Artists’ Mobility — aspiration or reality: ECA Conference at IMMA

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Artists’ Mobility — aspiration or reality: ECA Conference at IMMA

The European Council of Artists (ECA) is holding its Annual Conference in Dublin from 7 to 8 November 2008. The ECA is an umbrella body composed of interdisciplinary artists’ councils and artists’ organisations from 25 European countries. One of its main events each year is its Annual Conference which brings together artists and their representatives, cultural operators, politician’s and MEP’s with particular interests in culture along with representatives from national and European institutions. This year’s conference includes papers on the following topics: artistic freedom in a globalised world, the European Arrest Warrant, borders, visa issues & cultural diversity, and the role of the European Parliament in the promotion of artists’ mobility. The following 6 international speakers will present and discuss on the topic of artists’ mobility:

Eva Lichtenberger, MEP, Austria; Maria Badia i Cutchet, MEP, Spain; Lolita Jablonskiene, Chief curator National Gallery of Art, Lithuania, and ambassador of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue; Pauline Hadaway, director of Belfast Exposed, Northern Ireland; Ole Reitov, Freemuse - Freedom of Musical Expression, Denmark;Helena Drnovšek Zorko, Division of International Cultural Relations, Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

.A conference programme and Booking Form are available to download from the VAI website (http://www.visualartists.ie/alr_status_artist.html). Booking is essential as places are limited. W: www.visualartists.ie/alr_status_artist

European Council of Artists: www.eca.dk