Conference: Culture, Participation and Transformation

cork | education | event notice Thursday June 11, 2009 13:32 by pablobabe - Mayfield Community Arts Centre mayfiledarts at gmail dot com

Art as a tool for participation, development and development education

Conference
Culture, Participation & Transformation’
'Arts as a tool for participation, development and development education.'
July 6th 2009
Millenum Hall, Cork City Council

Please note that conference numbers are limited
EARLY REGISTRATION IS RECOMMENDED
Workshops will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Please visit our website for further information and to download our registration form.

The program includes a morning of presentations and performances from organizations such as Mayfield Community Arts Centre, Irish Aid and La Cambalacha, Guatemala.

The afternoon session includes an intense program of workshops focusing on case studies and practical examples from our partner organizations: Theatre of the Oppressed, street art, poster art, mural painting, Reclaim the Streets and creating ideal cities from waste. Do not be afraid to get your hands dirty!

The conference offers an opportunity for networking with artists, youth workers, professionals from the development education sector, young people from Ireland, Sweden, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Hungary and Colombia and volunteers and facilitators from our partner organizations: FUNARTE, Nicaragua, La Cambalacha (Guatemala), Corporacion Cultural Renovacion and Desearte Paz (Colombia), Mural Moral (Hungary) and Kultur & Fritid (Sweden).

The Conference marks the first day of Globalfest09: a fortnight celebrating youth participation in community arts and development education.