of the project cycle, cross-sectional issues are analysed in detail and compared to the European level. The project partners come to Vienna for a final meeting on March 16 and 17. The results of the study will be presented at the end of April 2015.

work::sounds – How does the working world sound?

We are pleased to announce the participation of echo medienhaus ges.m.b.h., Itdesign – Software Projects & Consulting GmbH, Braintribe IT-Technologies GmbH und STRABAG at „work::sounds“ 2014/15! These companies allow students from schools in Vienna (htl donaustadt, HTL Ottakring and die graphische) an insight in their respective working environments. After the visits the prospective technicians in the fields of IT, data processing and multimedia will produce experimental, musical video clips which portrait the companies‘ work in a creative way. They will then be published on YouTube. The musical leadership in this years „work::sounds“ are: Guenther Berger / 78plus, Marco Kleeberger / Karma Art, Ronald Pfisterer / Glutamat – we are looking forward to exciting workshops!

“SAG’S MULTI!“ Multi Lingual Rhetoric Contest 2014/15

On 11th of March 2015 the 15 winners of the multilingual speech competition “SAG’S MULTI!“ were celebrated at the closing ceremony at the townhall of the City of Vienna. We congratulate all winners! This years competition just finished and we are already looking forward to next years speeches at “SAG’S MULTI!“ 2015/16. Get an impression of the closing ceremony and find all information about “SAG’S MULTI!“ 2014/15 here.

EDUCULT IN EXCHANGE

International Conference "Periphery.Power.Cultural Policy"

On 22 April 2015 the University for Applied Arts Vienna hosts the international symposium “Periphery.Power.Cultural Policy”. It represents a follow-up of the discussion of the 2014 conference on "Cultural Policies in Cities" which emphasised the growing importance of cities in cultural policy. The Symposium is developed by Michael Wimmer, director of EDUCULT.

EDUCULT INFORMS

New Alliances for Europe – Polylogue III

To improve the reach and quality of arts and cultural education in Europe and to strengthen the European identity by the means of arts education, new Alliances are needed. Thus the initiative "New Alliances for Europe" was brought to life by the German foundation Stiftung Mercator, the German Federation for Arts Education and Cultural Learning (BKJ) and the UK-based international Foundation Creativity, Culture and Education (CCE). The Conference will take place from 17 to 20 May 2015 in Wildbad Kreuth/ Germany.

Symposium: Perspectives on Art Education

Teaching and learning of art in higher education (at university level) has experienced significant and challenging cultural, technological, societal and economic changes. The Perspectives on Art Education Symposium will address these changes. It will take place from 28 to 30 May 2015 at the branch of the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, Heiligenkreuzer Hof.

7th European Symposium Culture and Education

The European Symposium Culture and Education is organised by the education and socio-artistic departments of the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence/France, in collaboration with RESEO – European Network for Opera and Dance Education – and AFO – Association Française des Orchestres. The 7th edition of the Symposium will take place on 8 and 9 July 2015 and will provide an opportunity for in-depth reflection on artistic, creative and educational dimensions of the project "The Monster in the Maze", which is being created at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence this year.

23rd ENCATC Annual Conference

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