DAY TWO: SUNDAY 20 JULY 2008, 10:00AM – 5:00PM
CONTEXT MATTERS: CROSS-CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT VERSUS EXPORT CULTURE
REFLECTIONS ON GATHERING 2: WHO, WHEN & WHERE?
Historically, art and culture are frequently appropriated for social, political and economic purposes. In an age of heightened global mobility (information and human) the role of arts and culture in transnational engagement is a topic that has been discussed at various governmental levels (in Australia: federal, state, municipal). Individual nation-states and govenments, often through genuine interest, are developing frameworks for cross-cultural engagement as part of their foreign policy and international diplomatic activities. In response, many artists and arts organisations are feeling the need to establish their own frameworks for transnational engagment. Where does this leave art in cross-cultural engagement?
Day Two of the Why Gather? symposium will explore the role of cultural context in establishing an ongoing transnational dialogue. How do issues such as place, space and time shape cross-cultural engagement, and how might they inform the way in which we approach gathering? With the South Project’s next international Gathering (Yogyakarta, 2009) at an early stage of development, this will also be an opportunity to explore proposals, future models and develop an open framework for the presentation of Yogyakarta 2009.
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