Symposium Mobility: Privilege & Problem. Global Asymmetries in Art & Culture

4 May2023
09:00-17:00

In the joint event "Mobility: Privilege and Problem" the Austrian Commision for UNESCO together with Department of Cultural Management and Gender Studies and IG Bildende Kunst bring together experts – from academia, arts, civil society, politics and administration – on the topic of mobility in art & culture in the context of global asymmetries.

What does mobility mean for artists and cultural workers?
Who has opportunities to move from place to place and who does not? What are the working and living realities of EU third-country nationals in Austria? How can social and ecological justice play a role in this respect?

Interactive discussions in working groups as well as two key
notes and a panel talk will enable an in-depth discussion across disciplines and open up space for critical engagement with mobility regimes. You can download the detailed programme below.

Participation is free of charge!

Register until April 30th 2023 at Mobility: Privilege and Problem | Institut für Kulturmanagement und Gender Studies (IKM) (mdw.ac.at)

Programme
9:00 Reception
9:30 Welcome Remarks
Gerda Müller (MDW), Martin Fritz (ÖUK ) & Vasilena Gankovska (IG Bildende Kunst)
9:50 Keynote by Monika Mokre: On the Right to Leave and the Right to Stay
10:30 Working Groups
Group I: Visa, Employment, Residence
Group II: Data as a Policy Tool
12:00 Lunch break
13:00 Keynote by Khadija El Bennaoui: Beyond Old Geographies and New Movements
13:40 Working Groups
Group I: Climate Crisis & Mobility in Art & Culture: Experience, Challenges, & Perspectives
Group II: Forced Mobilities: Arriving and Thinking Ahead
15:15 Panel discussion: Sharing and reflecting of results from the working group discussions
16:30 Closing

Language: The event will be held mainly in English and partly in German. The keynotes and the panel discussion will be held in English. In the working group discussions, participants have a choice of speaking German or English. If necessary, the organisers will provide a whispered translation. Thank you for your understanding that we will not make the entire event bilingual.

Organisational Team: Seo-Young Cho, Vasilena Gankovska, Andrea Glauser, Klara Koštal, Anke Schad-Spindler

With thanks for the financial support to Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport, as well as Anna Lindh Foundation,Department of Cultural Management and Gender Studies(MDW) and Instytut Polski w Wiedniu