More information
Description
The proposed project addresses the lack of cultural and educational activities related to contemporary environmental and social issues and artistic challenges. The project seeks to revive the immovable cultural monument of the former Studio B. Kafka.
With the increasing demands for ecological artistic creation and rising awareness of climate change, we see it as essential to create a place where those interested in these topics can learn about them, find examples of good practice and have the opportunity to experience them in workshops. The main goal of the project is to create a new Centre for Art and Ecology UMPRUM (hereinafter CUEU) in this building with a garden, which will raise important contemporary issues - besides ecology and sustainability it also focuses on topics related to inclusion, care for public space and minorities.
Within the first one, we shall organize three major educational and practical symposia/workshops. The second activity focuses on smaller workshops in the garden and community and cultural events. The other two activities will follow up on the first two. We will create a permanent exhibition Garden, and we shall also focus on the sustainable operation of CUEU itself by articulating the outcomes of past and future uses of the heritage site. This will involve the creation of an archive and a publication.
The project is aimed at students and teachers of UMPRUM and other educational cultural and social institutions and target groups: universities, high schools, galleries, eco-centres and minorities. The project is implemented in partnership with two institutions. Firstly, with CAN, a Norwegian art institution with long-term experience in multidisciplinary discussion and creation. And secondly with the Roma and Sinti Centre, which is being established in the neighbourhood, with whom we will jointly formulate what the two Centres have in common and how to use both facilities in a meaningful, ecological and inclusive way.