July 2010
Making the Military into Arts: proof by Sevastopol festival
EUNIC in Ukraine is spanning its activities well beyond the capital, contributing to the international outreach of the country’s largest summer arts festival. Sevastopol War and Peace International Art Festival (May-September 2010) brings together different genres of arts: military music and cinema, photography, modern dances, performance and media-art.
Europe between the lines
EUNIC in Slovakia joined the Literature Night project for the second time in a row.
Enabling Dialogue on an Equal Footing: Meeting with Commissioner Vassiliou
EUNIC in China met on 30 April, 2010 in Beijing the Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, Mrs. Androulla Vassiliou to discuss the current situation and future opportunities of EUNIC in China. The main issues discussed were the 3rd Chinese-European Cultural Dialogue taking place in Shanghai in October 2010 and a number of specific challenges cultural institutes face when working in China.
London debates the Virtues of European Public Diplomacy in 21st century Cultural Diplomacy
The EUNIC cluster in UK London, in cooperation with the University of Westminster, organised a two part exploration of cultural diplomacy. The first day was for members of the London cluster and was based around a research questionnaire prepared by Abdel Ilah Bennis (University of Westminster). It drew out some surprising information about cultural institutes which were debated and reviewed by cluster members.
Architecture Studios: answers to the housing problems in South Africa
From 22nd – 26th November 2010 EUNIC South Africa will run the third edition of the EUNIC Architecture Studio, an annual event which brings European architects to Johannesburg to work together with local architects and students and staff from South African Universities, and to involve local government and the public in the results of their collaborations.
Architecture Studio: answers to a society problem
From 22nd – 26th November 2010 EUNIC in South Africa ran the third edition of the EUNIC Architecture Studio, an annual event which brings European architects to Johannesburg to work together with local architects and students and staff from South African Universities, and to involve local government and the public in the results of their collaborations.