/ / / / / / ART OF CHANGE / / / / / Forum / Conclusion of the Swiss Cultural Programme in South Eastern Europe (SCP) Friday, December 6, 2013, 9:00 to 17:00. Kornhausforum Berne Culture and the arts are the building blocks of human existence. They make an essential contribution to the development of societies and can Fulfill important roles in conflict situations and in democratic reconstruction. Acting on this conviction, Switzerland Launched a long-term programs to promote the arts and culture in South East Europe and Ukraine in 1999. From 2008 to 2013 the program focused on the countries of the Western Balkans and trans-border projects. The Swiss Cultural Program in South Eastern Europe (SCP) was Brought to a close in the summer of 2013. To what extent did the projects funded positively Contribute to social change? How do funding program influence the production of culture in Their target countries and cultural exchange in between them and Switzerland? What lessons from the experiences in the Balkans can be used to Improve cultural cooperation with other countries and regions of the world? For one day, experts, artists and people Involved in arts outreach from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and Switzerland, together with the staff of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and Pro Helvetia, who were responsible for the programs, will present Their intentions, experiences, Successes and failures for public discussion. The talks and discussion groups (English-German) will be supplemented by a selection of music, dance and art videos, short films and an exhibition. In the morning, the conference will focus on input from the people responsible for the programs and several experts in a program block titled Arts and social change. The focus in the afternoon will shift to Cultural encounters, with artists and organizers talking about Their Own projects and being joined by artists of various disciplines from Switzerland in a discussion of the opportunities and difficulties associated with funding the program and intercultural exchange. artlink.ch/artofchange/
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