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Res Artis regional meeting in Korea

From October 30 to November 1, the Gyeonggi Creation Center was launched in the Gyeonggi Province of Korea. On the occasion of its launch, Res Artis held a regional conference on the theme 'The 21st Century Art Residency & New Institutional Collaborations'. Res Artis is a worldwide network of… Continue

Added by Todd Lester on November 8, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

Lino Hellings and P.A.P.A. Lab in São Paulo

Lino Hellings has just arrived in São Paulo to work on P.A.P.A - Participating Artists Press Agency. She will also participate as an observer at the IX Human Rights International Colloquium realized by Conectas NGO starting tomorrow, and U… Continue

Added by Ângela Tateishi Destro on November 7, 2009 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment

Public Art & Social Change

I had the great opportunity to attend Creative Time Summit with the title 'Revolutions in Public Practice'. I bet you will be able to listen/watch the sessions from their site soon! ... and more recently someone told me about the initiative Cascoland, an international network of artists,… Continue

Added by Todd Lester on November 5, 2009 at 6:40am — No Comments

looking for participants for art project in nyc

Hello, I am an artist from Germany living in London, who is looking for Germans living in NYC who would be interested to participate in a film project that will be realised in NYC from early February to April next year. I received the Boise Travel Scholarship from institutions in London, including the Slade School of Fine Art, Chisenhale Gallery, Alison Jacques Gallery, Birkbeck College to produce a film installation. With the work, I intend to investigate how cultural productions have been u… Continue

Added by Grace on November 4, 2009 at 8:05pm — No Comments

YATF Day 3: A focus on community

The first session on Day 3 of the YATF Informal Meeting was one of my favorites. The topic was "Art Spaces as Civic Spaces and Community Development" and featured two panelists: William Wells from the Townhouse Gallery in Cairo and Vicky Holt Takamine from the Pa'i Foundation in Honolulu. The discussant was Joy Mboya from the… Continue

Added by Karen Phillips on November 4, 2009 at 2:36pm — No Comments

territory of intimacy// Transcaucasian identification

Territory of Intimacy // Transcaucasian identification During her 1.5 months (Spring, 2009) artist-in-residency program in t… Continue

Added by Susanna Gyulamiryan on November 3, 2009 at 4:34pm — 2 Comments

Halloween reading

http://www.sampsoniaway.org/on-the-theater-of-marionettes/2009/08/19/the-selected-prose-of-heinrich-von-kleist/ "Since the first time I read Heinrich von Kleist, I've been impressed by the way he handled his death or, to be precise, by how he committed suicide." The intro is elegant rather than ghoulish, but is there a better teaser on Halloween? I highly recommend this s… Continue

Added by Henry Reese on October 31, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

YATF Day 2: A focus on funding

Last night I experienced my first Egyptian thunder storm. One thunder clap literally shook my bed and also took out the electricity and our internet connection. Fortunately, by the time the first morning session started up, the lights were back on and the sun was breaking up the clouds. Day 2 was full and I’m starting to experience the exhaustion that comes from the over-stimulus of so many new ideas and connections! Today’s sessions focused on International Public Policies in the Arab World an… Continue

Added by Karen Phillips on October 30, 2009 at 6:53pm — No Comments

YATF Day 1: A focus on Networks

I woke up this morning to a donkey’s braying and a rooster’s crowing, quite a change from the sound of Cairo’s traffic, which had been my wake up call the last two mornings. Now in the idyllic setting of King Mariout, a village outside of Alexandria where I’m representing fD in the Informal Meeting organized by the Young Arab Theater Fund (YATF). This is… Continue

Added by Karen Phillips on October 30, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

P.A.P.A. Lab will travel to Sao Paulo Brazil soon

P.A.P.A. participating artists press agency will manufacture news by taking action. The coming year 2009/2010 P.A.P.A. Platform will be designed on the spot with artists and photojournalists on all continents in P.A.P.A. Labs. P.A.P.A.Lab will visit Lagos Nigeria, Sao Paulo Brasil, Rotterdam the Netherlands and Bishkek Kyrgystan the coming year. The finds of P.A.P.A.Lab on world tour will lead to the design and launch of the P.A.P.A. Platform September 2010. P.A.P.A. Lab was in Lagos Nigeria… Continue

Added by Lino Hellings on October 30, 2009 at 10:20am — No Comments

Sampsonia Way, Online Magazine

Sampsonia Way is an online magazine sponsored by City of Asylum/Pittsburgh, celebrating literary free expression and supporting persecuted poets and novelists worldwide. The name comes from the street where we have gutted and rehabbed 4 derelict homes for use by exiled writers and other writers and translators-in-residence. The debut issue features 3 exiled Chinese writers doing look-backs at Tiananmen Square. The literary section is loaded, with contributions from publishers like Archip… Continue

Added by Henry Reese on October 18, 2009 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment

It's in the way we talk ... LDC's (no, no, no)

In April I presented fD at a conference in Boston and sat in on a panel about cultural exchange. I could not believe my ears when a panelist began advising potential artists-in-residence (in the audience) going to China to beware of being overcharged for materials, chalking it up to China-as-developing-country where such scams are more prevalent. (huh?) I voiced my disagreement, but the scratching-my-head-in-disbelief effect lingers. Just last nite I was having a drink with friends and a staffer… Continue

Added by Todd Lester on October 17, 2009 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

fD Holds 2-Day Directors Meeting in New York

Last week freeDimensional held a two-day planning meeting in New York. It was the first full staff meeting since fD reorganized its staff to include four part-time director positions covering executive duties, programs, communications, and operations. (Outside of these four roles, fD still depends on the work of pro bono designers, interns, and volunteers.) The planning meeting, held at the offices of fD partner… Continue

Added by Karen Phillips on October 16, 2009 at 2:00pm — 3 Comments

Art(ists') methods of translating various languages /concepts

Hello all, I've got an issue that doesn't speak to the specifics of "reaching" others with activist work or concerns, rather it's a related issue,, a personal request for help re: artwork that I'm involved in, aimed at {or relating to} issues that involve much of the activist & social-justice-changes that many folks on fD are involved in: basically i've been trying to find online translator apps /progs that are free-- or at least very affordable on an artist's budget;-) , for transla… Continue

Added by Robert Mykoff on October 15, 2009 at 1:09pm — No Comments

First as Tragedy, Then as Farce (People stopping people from doing things .. was that a bomb scare @ Cooper Union?)

Hi all, Last nite I went to hear Žižek speak at Cooper Union in NYC. The lecture got to run its full course but the Q&A was cut short with (at the time) pretty lame reasoning. Everybody moved out of the Great Hall relatively cheerful after an hour+ of Z's trademark stimulation. Upon exiting (and a bit of NYPD eavesdropping), I learned that someone had called in a bomb threat. Funny the cover of Z's new book, First as Tragedy, Then as Farce, has a quote from New Republic 'The most dang… Continue

Added by Todd Lester on October 15, 2009 at 6:38am — 11 Comments

GUAPAMACATARO 2010 - curatorial results

I am excited to report that we're expanding our capacity to two sites in the Guapamacataro valley!!! This means accommodating 20 artists in residence instead of 10. The two sites are about 30 minutes apart by vehicle. Following is the roster of selected participants per site:

site 1 : GUAPAMACATARO HACI… Continue

Added by Alicia Marván on October 10, 2009 at 1:49am — 4 Comments

G-20 Pittsburgh Summit

City of Asylum/Pittsburgh played host to 20 Burmese monks-in-exile for a showing of the movie "Burma VJ" *video journalist) at the Mattress Factory and a panel discussion with the monks. COA/P's exiled writer-in-residence is Khet Mar of Burma. The monks stayed in COA/P housing on Sampsonia Way. The next day the monks conducted a Peace Walk from Sampsonia Way to the site of the G-20 Summit. The following link is a 30-second video that traces the walk, including the monk's sit-down prayer:… Continue

Added by Henry Reese on September 26, 2009 at 4:30pm — 4 Comments

Dialogue on Arts Spaces and Activism has Taken Off!

We're one day into the week-long online dialogue on Art Spaces Hosting Activism and Strengthening Community Engagement and I'm truly inspired by the conversations that are already underway. If you haven't done so already, please stop by, speak up, spread the word. Here are some quotes from dialogue participants' comments that have me all excited: "Is being an acti… Continue

Added by Karen Phillips on September 24, 2009 at 1:05pm — 2 Comments

Two academic opportunities on peace and activism :: Oak & Scoville

Here are two opportunities that have come through my inbox: (1) Call for Applicants for the Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship is intended for recent college graduates interested in working on security and peace issues anywhere between six to nine months in the Washington D.C. Deadline for applications is 5 October 2009. (2) The Oak Institute… Continue

Added by Todd Lester on September 23, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Support an Afghan Wheelchair Basketball Team: DONATE by October 3rd!

Support an Afghan Wheelchair Basketball Team Let’s Send Them a Coach! This past June I met the most inspiring group of basketball players. They play in wheelchairs. They are the first wheelchair basketball team in the Mainama province of Afghanistan and they want a coach! The team was formed by the O… Continue

Added by Heather Metcalfe on September 20, 2009 at 2:03am — No Comments

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