ECHO Academies, based on the experience of implementing “ECHO: European Cultural Heritage Onstage” and “ECHO II: Traditions in Transition”, addresses issues of visibility, networking, employability and opportunities to enter the art market for new European talents. For that purpose, it uses heritage as an inspirational tool, building on the values of the European and glocal perceptions of heritage.
In this article, we have gathered together some of the most important material that shows you what happened during the months of the project:
1. Artist Residency
The Echo Academies Artist Residency, conducted from September 4 to September 24, 2023, was a comprehensive and transformative international program that revolved around the exploration of Budapest’s urban industrial heritage between 1860 and 1960. This event brought together ten exceptionally talented artists who embarked on a unique and inspiring creative journey. It was designed to empower artists with the knowledge, skills, and creative energy needed to bring their artistic projects to life, particularly within the context of Budapest’s industrial history.
The residency program wrapped up with presentations of the pilot projects, which were developed through a combination of online presentations, face-to-face workshops, field visits and consultations over the previous three weeks. An esteemed international jury, featuring Dániel Kovács (architectural historian and curator of KÉK and the Hungarian Museum of Architecture), Flóra Kőszeghy (architect, freelance visual artist, and PhD candidate at MOME Budapest), and Adrian Labaout (architect, curator, artist, and PhD candidate at the Technical University of Madrid), evaluated the pitches and identified the three most outstanding projects.
The winning artists, Diogo Pereira, Jacopo Brunello, Oleksandra Khalepa have been awarded to implement their art projects between July and October 2024 with the mentorship and financial support of ECHO Academies, funded by the European Union.
>>More information about the Artist Residency and the artworks of the participating artists CAN BE FOUND HERE.
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2. ECHO Academies – Online Open Forum – 21&30 November 2023
For this Forum we invited cultural sector pros and future cultural management experts to dive into production management with our exclusive online forum series, “The 5 Aspects of Production Management in the Cultural Sector,”.
Themes of the event:
**Career Development with Ágnes Kovács (CRANE) >> LINK TO THE RECORDING
**Based Work/Project Management with Judit Kőműves (Pro Progressione) >> LINK TO THE RECORDINGS: PART ONE // PART TWO
**Partnerships with Brigitta Kovács and Gergely Talló (Műhely Foundation) >> LINK TO THE RECORDING
** Cultural Communication with Gergely Hamza (House of Arts Veszprém) >> LINK TO THE RECORDING
** Intellectual Property Rights with Dr. Flóra Gubicz (Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest) >> LINK TO THE RECORDING
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3. ECHO Academies – Online Open Forum – Legitimacy of Art Nouveau Today: Cross-Disciplinary Dialogues in the Arts and Crafts – 31 October 2024
The third ECHO Academies online forum was not only the closing event of the ECHO Academies artist residency program; it was also a platform where experts and creators from various artistic fields could meet and share their experiences.
Participants were engaged in discussions and presentations, highlighting projects developed through ECHO Academies. This showcased how cross-disciplinary dialogue could create new opportunities and perspectives in the creative sector.
Project Presentations:
(Presentations by 12 selected artists)
a. Music (Facilitated by SFERA International)
***Carlos Hurtado Múnera: >>>LINK TO THE RECORDINGS – RECORDING ONE // RECORDING TWO
***Nikola Andrejić: >>>LINK TO THE PRESENTATION
***Emil Ejupi
b. Comics (Facilitated by Inter Alia)
Ralitsa Aleksieva, Evi Magavetsos, Gus Moystad
>> LINK TO THE RECORDING
c. Fine Art (Facilitated by Pro Progressione)
Jacopo Brunello, Diogo Pereira, Oleksandra Khalepa
>>>LINK TO THE RECORDING
d. Fashion Design (Facilitated by Open Space Foundation)
Yllka Haxhiu, Yordan Mihalev, Jose Marie Sta Iglesia
>>>LINK TO THE RECORDING
The ECHO Academies project is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the EU. Views and opinions expressed on this page are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) can be held responsible for them.
Project Partners:
Inter Alia (GR) | Sfera International (MK) | Open Space Foundation (BG) | CUMEDIAE (GR)
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