The Arts as Cultural Diplomacy: A Forum for Young Leaders
The Arts as Cultural Diplomacy: A Forum for Young Leaders
Berlin 11th – 17th July 2010
“The role of the arts in shaping Europe’s future”.
The weeklong seminar is an international and interdisciplinary gathering of students, young professionals and future leaders from across the world who are looking to develop a career in the cultural sector.
The seminar provides an excellent opportunity for young people to expand their knowledge about current and future developments in the field, meet with current and former key cultural players, build sustainable networks with each other and experience Berlin and its rich and diverse cultural life. The program will consist of speeches, panel discussions and workshops by leading figures from the fields of performing arts, visual arts, film, literature, architecture, academia, diplomacy and policymakers. Speakers will offer a range of perspectives on current and conceptual issues in the development of cultural policy and arts administration within an international context, and the current and future potential of the arts as a diplomatic tool.
In particular, the seminar will focus on the following areas:
· The role of culture in the process of European integration: Opportunities and challenges
· Engaging with diversity: Artistic responses to multiculturalism and integration
· European identity, Active citizenship and access to arts & culture
· The differences between cultural diplomacy and propaganda
· Berlin – an exploration of the political and cultural capital with its turbulent history
· How social, legal and financial conditions affect artistic activity
· Leadership initiatives: How to develop your own initiatives
To apply to the program, please visit:
www.culturaldiplomacy.org/index.php?en_programs_art
or contact Sophie Röhrig, Program Director:
