ENGAGE Public school for Social Engagement in Artistic Research. VIR Viafarini-in-residence, Milan. October 9-20, 2017










ENGAGE
Public school for Social Engagement in Artistic Research 


curated by Viafarini in collaboration with Sunug
al
VIR Viafarini-in-residence, Viafarini DOCVA Fabbrica del Vapore and other places in Milan 

under the Patronage of Comune di Milano
with the collaboration of Assessorato Educazione e Assessorato Politiche Sociali
with the collaboration as social ambassadors of FabriQ - Incubator for Social Innovation of Milan City Council

Milan, 9 - 20 October 2017
ph. Maurizio Cattelan, RAUSS, 1991, GAM Bologna


Engage Public School participantsTim Rollins (USA, recommended by ISCP), Maria Magdalena Campos Pons (Cuba), Lanchonete.org - Todd Lester (Brasil), Vitshois Mwilambwe Bondo (Democratic Republic of Congo, recommended by Rijksakademie); Moussa Traoré (Senegal), Alex Mawimbi (Kenya – UK), Zoya Sardashti (Iran – Italy), Mercedes Azpilicueta (Argentina – Italy), Muna Mussie (Eritrea – Italy), Délio Jasse(Angola – Italy), Ilaria Lupo (Italy – Lebanon), Beatrice Catanzaro (Italy, Milan), Jacopo Miliani (Italy, Milan), Nicolò Degiorgis (Italy, Bolzen), Francesco Fonassi (Italy, Brescia), Caterina Erika Shanta (Italy, Pordenone), Leone Contini (Italy, Florence), Enrico Floriddia (France – Italy, Catania), Baukje Spaltro (Italy – the Netherlands), Oriana Haddad (Italy – Egypt), Maurice Mbikayi (Democratic Republic of Congo
), Maurice Pefura (Camerun - Italy Milano), Ako Atikossie (Togo, Italy Milan), Sandra Hauser (Germany).
Engage Academy Awards: Barbara Baiocchi (Italy, Varese), Saverio Bonato (Italy, Venice), Pamela Diamante (Italy, Bari), Carlo Miele (Italy, Milan), Isabella Mongelli (Italy, Taranto), Matteo Pasin (Italy, Treviso), Raziel Perin (Dominican Republic - Italy, Milan), Rui Wu (China - Italy, Milan).

ENGAGE is a training and research program, curated by Viafarini in collaboration with Sunugal, addressed to Italian and international artists, inviting them to spend a period of one week residency / workshop in Milan between 9 - 20 October 2017, in dialog with local social and creative mediators, aiming at researching and experimenting innovative ways of interaction between art practices and social sphere.

ENGAGE relies on the collaboration of Sunugal (Milan/Dakar), organizations for intercultural dialogue and cooperation; of leading European and international institutions in the field of contemporary arts and culture –Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (Amsterdam), Akademie Schloss Solitude (Stuttgart), Delfina Foundation (London), Residency Unlimited (New York City), ISCP International Studio & Curatorial Program (New York City), Futura Projects (Prague), for the communication of the Open Call.

ENGAGE is a Public School, an educational format already tested at an international scale, based upon the horizontal and non-hierarchical interaction between artists, community and cultural mediators, encouraging communities to take part in the planning and reconfiguration of the urban environment, so as to create new knowledge and networks of collaboration.
ENGAGE project is based upon the role of artist as driver for social innovation and socially engaged practices, able to foster intercultural dialog, mutual understanding and social inclusion among people from different cultures and backgrounds in Europe.

The Public School invites 20 artists whose practice implies interaction with urban communities, as well as research-based practices studying contemporary collective imaginaries. We look for artistic practices interested in understanding the implications of the great change under way: from an artistic as well as social, political and anthropological point of view.
The selection take into account the ability of the artist to foster communication between diverse fields of knowledge: from science to religion, from economy to politics, so as to overstep the self-reference of art-based discourse, aiming towards the creation of alternative models of public action.

The project aims to the creating new strategies capable of making visible and intervening in issue linked to transcultural dialogue and social and urban exclusion and vulnerability such as:
gender oppression;
racism and xenophobia;
_ discrimination and oppression based on religious belonging

ENGAGE Public School is also looking for 20 sociocultural operators, able to bring to the working committee the needs expressed by their respective urban communities. The Public School let the artists work according to the report for social interaction presented by the operators for social innovation, who facilitate the dialog between artists and local communities. The workshop, that takes place from 11 until 20 October, is coordinated by Viafarini team: Patrizia Brusarosco, PhD Simone Frangi, Giulio Verago, Mihovil Markulin, Giulia Brivio

ENGAGE Public School involves artists/teachers and Professors of the educational institutions of Viafarini network, from Fine Arts Academies to Universities, from Art Schools and other High School

_ During October and November 2017 artists draft proposals for artistic interventions to be realized in Milan, according to the needs expressed by local communities during the workshop;
_ From December 2017 until April 2018 
ENGAGE evaluate the possibility for the proposals to be produced;
_ In May 2018 
all the interventions and proposals are part of a show to be inaugurated in Milan.

For further information and to confirm your interest please write to archivio@viafarini.org with documentation about your research.
Object: ENGAGE Public School

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