08 Apr 2013

Call for Applications: Fully subsidised course in Berlin: Art Public & Intercultural Dialogue

Art, Public & Intercultural Dialogue is a 5-day long fully EU subsidised course designed for art and education professionals. In 2013 Art, Public & Intercultural Dialogue will run in Berlin from 30 September - 4 October, 2013 with applications closing on 30 April, 2013. 

The course is designed to assist educators to:


• develop new models and approaches for dealing with challenges of bringing contemporary audiences to art and bringing art to general audiences in their own countries and beyond; 

• build resources, skills and opportunities to develop new approaches and paradigms in addressing new audiences; 

• work with art as a forum for inter-cultural dialogue and the socio-political importance of art in development of civil society.

Please find course outline and details here: (http://ec.europa.eu/education/trainingdatabase/index.cfm?fuseaction=DisplayCourse&cid=31109) (NB the listing is for our 2012 course in Barcelona, 2013 update available shortly on line and to applicants on request)


Professionals working in institutions involved in art adult and secondary education, in the EU (and other eligible countries* except Germany) will have their full cost of participation subsidised by the Gruntdtvig mobility grant (this includes cost of travel, accommodation, per diems etc). 



To be eligible participants must submit an application to their local Grundtvig agency by 30 April 2013. Please find contact details here: ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/national_en.htm

The course is intended both as a formal learning programme and an opportunity to share experiences and develop projects with fellow art and education professionals in one of worlds most artistically, culturally and ethnically diverse cities. 



*Grundtvig eligible countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

Please contact course co-ordinator Valerie Kabov ( vkabov@gmail.com ) for details of the programme and for assistance with the grant applications.