It is of urgency to invest in these structures as their foundations are crackling. The number of people that are involved concretely in the protective work globally is countable on few hands. The protective structures on ground are alarmingly scarce and not fully integrated in the international system of protection, according to head of Mimeta, Cato Litangen.

Authorities, philanthropy, cultural institutes, and key organizations and artists from vulnerable regions, took part in the first meeting of the Artist at Risk Funding Initiative. The aim is to strengthen the protection of artists at risk.

PostedMarch 31, 2023

AuthorLitangen

CategoriesArtistic Rights, Cultural policy, Funding

TagsARFI, The Artist at Risk Funding Initiative

This Mimeta proposed initiative aims to mobilize resources for safeguarding artists at risk by facilitating a process for funder collaboration and exchange, leading to the establishment of a joint fund dedicated to supporting the artist protection field.

PostedJanuary 26, 2023

AuthorLitangen

CategoriesArtistic Rights

TagsThe Artist at Risk Funding Initiative

Mimeta would like to invite you as a funding partner to a meeting on Thursday 23rd March 11:30 – 16:00 (lunch included, venue tbc) to discuss this Artist at Risk funding Initiative, and confirm partnerships with those interested. The meeting will take place in cooperation with and around ICORN annual network meeting, 22-24 March in Brussels.

PostedJanuary 26, 2023

AuthorLitangen

CategoriesArtistic Rights, Funding, Partnerships

TagsICORN, Brussels, The Artist at Risk Funding Initiative

**Incoherence in Open Space - an Encounter with Sarri Elfaitouri about “Tahafut” (AFAC**)

In the October issue of their newsletter, Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, invite us to read interviews with three AFAC-supported artists that delve into the various specificities and challenges of the Arab region’s habitats, as they frame it. They ask: How do we preserve our lands? How do we ensure continuity and sustainability for our communities? And how do we reclaim public spaces and instill a sense of belonging in conflict-ridden areas? The questions are done on background of Climate change, conflicts and health crises that have exacerbated inequalities and vulnerabilities with respect to the basic right for adequate shelter and safe space.

As a peer organisation we would like to express support to AFAC for their storytelling, and we take the liberty to share. If you are not subscribing to their newsletter, please do!

PostedOctober 11, 2022

AuthorLitangen

CategoriesArtistic Rights, Cultural expressions, Culture productions

TagsAFAC, Arab Arts, Arab Fund for Arts and Culture

27 to 30 October 2022 - Centro Cultural del Bosque INBAL - Colegio de San Ildefonso
This year, Landscapes of Hope , launched by Action For Hope العمل للأمل, is organizing its annual international rally of artists and writers for Social Justice live in Mexico City.

PostedSeptember 27, 2022

AuthorLitangen

CategoriesArtistic Rights, Cultural expressions, Platforms, Social Mobilization

TagsAction for Hope

Sanad in the Digital Realm responds to the needs of Syrian people, both inside and outside Syria, who cannot necessarily gather in physical spaces to reach audiences safely. Digital space offers a viable alternative, particularly for projects using bold and innovative formats

PostedSeptember 20, 2022

AuthorLitangen

CategoriesCultural expressions, Artistic Rights, Funding

TagsSyria, Funding, Ettijhat

Action for Hope was founded to provide cultural development and cultural relief programs that meet the social, cultural and psychological needs of distressed and displaced communities.

Our partner on cultural rights, Action for Hope, Announces the Opening of its New Branch in Amman, Jordan: Action for Hope started its work in Jordan in 2016 in partnership with CARE International and Crescendo Music and Art Academy; two highly regarded organizations that provided support to Action for Hope’s activities in the country. Over the past six years Action for Hope organized two cultural relief convoys in Amman in 2015 and 2016, provided advanced training in filmmaking to 49 young people, and provided music education to 61 young people who graduated from its music school in Amman.

This step reflects the organization’s commitment to continuing its work to provide marginalized communities in Jordan with cultural services and activities. The Amman branch will also complement the organization’s work out of its Beirut and Brussels offices to promote and protect cultural rights and support cultural actors working under difficult conditions, especially in the countries that are undergoing difficult social, political and economic turbulences such as Sudan and Iraq.

PostedSeptember 7, 2022

AuthorLitangen

CategoriesArtistic Rights, Humanitarian Aid, Social Mobilization, Cultural expressions

TagsAction for Hope, Jordan

Our partner Action for Hope is inviting for their Fa’ael Forum. The 2022 edition aims to present a realistic image of the economic, political, and social challenges facing art and cultural practitioners in the Arab region, specifically those who are on the margins of the central and elitist art circles, and it will also attempt to probe into some of the strategies used to address these challenges.

This forum will bring together over 20 former participants in the Fa’ael programme from several Arab countries, who also proposed the discussion topics in the program. We also added to the program brief focus sessions to shed light on the reality of cultural work in Yemen, Libya and Sudan, since very little information is available to art and culture practitioners beyond these countries’ borders.

We hope that the Forum will provide an opportunity, both for participants and for the general public, to get acquainted with the work of art and culture activists and directors outside of elitist circles. This is the second edition of the Forum, following last years’ first edition which took place online and was streamed on social media platforms. (The invitation text of Action for Hope)

Thursday 1 September to Saturday 3 of September 2022
At Al Madina Theatre, Beirut - Lebanon

See program for the event
Download the Fa´ael Guide

PostedSeptember 1, 2022

AuthorLitangen

CategoriesCultural policy, Artistic Rights

TagsAction For Hope, Fa’ael Forum 2022, Lebanon