> Begin forwarded message: > > From: Natasha Ergens <[email protected]> > Subject: A Miracle or Misunderstanding: Socially Engaged Practices in the Art > Prospect Network Countries > Date: November 19, 2019 at 08:39:18 GMT+2 > > > Dear Colleagues, > > CEC ArtsLink is proud to launch its latest publication, A Miracle or > Misunderstanding: Socially Engaged Practices in the Art Prospect Network > Countries. Field Reports from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, > Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. > > This publication grew out of CEC ArtsLink’s commitment to support > international cultural mobility and new models for creatively addressing > socio-political concerns, transforming urban environments, and engaging local > communities. It serves to connect the broader international arts community to > the post-Soviet region, engage funders, and advocate for the importance of > transnational cultural exchange. > > “Socially engaged art in the former Soviet countries is either a miracle or a > misunderstanding, for there are too many reasons why it should not exist,” > writes art theoretician Viktor Misiano. This study addresses the need for > greater information about regional creative initiatives that engage > residents, artists, and governments to work together to respond to social > concerns, improve their urban environment, and support transnational > collaboration and exchange. > > Artists, thinkers, and practitioners share their experience, knowledge, and > research about social practice art in their countries, including history and > current practices, impact and perception, and resources and documentation. > > We invite readers to engage with this publication, to post their impressions, > to share their experiences, and to ask questions. > > Here are the links to the English and Russian versions: > > https://www.artprospect.org/a-miracle-or-misunderstanding-eng > <https://www.artprospect.org/a-miracle-or-misunderstanding-eng> > https://www.artprospect.org/a-miracle-or-misunderstanding-rus > <https://www.artprospect.org/a-miracle-or-misunderstanding-rus> > > And here is the link to the Facebook post: > > https://www.facebook.com/groups/895078223855522/permalink/3017045558325434?sfns=mo > > <https://www.facebook.com/groups/895078223855522/permalink/3017045558325434?sfns=mo> > > Thank you very much for your contribution to the publication. We hope you > enjoy reading the publication and would be very grateful if you would would > spread the word about the great work we did together. > > All the best, > Art Prospect Team > Natasha Ergens, Alexander Ivanov, Susan Katz, Lizaveta Matveeva > > -- > Best regards/ Mit freundlichen Gruessen, > > Natasha Ergens > +79633190338
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