Art Space Unlimited – Vulnerable communities at the forefront of contemporary art institutions

Art Space Unlimited

Vulnerable communities at the forefront of contemporary art institutions

 

Five European non-profit art organizations have teamed up to learn from each other and find new ways to open up to audiences with limited access to institutionalized culture. Initiated by La Escocesa (Barcelona, Spain), OFF-Biennale Budapest (Hungary), < rotor > (Graz, Austria), Shtatëmbëdhjetë / Foundation 17 (Pristina, Kosovo), and tranzit.cz / Biennale Matter of Art (Prague, Czech Republic), the project Art Space Unlimited builds upon the individual artistic and educational efforts of these institutions, who will realise different critical art and cultural events in cooperation with local communities based on their specific needs. The art spaces involved will build shared knowledge and organize public events centered around the mediation of art. The project will help these institutions to become spaces relevant for an audience with limited access to institutionalized contemporary art and develop strategies which can be relevant for other, similar organisations. The project will culminate in a book that will be made available in six languages.

While shaped by their local contexts and institutional structures, each of the five organizations employs different formats and strategies to engage with audiences as well as artists and the professional public, ranging from year-long exhibition programs and discursive events to concentrated biennial exhibitions to regular artistic residencies. However, the common ground is that the activities planned will allow them to expand their regular programming, helping the institutions to develop mediation programs based on empathy, participation, and mutual understanding.

 

Partners:

La Escocesa: https://laescocesa.org/en

Rotor: https://rotor.mur.at/

Shtatëmbëdhjetë / Foundation 17: https://foundation17.org/

tranzit.cz / Biennale Matter of Art: https://matterof.art/

 

The project is co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.