Out now: Forces of Art
Perspectives from a Changing World
How do art and culture contribute to creating spaces for free expression, collective imagination, and global solidarity? How do the forces of art materialize in our different, yet deeply interconnected realities?
Forces of Art: Perspectives from a Changing World
We invite you to join us for the book launch Forces of Art - Perspectives from a Changing World on November 26 at 3pm (CET).
Event listing here.
Zoom link here.
This publication is the result of a global research project that the Prince Claus Fund, Hivos, and the European Cultural Foundation initiated jointly to investigate the transformative force of art and culture on the lives of people and communities in different countries around the globe.
From curating Dakar as an "Art World City" or creating space for queerness in Uganda to digital practices of culture producers in Sri Lanka, Forces of Art is a truly global effort that sheds new light on a critical debate about the value that art and culture have for our society. The book is a dense, multi-layered, polyvocal compendium of current thinking about the impact of art on civil society and social change, and includes many essays and case studies from around the world.
The programme features a keynote by artist Heba Y. Amin; the performance The Accelerator of the Imagination by artist Pierre-Christophe Gam; a panel discussion among some of the authors of the book; an exchange with editorial team members Jordi Baltà Portolés, Nora N. Khan, and Serubiri Moses, led by Carin Kuoni, the book’s editor-in-chief; and the launch of the book.
The book is edited by Carin Kuoni, Jordi Baltà Portolés, Nora N. Khan, Serubiri Moses.
Published by Valiz, where you can also order a copy.
You can watch the book launch via Facebook and the website.
Read the press release and more on the website.
About the organisations:
The Prince Claus Fund supports, connects, and celebrates artists and cultural practitioners where culture is under pressure.
European Cultural Foundation is committed to promoting a European sentiment of mutual comprehension and solidarity through culture and art. We do so by developing and supporting cultural initiatives that let us share, experience and imagine our continent.
Hivos offers a positive counterbalancing force against discrimination, inequality, abuse of power and the unsustainable use of our planet’s resources. Our mission is to innovate for social change. With smart projects in the right places, we work towards a free, fair and sustainable society.
