contested desires
D6: Culture in Transit is delighted to announce that our transnational Cooperation Project CONTESTED DESIRES has been selected in the latest round of Creative Europe awards.
From the Greeks, to the Romans, from the Ottomans to the seafaring nations of Western Europe we Europeans have exploited, imposed and foraged cultures and communities to build our Empires. This legacy is a blueprint which unfolds into a complex picture so often untold, unknown and contested.
At a time of increasing right wing populism, CONTESTED DESIRES aims to challenge the de-stabilising and divisive impact of political discourse where the diversity and expansion of our communities continues to be met with the power play of fear-mongering, discrimination and exclusion. The programme is a platform for artists, cultural professionals and communities to explore the complex and deep-rooted reverberations of colonisation, occupation and annexation that continue to shape our countries and identities today.
CONTESTED DESIRES is a capacity building programme for artists and producers engaging with communities and heritage spaces. With a focus on transnational exchange and learning, the programme will offer unique opportunities for artists and communities to explore our shared heritage through research, workshops, residencies and exhibitions.
D6 is one of only a handful of UK organisations leading these international cultural projects, and the only one to be selected in the North East of England in this round. The CONTESTED DESIRES partnership includes: ECCOM, research and heritage training specialists based in Italy; La Bonne, a feminist arts organisation based in Spain; Xarkis, bridging traditional and contemporary practice through a nomadic contemporary festival across rural villages in Cyprus; LAC, a cross-artform residency and gallery space based in a former prison in Lagos, Portugal and Fresh Milk, an arts organisation in Barbados supporting artists and writers from across the Caribbean.
In the UK we will work with the National Trust and partners in Newcastle and Northumberland.
With a focus on transnational exchange and learning, the programme will offer unique opportunities for artists and communities to explore our shared heritage through research, workshops, residencies and exhibitions - digging deep to explore, reveal and question the links between our colonising ancestors and our culture now.
At a time of such uncertainty we are pleased to have been handed the baton by the European Commission to continue to grow our international collaborations, and we look forward to the journey ahead. Please join us where you can....
-Clymene Christoforou, Director, D6: Culture in Transit
We are currently seeking exceptional film and video works by six women (inclusive of all identifying as women) artists and filmmakers internationally to contribute to this programme. View our live open call here.
From the Greeks, to the Romans, from the Ottomans to the seafaring nations of Western Europe we Europeans have exploited, imposed and foraged cultures and communities to build our Empires. This legacy is a blueprint which unfolds into a complex picture so often untold, unknown and contested.
At a time of increasing right wing populism, CONTESTED DESIRES aims to challenge the de-stabilising and divisive impact of political discourse where the diversity and expansion of our communities continues to be met with the power play of fear-mongering, discrimination and exclusion. The programme is a platform for artists, cultural professionals and communities to explore the complex and deep-rooted reverberations of colonisation, occupation and annexation that continue to shape our countries and identities today.
CONTESTED DESIRES is a capacity building programme for artists and producers engaging with communities and heritage spaces. With a focus on transnational exchange and learning, the programme will offer unique opportunities for artists and communities to explore our shared heritage through research, workshops, residencies and exhibitions.
D6 is one of only a handful of UK organisations leading these international cultural projects, and the only one to be selected in the North East of England in this round. The CONTESTED DESIRES partnership includes: ECCOM, research and heritage training specialists based in Italy; La Bonne, a feminist arts organisation based in Spain; Xarkis, bridging traditional and contemporary practice through a nomadic contemporary festival across rural villages in Cyprus; LAC, a cross-artform residency and gallery space based in a former prison in Lagos, Portugal and Fresh Milk, an arts organisation in Barbados supporting artists and writers from across the Caribbean.
In the UK we will work with the National Trust and partners in Newcastle and Northumberland.
With a focus on transnational exchange and learning, the programme will offer unique opportunities for artists and communities to explore our shared heritage through research, workshops, residencies and exhibitions - digging deep to explore, reveal and question the links between our colonising ancestors and our culture now.
At a time of such uncertainty we are pleased to have been handed the baton by the European Commission to continue to grow our international collaborations, and we look forward to the journey ahead. Please join us where you can....
-Clymene Christoforou, Director, D6: Culture in Transit
We are currently seeking exceptional film and video works by six women (inclusive of all identifying as women) artists and filmmakers internationally to contribute to this programme. View our live open call here.
