I want to invite you, the artists who are participating in the competition EUtopia to tell us what you feel, think, want to discuss, ....
The show is created and will have its opening on July 28 2010.
The show is created and will have its opening on July 28 2010.
We should speak about "What EUtopia means to you ....the European year 2010 and in general poverty and social exclusion in Europe", give us also in textual form your visions. We propose as common language English, but also French and German are welcome. We can't accept other languages but you can use online translators to understand or contribute ...
Let me give to the audience who did not follow our call on CULTUREINSIDE a resume about the project (see presentation): We are very proud about the fact that the call and exhibition EUtopia was honored by the coveted label European Year 2010 (EY 2010) for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion.
Times are very difficult – for you as well as for us. Do you know that nearly 80 million peoples - or 16 % across the EU – currently live below the poverty threshold?
Since the inauguration of the European Year 2010 a lot of campaigns have been started under the slogan “Stop Poverty Now”. The EY 2010 aims to raise greater awareness of the causes and consequences of poverty in Europe, both among key players such as governments and social partners and among the public at large. It also aims to mobilize partners in the fight against poverty, promote social integration and inclusion and encourage initiatives to tackle poverty and social exclusion.
Why did we this call to Artists?
We addressed this call of high actuality to all artists over the world in order to share our visions about poverty and social exclusion in Europe. We want to show your points of views, comments and critics from inside and outside of Europe. Outside Europe points of views, proposals of solutions are very welcome. This means that we want a universal vision as we live in a connected and global world
What is the importance of Art and Artists in this context?
Artists can shed light on these complex problems and controversy using our tools, style, media, beauty, metaphor and truth.
Art can be a lens to focus attention, express emotion, and construct ideas.
Artists can be on the vanguard in this initiative by creating images that represent peoples in poverty and their lack of opportunity.
Artists in this exhibition can offer utopian visions not tied to ideology or accepted knowledge, thus disrupting the chain that limits our ability to envision and create a brighter future.
Art depicts dreams, visions, utopias that do not need to be justified.
EUtopia can exist. Our artistic visions of Europe can show solutions and encourage initiatives.
Let me give to the audience who did not follow our call on CULTUREINSIDE a resume about the project (see presentation): We are very proud about the fact that the call and exhibition EUtopia was honored by the coveted label European Year 2010 (EY 2010) for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion.
Times are very difficult – for you as well as for us. Do you know that nearly 80 million peoples - or 16 % across the EU – currently live below the poverty threshold?
Since the inauguration of the European Year 2010 a lot of campaigns have been started under the slogan “Stop Poverty Now”. The EY 2010 aims to raise greater awareness of the causes and consequences of poverty in Europe, both among key players such as governments and social partners and among the public at large. It also aims to mobilize partners in the fight against poverty, promote social integration and inclusion and encourage initiatives to tackle poverty and social exclusion.
Why did we this call to Artists?
We addressed this call of high actuality to all artists over the world in order to share our visions about poverty and social exclusion in Europe. We want to show your points of views, comments and critics from inside and outside of Europe. Outside Europe points of views, proposals of solutions are very welcome. This means that we want a universal vision as we live in a connected and global world
What is the importance of Art and Artists in this context?
Artists can shed light on these complex problems and controversy using our tools, style, media, beauty, metaphor and truth.
Art can be a lens to focus attention, express emotion, and construct ideas.
Artists can be on the vanguard in this initiative by creating images that represent peoples in poverty and their lack of opportunity.
Artists in this exhibition can offer utopian visions not tied to ideology or accepted knowledge, thus disrupting the chain that limits our ability to envision and create a brighter future.
Art depicts dreams, visions, utopias that do not need to be justified.
EUtopia can exist. Our artistic visions of Europe can show solutions and encourage initiatives.
The importance of this call is to manifest, to appeal, to create and encourage. We can embed message in our art, make think and react, show solutions. We have powerful tools to express and to show points of views, tools governments don’t have, but we master these tools and should use them to do so.
Why artists should participate?
Being a winning artist or not, in any case you contribute to a discussion that is launched with this blog. Show your solidarity and contribute to this blog by asking to get blogger rights.
We open this specific blog for all participating artists and all seriously interested people in order to write about their visions, interpretations of the theme and to discuss about the European Year 2010, the call and exhibition, the organizers visions and yours… share text with us… your text can be integrated in the book or other docunments.
Artists whose image are selected by the curatorial committee will exhibit in one of the best exhibition spaces in Luxembourg, the Centre Culturel de Rencontre Abbaye de Neumünster in the heart of Luxembourg City.
I thank you for reading this “introduction” and hope to get a productive discussion in this blogosphere.
Why artists should participate?
Being a winning artist or not, in any case you contribute to a discussion that is launched with this blog. Show your solidarity and contribute to this blog by asking to get blogger rights.
We open this specific blog for all participating artists and all seriously interested people in order to write about their visions, interpretations of the theme and to discuss about the European Year 2010, the call and exhibition, the organizers visions and yours… share text with us… your text can be integrated in the book or other docunments.
Artists whose image are selected by the curatorial committee will exhibit in one of the best exhibition spaces in Luxembourg, the Centre Culturel de Rencontre Abbaye de Neumünster in the heart of Luxembourg City.
I thank you for reading this “introduction” and hope to get a productive discussion in this blogosphere.
Gila Paris
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