ANIMATED Berlin Meeting

The first ANIMATED Meeting took place in Berlin from 4 to 5 November 2009.

On 4 November (11:00–19:00) the meeting took place at uqbar projectspace in Schwedenstrasse 16, Berlin. The Steering Group of the project discussed topics such as the structure of the Grundtvig learning partnership ANIMATED, and the further actions.

The partner organization uqbar e.V., VIVO/Ludwig Museum, Intercultura Consult presented their activities.

On 5 November (11:00–19:00) uqbar organized the workshop Berlin Independents, a guided tour through Berlin independent project spaces and artists' initiatives, with several encounters and short interviews.

The tour started from uqbar, hosting the exhibition "One Time One Million (Migratory Birds / Romantic Capitalism)" by Susanne Kriemann, and continued through other indipendent institutions in Wedding such as Art Laboratory Berlin and Artransponder.

Then the group visited organizations such as IGBK (Internationale Gesellschaft der Bildende Kuenste), where the group got an introduction into the scopes and activities of IGBK. After a short lunch break, the tour proceeded to Kreuzberg, in the project spaces Raum fuer Zweckfreiheit and Kwadrat, and the institutions Neue Gesellschaft fuer Bildende Kunst (NGBK) and Kunstraum Kreuzberg Bethanien. The tour ended at the bookshop Motto Berlin, an independent distribution company and publishing house.

Participants to the ANIMATED Berlin Meeting:

Marina Sorbello (uqbar e.V., Berlin); Antje Weitzel (uqbar e.V., Berlin); Jole Wilcke (uqbar e.V., Berlin); Tijana Stepanovic (Vivo Foundation, Budapest); Rita Kalman (Ludwig Museum, Budapest); Petya Koleva (Intercultura Consult, Sofia); Iveta Koleva (Intercultura Consult, Sofia); Iliana Dimitrova (National Academy for Theater and film arts, Sofia)