Our guest lecturers on April 1, 2011 were Ms. Dorothea Kolland and Ms. Patricia Piringer.
They gave wonderful presentations and eagerly explored the arts scene in Sofia outside the programme.
It was a pleasure to have a chance to share openly some concerns about “the gap that is opening between creators and participants” in the cultural process, to discuss the interrelation between “real and virtual audiences” and analyse the “assessment of project sustainability and public appreciation”; to consider the “effective stages at which public involvement should start” when one plans an artistic project or a cultural event!(PDF presentations were circulated to the participants and are available upon request!).
The lively discussion with the participants (and among them) testifies to the fact that the topics of “Audience Development” and “Culture Programming” are important to the European professional context at both municipalities and cultural organizations level and moreover to Sofia as a candidate city for European Capital of Culture! The format of this meeting was geared towards close analysis and a discussion.
That is why we appreciated the involvement of a diverse Bulgarian network of arts professionals and cultural managers. To further our professional cooperation The ANIMATED partners are working on combining conclusions from this analysis and the other 2 sessions in 2011 in out final report of the project.
We were pleased that stakeholders from the various aspects in which culture is important took part in the event– the vice mayor responsible for Culture, representatives of the Sofia City municipal committee on Culture , of the Sofia Culture programme, of the Ministry of Culture department for Communication, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, managers and arts professionals from Museums and art galleries, independent artists and artist initiatives, journalists.
The ANIMATED partners look forward to welcoming you again in Bulgaria on June 23 in Byala, Black Sea Coast Bulgaria!
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