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ARTISTS IN RESIDEN Residency programmes have proven their worth in strengthening networking between international artists and the Austrian arts scene. They promote the development of contemporary art, support artist mobility and facilitate intercultural exchange. The Austrian Federal Chancellery, in cooperation with KKA, makes residency programmes in Vienna available to artists and other cultural professionals all over the world. The scholarships awarded within the framework of the Artists in Residence programmes are funded by the Austrian Federal Chancellery; KKA provides advisory and organisational support. objectives The programme is intended to give international artists an opportunity to work in the Austrian environment, engage in an exchange of experiences and find new sources of inspiration. The programme places a strong focus on networking between the international scholarship winners and the Austrian arts scene. The Artists in Residence programme also has the objective of raising interest within Austria in the cultural and intellectual life of other countries and stimulating discussion and exchange. In its work, KKA takes into account relevant developments and discourses at European level. The scholarship winners profit from KKA s networking with TRADUKI, a European network for literature and books, as well as from KKA s membership in Res Artis, the global network of residency programmes for artists.
CE PROGRAMME what the programme offers Selection of scholarship winners by juries of experts Scholarships for stays of one to three months in Vienna, for artists working in the following fields: fine arts, artistic photography, video and media art, design, composition, literature and literary translation, contemporary dance and choreography (in cooperation with Tanzquartier Wien), as well as scholarships for cultural educators and for curators Professional advice and support by KKA during the residency (which includes accommodation and a shared work studio in Vienna, subsidies towards living expenses, costs of materials, etc.) Promotion of networking and encounters between the scholarship winners and Austrian artists, curators and gallery owners as well as experts from museums, houses of literature, publishers and art universities An opportunity to present works to the public Advice and support with exhibitions, readings and concerts An opportunity to introduce pupils at Austrian schools to approaches and techniques in processoriented workshops links Database»Artists in Residence since 1992«www.kulturkontakt.or.at/residents Online video series»literary Encounters«www.kulturkontakt.or.at/literatur Res Artis www.resartis.org TRADUKI www.traduki.eu On the Move www.on-the-move.org
EDUCATIONAL On behalf of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education and Women s Affairs, the department of educational Cooperation at KKA promotes exchange and cooperation between educational institutions in Eastern and South Eastern Europe and Austria in order to support sustainable education reforms at the pre-university level. The projects are implemented through five project offices located in Chișinău, Odessa, St. Petersburg, Sarajevo (responsible for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia) and Tirana (responsible for Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia), which are headed by Austrian educational coordinators. KKA s project partners include the respective ministries responsible for education and training at the preuniversity level, education agencies, teacher training institutions, regional education administrations, schools and other relevant stakeholders in KKA s partner countries and in Austria. objectives KKA promotes innovative forms of peer learning within and between education systems to promote targeted change management. The thematic focuses of KKA are oriented on common priorities at the interface between national education developments and those at EU level. A priority area in this context is vocational education and training. Multilingualism and diversity are continually increasing at Austrian schools. KKA promotes dialogue and cooperation between educational institutions in Austria and the main countries of origin of children with migration backgrounds. In addition, KKA supports the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education and Women s Affairs in implementing mobility programmes within the context of the Ministry s Service Centre for International Mobility Programmes and in the coordination of Priority Area 9 of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region,»Investing in People and Skills«.
COOPERATION projects and activities In the context of its projects providing sustainable support for education reforms, KKA organises training measures and advisory services, peer learning activities, conferences, round tables and workshops focussing on the following subject areas: links Project offices www.kulturkontakt.or.at/educoop ERI SEE Education Reform Initiative of South Eastern Europe www.erisee.org Quality development and education management Development of practice-oriented vocational education and training Promotion of cooperation between schools and the business sector Introduction of new teaching/learning strategies to promote competence-based, individualised learning Promotion of education networks to support change management Promotion of social inclusion in education and a respectful, constructive approach to dealing with diversity Promotion of education for sustainable development
CULTURAL EDUCATION On behalf of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education and Women s Affairs, the department of Cultural Education at KKA works at the interface of schools, the arts and culture. In this context, participative cultural education projects and activities with schools throughout Austria are conceived, promoted, and given advisory and organisational support. KKA s work in this field is based on the central principle that children and young people should be encouraged to participate actively in artistic and cultural processes, taking the circumstances of their own lives as a point of departure. The projects are carried out in cooperation with artists and cultural professionals as well as with artistic and cultural institutions. Engaging in direct encounters with artists gives children and young people new ways of accessing and involving themselves in the arts and culture and is thus an important precondition for participation in the processes of society. objectives With its cultural education programmes and its large network of cooperation partners, KKA promotes the active involvement of children and young people in various forms of contemporary art and culture. The objective is to promote active participation in the arts and culture on as broad a basis as possible, as well as a constructive approach to dealing with diversity and difference in society. KKA supports collective and individual learning and teaching processes of pupils, teachers, artists and cultural educators, also in terms of a new learning culture at schools. The quality and sustainability of communication between cultural institutions, artists and young people are a central focus. Other important aspects are European developments in and discourses on cultural education. Alongside KKA s cultural education activities in Austria, exchange and networking in this field at European level constitute a further thematic focus.
WITH SCHOOLS services and activities Consultation services for teachers, artists, cultural educators and cultural institutions Financial support of cultural education activities in schools (e.g. programmes supporting cooperation with artists in class instruction, cultural education for apprentices, cooperation between schools and cultural institutions) Support of up to 3,000 workshops per year in the context of the KKA programme»dialogue Events«, Austria s largest cultural education programme Provision of impulses for the cultural development of schools Participation in EU programmes and groups of experts Cooperation with national and European networks links Presentation platform for cultural professionals working in the school environment www.kulturkontakt.or.at/angebote Online library catalogue listing publications on cultural education www.kulturkontakt.or.at/bibliothek Database containing a collection of examples of projects for schools www.kulturkontakt.or.at/beispiele Currently available only in German
ULTUR ontakt AUSTRIA about us KulturKontakt Austria (KKA) is a European competence and resource centre for the core areas of education, culture and the arts, focusing geographically on Austria and Eastern and South Eastern Europe. The non-profit organisation develops and implements its programmes on behalf of and supported by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education and Women s Affairs and the Austrian Federal Chancellery. Through its expertise and its projects, KKA is an important player at both national and European level. KKA is committed to the fundamental principles of educational and cultural policy formulated at European level, namely dealing inclusively with diversity and difference, and lifelong learning. Based on these principles, KKA devises its activities and programmes with the objective of facilitating equal access to education, culture and the arts. www.kulturkontakt.or.at
ULTUR ontakt AUSTRIA objectives Approximately 50 staff members implement this diverse programme. KKA promotes exchange and cooperation between institutions of education in Eastern and South Eastern Europe and Austria in order to sustainably support education reforms at the preuniversity level. funding bodies The principal funding bodies of KulturKontakt Austria are the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education and Women s Affairs and the Austrian Federal Chancellery. KKA supports cooperation between schools, artists, cultural educators and cultural institutions in Austria. KKA offers international artists scholarships for residencies in Austria within the framework of Artists in Residence programmes.
stakeholders Administrative bodies for education Administrative bodies for the arts and culture Educational institutions Institutions of the arts and culture (Professional) associations EU cooperation partners and EU groups of experts School principals and teachers Artists Cultural educators Policy makers
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