At the outset of SEAS we spoke a lot about the commissioning, coproducing and the events themselves seeing the presentation of the artworks as the “outcome” of the project. SEAS was obsessed with schedules and deadlines (amusingly satirised by Cristina David’s video piece NON-Linear Time.) This detail-obsession dominated Intercult’s thinking since we were responsible for [Read more...]
The coorganiser group contained hosting and producing organisations (eg Intercult itself, KIT, Tromso Kunstforening etc) and arts companies (BADco and Hotel Proforma). In retrospect, this was an uneasy fit. The hosting/producing organisations had responsibility either for activities scheduled throughout the project (for example Intercult and Sfumato) or for events that were sometimes two and a [Read more...]
The most difficult to be answered during the interview were the questions concerning international cultural cooperation. “In which way has your understanding on international cultural cooperation (ICC) changed as a result of your involvement in SEAS activities? Or it hasn’t changed?” and “What’s your perception after the project of the multilateral cooperation, in comparison with [Read more...]
Quite a few. For the participants who fulfill different roles (artist, expert, producer, presenter, funder, trainer, technician, communication person…) it is not always easy to grasp the entire complicated project, especially as it is a dynamic undertaking, so that components, arrangements, locations, programs, budgets and even intentions change in the course of time, evolve from [Read more...]
Yes, there is, everyone agrees on this point but it is quite difficult to precisely define these differences. Obviously, a multilateral project is more complicated to plan and implement than a bilateral one; there are more specific objectives and expectations to reconcile and take along, more risks of disagreements and misunderstanding, more potential discord or [Read more...]
Preparations and finding partners On an early research visit to Varna in March 2006 we met with a number of local organisations including the visual arts group Kera who gave us an insight into the local contemporary cultural life, which was active but not well resourced. We were also assisted on this trip by the [Read more...]
More on Odessa And it has a unique heritage challenge of its own: the older buildings in the city are built of limestone mined from huge galleries (known as the catacombs) under the city. Someone told us that limestone dissolves after 250 years of exposure to the elements: Odessa is just about that age now [Read more...]
The external evaluation is designed to be a useful tool for people who are, or are thinking of, engaging in transnational collaboration in Europe. You can also read about the issues that the main organiser’s team faced as Black/North SEAS was organised. External evaluation of SEAS Read the articles to find out more on the [Read more...]
