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CALL FOR PAPERS

"METHODS – RESEARCH PROJECTS ON ART-SOCIETY RELATIONS"

Art for social transformation
Second International Workshop
27-30 JANUARY 2006
ARTE FIERA 2006 – BOLOGNA EXHIBITION CENTER - ITALY

Cittadellarte/ Fondazione Pistoletto and Artfactories are organising
from 27 to 30 January on the occasion of Arte Fiera 2006 at Bologna
Exhibition Center a Second International Workshop on issues related
to art and social transformation in our society. If you are a
cultural operator, an artist, a researcher and you are interested in
sharing your own experience, difficulties and elements of evaluation
on a creative process dealing with this topic, you are warmly invited
to participate.

Description
The workshop’s intention is to undertake a survey of the methods and
processes developed through artistic projects aiming towards social
transformation. The workshop makes a comparison between different
creative experiences using the theoretical and practical objectives
of interaction between people and social contexts. Projects proposed
should find their inspiration from specific social problems and,
through a network of community, of public and private sector bodies
and institutions, realise new sites and platforms for reciprocal
exchange and dialogue. The workshop will be a unique possibility of
sharing, learning and analysing in depth this type of projects.

Selection procedure for the workshop
The candidates who wish to take part in the workshop must fill in the
enclosed questionnaire preferably in English (papers in Spanish,
French or Italian are also welcome) in no less than 4000 characters
and a maximum of 7000 characters i.e. 3/5 standard pages, and
accompanied by a Curriculum Vitae. After the selection, any text not
in English will be translated. The selection for the workshop will be
made by the workshop promoters, and will be communicated on the 15th
of December. Other projects will also be selected to be visible on
the Artfactories website as reference on the topic “Art for social
transformation”.

Promoters
This project is part of a research action elaborated by
Cittadellarte/ Fondazione Pistoletto (Biella,Italy) and Artfactories
(France) in collaboration with K2 (Latvia) and Autre(s) part(s)
(France), Arte Fiera 2006 (Bologna, Italy), Compagnia San Paolo
(Torino, Italy).

Papers
The papers should, as much as possible:
- Describe the social context in which the project is entered
- Describe the objectives of the project
- Describe the methods adopted
- Highlight the critical points emerging in the various phases of the
projects, and particularly the solutions adopted and the way in which
these condition the process.
- Describe the interaction between the subjects involved (community,
public and private institutions or others)
- Describe the financing of the project
- Describe its system of evaluation and conclusions

Session
The structure of the workshop is that of a round table with 8 to 10
participants. Each speaker will present their paper that will then be
discussed with a counterpart. By the 20th of December each speaker
will receive the paper for which they will play counterpart.
Discussion must be held in English.
Travelling and board and lodgings for the speakers will be at the
expense of the organisation.

Publication
The papers presented and selected will be used for publication after
the workshop.

Please send entries in .pdf format no later than the 5th of December
2005 to:
methods2005artfactories.net
or by mail to:
Workshop METODI
Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto
Via Serralunga 27
13900 BIELLA ITALY

Milena Brentari
Cittadellarte - Fondazione Pistoletto
Via Serralunga 27
13900 Biella I
0039 015 0991456 0039 338 9019148
0039 015 2522540
Email: milenabrentariyahoo.it
Visit the website at http://www.cittadellarte.it