contested desires
D6: Culture in Transit is delighted to announce that their transnational Cooperation Project CONTESTED DESIRES has been selected in the latest round of Creative Europe awards.
CONTESTED DESIRES is a collaborative project that explores our colonial histories and the impact this has had on our understanding of European cultural heritage and identity through contemporary visual art. At a time of increasing right wing populism, CONTESTED DESIRES aims to challenge the de-stabilising and divisive impact of political discourse where the complexities, diversity and expansion of our communities continues to be met with the power play of fear-mongering, discrimination and exclusion.
CONTESTED DESIRES promotes creative international connections and development opportunities for artists and creative professionals in our region, the rest of Europe and beyond. The project is a platform for artists to ask questions and explore the complex and deep-rooted reverberations of colonisation, occupation and annexation that continue to shape our countries and identities today. D6 believes that through the work of artists, stories and ideas can be captured and shared to build greater understanding and generosity between us.
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. Alongside D6, CONTESTED DESIRES will include five international partner organisations: 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 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, a arts organisation in Barbados supporting artists and writers from across the Caribbean.
CONTESTED DESIRES will work with artists and producers to engage with communities both in the North East of England and further a field to create spaces for intercultural dialogue. The programme will begin in September 2019 and over the next two years will offer unique opportunities for artists and communities, further enriching the cultural scene and supporting creatives to grow their experience and knowledge of the wider international arts sector. Artists are encouraged to get involved with the project through open call opportunities that will be announced shortly, which will be a chance for artists to broaden their audiences and develop their international practice.The programme will include artist residences, capacity building symposia, exhibitions, public events and new digital work.
At a time of such uncertainty with our relationship with Europe, we are pleased to have been handed the baton by the European Commission to continue to grow this region’s international collaborations, and by our international partners who chose to invest in D6 and in the UK when the political landscape is so uncertain. We are delighted to once again be bringing this investment to our region and look forward to the journey ahead.
-Clymene Christoforou, Director, D6: Culture in Transit
CONTESTED DESIRES is a collaborative project that explores our colonial histories and the impact this has had on our understanding of European cultural heritage and identity through contemporary visual art. At a time of increasing right wing populism, CONTESTED DESIRES aims to challenge the de-stabilising and divisive impact of political discourse where the complexities, diversity and expansion of our communities continues to be met with the power play of fear-mongering, discrimination and exclusion.
CONTESTED DESIRES promotes creative international connections and development opportunities for artists and creative professionals in our region, the rest of Europe and beyond. The project is a platform for artists to ask questions and explore the complex and deep-rooted reverberations of colonisation, occupation and annexation that continue to shape our countries and identities today. D6 believes that through the work of artists, stories and ideas can be captured and shared to build greater understanding and generosity between us.
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. Alongside D6, CONTESTED DESIRES will include five international partner organisations: 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 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, a arts organisation in Barbados supporting artists and writers from across the Caribbean.
CONTESTED DESIRES will work with artists and producers to engage with communities both in the North East of England and further a field to create spaces for intercultural dialogue. The programme will begin in September 2019 and over the next two years will offer unique opportunities for artists and communities, further enriching the cultural scene and supporting creatives to grow their experience and knowledge of the wider international arts sector. Artists are encouraged to get involved with the project through open call opportunities that will be announced shortly, which will be a chance for artists to broaden their audiences and develop their international practice.The programme will include artist residences, capacity building symposia, exhibitions, public events and new digital work.
At a time of such uncertainty with our relationship with Europe, we are pleased to have been handed the baton by the European Commission to continue to grow this region’s international collaborations, and by our international partners who chose to invest in D6 and in the UK when the political landscape is so uncertain. We are delighted to once again be bringing this investment to our region and look forward to the journey ahead.
-Clymene Christoforou, Director, D6: Culture in Transit