Month: May 2018

10 May, 2018
Poltava, Ukraine

Anneli Bäckman. Curator, producer, editor and sometimes writer.She got MA in Curating Art from Stockholm University in 2007, BA in Philosophy / Critical Theory from London Metropolitan University in1999. From 2012 till now she is curator at the contemporary art centre Botkyrka konsthall, and international residency programme, Residence Botkyrka.

During the presentation Anneli Bäckman shared her experience and work with Botkyrka Konsthall on audience and community development through the use of contemporary art methods. She discussed the importance of self-reflection and the use of failure as a process of moving forward to learn and acquire new knowledge. Anneli identified methods that may be applied while working with communities to implement cultural projects. In addition, a number of relevant Swedish art and education initiatives will be presented that intend to engage with different age and social groups.

10 May, 2018
Poltava, Ukraine

Anna Karpenko is an independent curator and art manager (Minsk, Belarus).Graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy of the Belarusian State University, Master of Arts at the European Humanities University (Vilnius, Lithuania).

Anna Karpenko in her presentation focused on the role of the curator and social inclusion in the context of Belarus. She revealed the problems faced by cultural organisations, both independent and public, and the relations between them. As examples, Anna shared her experience of successful projects that are built on cooperation and collaboration, where art works becomes the result of communication and interaction.