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artist-in-residence organization ResArtis - conference
Artists in Dialogue, Transforming Communities
Art centre Saksala ArtRadius has attended the ResArtis conference in
Amsterdam.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
October 9-12, 2008
There were over 120 attendees and guests and many inspirational
speakers, who met in smaller workshop groups, three new
board-members were elected, and many places in Amsterdam and
Arnhem were explored.
The conference included:
The program highlighted smaller grass roots organizations linked
to social, cultural and political contexts. These initiatives
facilitate the dialogue of guest artists with local artists and the
community.
The workshops focused on important topics such as residency programs
creating safe havens for artists at risk, and the strategies of
residential art centers to collaborate with corporations.
Important also was the contributions of some of the world's main
organizations involved in supporting international networks of artists'
communities and residency initiatives - European Cultural Foundation,
HIVOS and Foundation Doen, all based in the Netherlands but operating
worldwide.
The optional program on Sunday October 12th was a special
opportunity to meet with the eleven artists that won the Res Artis
awards 2006 during the Dakar Biennale. The artists were participating in
a festival in Arnhem, the Netherlands, organized by the Thamgidi
Foundation, SLAK Foundation and Plaatsmaken Graphic Art Studio (all Res
Artis members and based in Arnhem). The Sunday bus trip traveled to
Arnhem for site visits, opportunities to meet with the award winning
artists and see their work.
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opening evening in the Rijksacademie in Amsterdam
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opening of the conference by the Minister of Education,
Culture and Science Ronald Plasterk
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