MIGRATION & SEAS
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‘’The Seas are vehicles for building understanding and peace between communities around the World. The Seas are a vehicle for transporting and connecting people and cultures. They allow people to experience and immerse themselves in different cultures, so that we can learn from one another and learn to live with one another in peace,’’ Salma Zulfiqar
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<<SEAWORLD -BUILDING PEACE THROUGH THE OCEANS>>
OVERVIEW
British artist and international humanitarian communications specialist, Salma Zulfiqar, will hold an exploratory creative workshop on the relationship between Migration and the SEAS.
Artists will identify strands they would like to document through art and will be invited to create artwork in the form of paintings, films, videos or photography on the issue of Migration and the Seas.
Participants will brainstorm and discuss current issues related to Migration and the SEAS . What Migration means to all artists taking part and how this can be interpreted into different forms of artwork through a creative storyboarding process. The creative sessions will also explore the impact art can have in raising awareness of an issue such as migration and also how art as a whole can help build prosperous & tolerant societies around the world.
TIME : full Spring , May 3th to 9th 2017
VENUE : Ionion Center for the Arts and Culture
LOCATION : Greek Island Kefalonia
ELIGIBILITY: Open to artists & activists , all disciplines with focus to Film, Photography, Painting
The program is part of the SEA(S)FORUM 2017 http://seas.ionionartscenter.gr/">http://seas.ionionartscenter.gr/
PROGRAM
Day 1. The workshop will begin with an introduction and debate of how artwork has been used to discuss the issue of migration. The Participants will lay the foundations to create their own works and learn more about how art can be used to promote progress in countries .
Days 2- 3- Exploration of the island by the participants .The participants will lay the foundations to create their own works and learn more about how art can be used to promote progress in countries . The exploration of the Island will give the inspiration to continue working on the artwork and the SEA(S).
Days 4-5-6 The artists are invited to create and present artworks, past or created in the island, with focus in the form of paintings , films, video art or photography on the issue of Migration and the Seas.
Exhibition & presentation of works will take place in the end of the workshop.
Artists are invited to bring their own materials.
OUTCOME
The workshop will invite artists to explore on common ground and exhibit/present the importance of the relationship between the SEAS and the creation of peaceful and prosperous societies around the World.
Salma Zulfiqar
INFO: http://www.salmazulfiqar.com/"> http://www.salmazulfiqar.com/
Biography
Salma Zulfiqar's work has been influenced by her travels around the world to countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, Iran, Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Kenya, Cameroon, Chad, Cuba, Brazil and Barcelona. She has explored the theme of nature and climate change thorough an abstract form. Her artwork has been exhibited in London, Birmingham, Paris, Dubai and Kabul.
Salma Zulfiqar is also an advisor for communications for the United Nations
ΑPPLICATION- TERMS – CONDITIONS
Web application: http://goo.gl/forms/q2f8aD9uzk
Email application: info@ionionartscenter.gr
In all cases is required the follow information in word document :full name of the applicant , postal address, phone, country , email address, web site(if available), profession, discipline , short statement of the applicant no longer than 200 words , short cv no longer than 200 words. In case of group /collective project( group -school- organization) is required title of the group -school- organization, full name & contact details of the person representing OR leading the group , postal address, phone, country , email address, web site(if available) of the group -school- organization , short statement no longer than 200 words , short cv of every group member no longer than 200 words.
Every submission requires an application/entry fee of euro 30, non-refundable.
Each Application toward been considered must be completed including the follow:
-Short submission notice -3 lines- in word document addressed via email to the address info@ionionartscenter.gr
– The transfer confirm of the entry fee payment, Euro 30 for every separate application.
– CV/Biography of the participant or CV/Biography for each of the group members in case of group project(text in word document non exceeding the 200 words)
– A short statement (text in word document not exceeding the 200 words, short description of the expectations of the participant).
FEES (workshop fees) &PAYMENT METHODS
Fees including tuition fees, 7 days full housing accommodation and personal support are based on the Ionion Center workshops pricing list 2017 , taxes added on the official invoices . For financial details please email to : info@ionionartscenter.gr
GRANTS INFO
All the submissions/ completed participations on the program are eligible for the year Grants 2017 of the Ionion Center for the Arts and Culture as follow:
A. Grants connected to the residency of the year program : Starting from 1000 up to 30.000euro.
B. Grants connected to the SEA(S) FORUM: Starting from 2000 up to 50.000euro per year(in case of formal participation in the SEA(S)2017).
- All the submissions will be followed by Certificate of Participation
For additional information please visit:http://www.ionionartscenter.gr/ "> http://www.ionionartscenter.gr/
For personal support please contact by email : ionionartscenter@gmail.com