Artist Talks – The CSPA

Call for abstracts: Mediating Modernity in the 21st Century â€“ Rethinking and Remembering?

This festival, taking place from theÂ 24th-25th January 2013Â inÂ Bangalore, India,Â organized by theÂ Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore, IndiaÂ and theÂ School of Arts and Communication, Malmo University, SwedenÂ is inviting abstract entries till theÂ 20th November 2012.

This festival brings together artists, academics, activists and other media and cultural practitioners to consider how modernity is mediated in the 21st century via a transdisciplinary framework. By bringing together a range of practitioners, the festival hopes to cross-Âpollinate diverse perspectives through conversations on approaches, interests, understanding disciplinary trends and various methodologies.

Four types of presentation-Â papers, artist talks and audio visual presentations of artistic work, short films and performancesÂ â€“ are invited under one of the following panels:

Gendering Modernities
Memories of Modernities
Modernities, Cities and the Public Sphere

For more information on the festival and further details on the call, clickÂ here.

Cultura21 is a transversal, translocal network, constituted of an international level grounded in several Cultura21 organizations around the world.

Cultura21â€²s international network, launched in April 2007, offers the online and offline platform for exchanges and mutual learning among its members.

The activities of Cultura21 at the international level are coordinated by a team representing the different Cultura21 organizations worldwide, and currently constituted of:

– Sacha Kagan (based in LÃ¼neburg, Germany) and Rana Ã–ztÃ¼rk (based in Berlin, Germany)
– Oleg Koefoed and Kajsa Paludan (both based in Copenhagen, Denmark)
– Hans Dieleman (based in Mexico-City, Mexico)
– Francesca Cozzolino and David Knaute (both based in Paris, France)

Cultura21 is not only an informal network. Its strength and vitality relies upon the activities of several organizations around the world which are sharing the vision and mission of Cultura21

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H20: The Art of Conservation â€“ Artist Talks

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H20: The Art of Conservation

Evenings in the Garden â€“ Artist Talks begin on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 from 5:00-7:00pm

Participating artists include:

Artists will discuss their inspiration, materials they chose to use and give the audience a deeper insight to their individual art practice.

Rebecca Ansert, founder of Green Public Art, is an art consultant who specializes in artist solicitation, artist selection, and public art project management for both private and public agencies. She is a graduate of the masterâ€™s degree program in Public Art Studies at the University of Southern California and has a unique interest in how art can demonstrate green processes or utilize green design theories and techniques in LEED certified buildings.

Green Public Art is a Los Angeles-based consultancy that was founded in 2009 in an effort to advance the conversation of public artâ€™s role in green building. The consultancy specializes in public art project development and management, artist solicitation and selection, creative community involvement and knowledge of LEED building requirements. Green Public Art also works with emerging and mid-career studio artists to demystify the public art process. The consultancy acts as a resource for artists to receive one-on-one consultation before, during, and after applying for a public art project.
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