Friday, June 27th 2014, 10.00 - 17.30Conference room 1 of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Hiroshimastr. 17, 10785 Berlin

InternatIonal ConFerenCe

responsibleFranziska RichterForum Berlin der Friedrich-Ebert-StiftungE-Mail: Franziska.richter@fes.de

organisationFranziska BongartzE-Mail: forum.fb@fes.deFax: +49 30-269 35 9242

registrationPlease registrate by the enclosed registration sheet until 20th June 2014.

locationHouse 1Friedrich-Ebert-StiftungHiroshimastr. 17, 10785 Berlin

Participation feeWe will charge a participation fee of 10 Euro.This fee can be paid at the beginning of the conference.

The conference ist to be held in German and English (apart from Panel 3 and 4).Simultanous translation will be provided.

ladies and Gentlemen,

border crossings have always been part and parcel of the way in which artists live and work. However, they are facing increasing challenges that complicate their trans-border activities. In the wake of global competition and the digital age, demands for greater flexibility and mobility are growing more audible. Whether in their everyday lives or at work, those engaged in artistic production are finding it ever more difficult to manage the balancing act between national and international support programs.

The general trends toward liberalization and the growing dominance of economic paradigms has not failed to affect Europe’s cultural world. Many artists and political actors have come to believe that the freedom and independence of art and culture are in jeopardy. The intense debate about the free trade agreement bears witness to these tendencies. In our conference we will ask: What should we expect from

EU Cultural Policy? How do we judge the EU -support pro-gram known as “Creative Europe”? How do those engaged in artistic creation frame their discourses about Europe? How might one better prepare creative artists and influen-tial cultural figures for the challenges that lie ahead? What significance should be attached to platforms, networks, and formal associations when it comes to cultivating a Europe-wide public cultural sphere?

We would like to discuss these issues at several internati-onal professional gatherings with creators of culture from a variety of countries as well as with representative figures from politics, NGOs, and scientific disciplines. At our first event of the annual series of conferences “Europe creativ?” the debate will focus on the performing and fine arts.

You are cordially invited!

Creative Europe? What Should we Expect from EU Cultural Policy.

16.00 ConCludInG SeSSIon wIth dISCuSSIon oF the reSultS From the Four PanelS ENGlISH - GERMANthe Future of europe – Chances of a european cultural policy nele hertling, Academy of Fine Arts, initiative „A Soul for Europe“ michael Knoll, Centre for cultural policy, Hertie School of Governancedr. mayte Peters, chairman publixphere.de György Szabó, Trafó - House of Contemporary Arts, BudapestMOdERATION: Gabriella Gönczy, publicist

17.45 end oF ConFerenCe

Creative Europe? What Should we Expect from EU Cultural Policy.The conference is to be held in German and English. Simultaneous translation will be provided.

9.30 CheCK-In10.00 welCome Franziska richter, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

10.15 Keynote SPeeCheS Creative europe? how artists can use europe for their creative outputsCarena Schlewitt, Kaserne Basel, Centre for Freedom in Contemporary Theatre, dance, and Performanceseuropean Cultural Policy – what europe can give the artists Petra Kammerevert, Member of the European Parliament

10.45 dISCuSSIonCultural Policy in the european union: trends and expectationsellen Blumenstein, director and curator of KW Institute for Contemporary ArtSiegmund ehrmann, Member of Parliament and Chair of the Committee on Culture and the Media marc Grandmontagne, director of the Society for Cultural PolicyPetra Kammerevert, Member of the European ParliamentCarena Schlewitt, Kaserne Basel, Centre for Freedom in Contemporary Theatre, dance and Performances MOdERATION: Gabriella Gönczy, publicist

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13.15 taKe Part: PartICIPatIve reFleCtIon on euroPeBenedikte Baumann, part3 – participation in art and culture

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Panel Iv GERMAN:our contribution for europa: role and meaning of european plattforms, networks and committes

InPutS By dr. thomas engel, director of international theatre institut (ITI)andreas Kämpf, German council of culture, European Network of Cultural Centresdr. lutz nitsche, Referent for the executive committee of the Federal foundation of culture

CHAIR: dr. Cornelia dümcke, Culture Concepts, Berlin

Panel III GERMAN: Creative and flexible?: Cultural institutions in Germany and in europe in change

InPutS Byholger Bergmann, tist director of theatre Mülheim/RuhrPeter Carp, Artist director of theatre OberhausenBernard Fleury, Artist director of le Maillon, theatre du Strasbourg

CHAIR: dr. Patrick S. Föhl, Network of cultural counseling

Panel I ENGlISH - GERMAN: Culture in europe: working conditions of Performing artists

InPutS Bynikola duric, Performance Group Showcase Beat le Mot nan van houte, General Secretary of the Network for the Contemporary Performing Arts, Amsterdamdr. vitomira loncar, director, Kazaliste Mala Scena Zagreb

CHAIR: dr. azadeh Sharifi, Independent scholar on theatre studies

Panel II ENGlISH - GERMAN: Culture in europe: working conditions of Fine and Performing artists

InPutS By marianne Gielen, Fine artist, Executive Committee of the International Society of the Fine Arts Bettina Knaup, Curator and artist director re.act.feminism – a performing archivetanja ostojic, Performance and interdisciplinary artist

CHAIR: nanna heidenreich, Braunschweig University of Art

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Culture in Europe: Working conditions of Performing Artists

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Culture in Europe: Working conditions of fine and Performing artists

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Creative and flexible?: European cultural institutions in change

• PANEl IV German

Our contribution for Europa: role and meaning of european plattforms, networks and committes

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Post office: Franziska Bongartz | Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung | Forum Berlin | Hiroshimastr. 17 | 10785 BerlinE-Mail: forum.fb@fes.defax: 0049 (0) 30 26935-9242

friday, June 27th 2014, 10.00 - 17.30Conference room 1 of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Hiroshimastr. 17, 10785 Berlin

What Should we Expect from EU Cultural Policy.