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2012-05-11
PArticipate in DepARtments! An interdisciplinary project "DepARTments" will be held In Warsaw City Centre, from the 24th till the 27th of May 2012, as well as open debate about cities cultural policies. During depARTments walks only two viewers at the same time will explore each of our map points - the part of unusual Warsaw central spaces.


An interdisciplinary project "DepARTments" will be held In Warsaw City Centre, from the 24th till the 27th of May 2012. It will be the first non-festival project of Transkaukazja, which is taking place this year.
 
DepARTments re-opens the strict city centre of Warsaw and changes wide-spread connotations connected to these highly attended places in Śródmieście district.
 
The initiative is created with the help of curators, artists and activists from 8 countries: Austria, Azerbaijan,Czech Republic, Germany, Poland and Ukraine. This is the first non-festal project of Transkaukazja in 2012.
 
The project combines interdisciplinary art-walks in various areas (including the daily unused buildings in Śródmieście district) and is based on the creative work of many teams  which work together: the internationally renowned artists and local residents of neighboring communities and the host of unusual places.

Project with participation of artists, animators, habitants: Vahram Aghasyan, Hikmet Ajdynoglu, Paulina Braun, Galaction Eristavi, David Gamtsemlidze, Gęsia Skórka, Tarlan Gorchu, Eva Khachatryan, Kain May, Mohamed Mussa, Krzysztof “Hey Joe” Nieporęcki, Paulina Paga, Andrzej Rupiński, Przychodnia, Tatia Skhirtladze, Syrena, Han Zhao.
Program coordinator: Witek Hebanowski
Production & research: Elsi Adajew, Maryia Amelchanka, Philippe Andrzejczyk, Joanna Bereska, Sabina Brakoniecka, Piotr Cykowski, Alina Duboshyna, Paweł Fronczak (koordynacja), Alicja Kizińska, Gosia Kowalczyk, Viktoria Lewandowska, Małgorzata Łukańko, Justyna Mossakowska, Anna Mroczkowska, Sonia Sokołowska, Lena Sułkowska, Hana Umeda, Kasia Wójcik.
Design: Michał Warda

On Sunday, 27th of May - as a finale to DepARTments project - we would like to invite You to Club 55 in Warsaw to take part in open debate about cities cultural policies. Debate will be held in english. Admission is free!

Realization:
Warsaw, Śródmieście - May 24-27 (Thursday-Sunday). 

Starting point: Wilcza 26 (between Marszalkowska and Krucza streets)
 
Info and registeration:
pfronczak(at)przestrzen.art.pl
tel. /22/ 224 0581

Be ready for a 2,5 hour tour, wear good walking shoes..
 
Produced by The Other Space Foundation in cooperation with Warszawa Śródmieście District, Adam Mickiewicz Institute and Austrian Cultural Forum in Warsaw. Project is co-financed by Warsaw City Hall.


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