In May, we reached the final stage of the DemArt selection process. Our three chosen artists presented their ideas to us and some of the local community at the Bethlen Square Theatre. It was wonderful to see the work and imagination behind the pieces. In all honesty, we knew it was not possible to select ‘the best’ from such a wide range of disciplines, so we agreed to come back to our main objective: how much does the piece connect to the local community of District 7?
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Democratic Curation at Valley of Arts Festival 2024
Last week, our colleague Panka Paskuj led an inspiring panel discussion on “Democratic Curation” at the Valley of Arts Festival 2024, an event that brought together artists and project managers to explore new approaches to art curation.
TBG Food for Thought: ‘For me, to live sustainable means to slow down, look around, appreciate what I have and what surrounds me’
With our flagship project, The Big Green, we are bringing environmentally-engaged artists under one large-scale umbrella initiative and experiment with innovative ways of using art to promote sustainability. But what does it mean for us on a personal level? We asked our partners to write us a few lines about what art and sustainability and their relationship mean to them. Now, let us share Egle Kryzanauskaite’s (zusa) thoughts:
TBG Food for Thought: The right to explore nature as “everyman’s right” – shouldn’ it be universal?
With our flagship project, The Big Green, we are bringing environmentally-engaged artists under one large-scale umbrella initiative and experiment with innovative ways of using art to promote sustainability. But what does it mean for us on a personal level? We asked our partners to write us a few lines about what art and sustainability and their relationship mean to them. First, Silja Suntola’s (XAMK) thoughts:
CREAMARE – Underwater Cultural Heritage – International workshop & round-table discussion
As a link between our Creamare project and the 5th National Meeting of Archaeological Communities, we will be holding a professional day on 1 July. About CREAMARE project: The CREAMARE project aims to create a trans-national and cross-sectorial collaboration framework in which cultural organizations, scientific/research bodies, creative professionals, and technology experts co-produce CC applications and […]
Celebrating International Artistic Connections: DemArt’s Inspiring Journey at the 22nd Survival Festival in Wrocław
The curators and project coordinators and advisors of DemArt visited Wrocław from June 20-23, 2024, to participate in the 22nd Survival Festival. The festival is held at different locations in Poland each year, and this year’s theme was Romanticism, specifically exploring the meanings and values present today that originate from Polish and regional Romanticism, and how they shape modernist perspectives.
The curators of the DemArt project have selected a collective of artists to create an art work about and for the VII. district
The theater hall of the Bethlen Téri Színház hosted the presentation of the DemArt art project plans, where the representatives of the three selected projects, Dorottya Márton, the Metrum Ensemble and Kristóf Szabó, presented what kind of artistic work they would create focusing on the stories and characteristics of the 7th District. In 20 minutes each, the artists presented the purpose and justification of the art project, its impact on the community and their relationship with the community. The workflow and detailed budget of the art project, during which the work is created. They presented what kind of permissions they might need and how they would prepare and present the work. At the event, curators and guests had the opportunity to ask the artists questions.
Climate Changer Premiere
As an important step of our Green E.Th.I.Cs project, we will present our Climate Changer performance at ÖrkényKÖZ on 6 June. If you are curious to see how a bicycle participates in our theatre board game, meet us at the ÖrkényKÖZ!
The European Journey of Teatro a Pedali
Green E.Th.I.Cs is not only a great cultural project involving 18 partners from 12 countries to spread consciousness about climate change through art and theatre, but it’s also a guide to living theatre and cultural events in a different way — a GREEN WAY.
Insights from the Budapest Field Visit – PERFARE
The final field visit of our PerFare project took place in Budapest on May 27th and 28th. This time, we had the opportunity to introduce Hungarian organizations dedicated to connecting the welfare sector with the arts.