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Intercultural Community Arts/Intercultural Youth Contemporary Art Projects & Exchanges.
Intercultural Community Arts. To develop Intercultural youth contemporary art projects and exchanges.
Convener : Emelye
List of participants : Claudio, Denise, Anya, Tasha, Ola, Monica, Robert, Benjamin.
Discussion and recommendations (important guideline : KISS [Keep It Simple, Stupid]) :

- Proposal for intercultural youth exchange with contemporary art.
- British arts education very formulaic, need to engage with more cultural and contemporary art activity.
- Contemporary art is the board at the edge of the limits.
- Issue of what we want and what they are ready to receive.
- Need to choose activities carefully.
- Recognition of when young people are being exposed to be prepared for their reaction.
- Links to reach the art, cultural links back to history, workshops as part of the programme.
- Importance of strong structural programme for cultural exchange and well facilitated activities.
- Exchange will highlight the importance of process of a piece of work.
- To get into art we must get over our prejudices and fear. Art linked with these things – another reason why this might be interesting for young people.
- Need for self-expression freely.
- Importance of touchable art and to connect physically as well as critically.
- Choosing appropriate demographic.



Maj :24/02/2009
Auteur : administrateur