Speaking at the Arts & Culture for Inclusive Cities Latin America – Europe 22 June ’16 —

BOZAR / CENTRE FOR FINE ARTS / Brussels, Belgium

Link: http://www.bozar.be/en/activities/114721-arts-culture-for-inclusive-cities

Cities in both Latin America and in Europe have become major global actors and strategic territories where tremendous social, political, economic, environmental and cultural changes are currently taking place. Both the EU and Latin America witness a myriad of public and private examples to regenerate public spaces and local communities. In that framework, culture and creativity can offer new perspectives and alternatives to challenges raised by social exclusion and urban development. This debate will discuss how the EU and Latin America can jointly address these issues to forge more inclusive and resilient cities.

The open debate follows a one-day experts’ seminar at BOZAR organized, jointly with Interarts, in the framework of the EU project ‘Culture and arts supporting social cohesion in Latin American cities - LAIC’ funded by the European Commission.

 Speakers:

  • Introduction by Paul Dujardin, BOZAR CEO, and Stefano Manservisi (TBC), Director General, DG DEVCO
  • Carlos Uribe : Architect, cultural operator and historian, Colombia
  • Edgar Endress : Artist, Chile/USA
  • Myriam Stoffen : Director of Zinneke, Belgium
  • Matteo Ferroni : Architect, Italy

Moderator: Mercedes Giovinazzo, Interarts

 

Edgar Endress
Edgar Endress, Founder of Floating Lab Collective. Edgar Endress is a George Mason University assistant professor teaching new media and public art. Born in Chile, he has exhibited extensively throughout the Americas, most recently in Medellin, Colombia. In 2007, in association with Provisions, he initiated the Floating Lab Collective, a team of interdisciplinary artists who deploy innovative art projects in collaboration with urban communities. His work focuses on syncretism in the Andes, displacement in the Caribbean, and mobile art-making practices. He received his MFA in Video Art from Syracuse University. He has received numerous grants and fellowships, including from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Creative Capital Fund.
eendress.com
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