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Symposium on the State of Curatorial Practices in Armenia, Kazakhstan, Egypt and Turkey

Thursday, November 6, 2008
Project Room SCCA, Metelkova 6, Ljubljana

World of Art, School of Contemporary Art, is organizing the symposium on the state of curatorial practices in Armenia, Kazakhstan, Egypt and Turkey. The symposium will consist of four lectures and a round table. 

Lectures

17.00-17.20
Nazareth Karoyan (Aica-Armenia, Yerevan, ARM):
The current condition of the contemporary art scene in Armenia and the state of curatorial practices
In his paper Karoyan will present the transition which took place on the contemporary Armenian art scene at the end of 1990s and the beginning of 2000s.

17.30-17.50
Valeria Ibraeva (Soros Centre for Contemporary Art - Alma-Aty, KAZ):
The current condition of the contemporary art scene in Kazakhstan and the state of curatorial practices
Ibraeva will present the project "Destination Asia", which is a collaboration of Central Asian, Indian and Pakistani artists and theoreticians taking place during the last two years.

18.00-18.20
Laura Carderera (Townhouse Gallery of contemporary art, Cairo, EGY):
The current condition of the contemporary art scene in Egypt and the state of curatorial practices
Following a brief introduction to the Egyptian contemporary art scene and a presentation of the Townhouse Gallery of contemporary art in Cairo, Laura Carderera will address the current state of curatorial practices and education in Egypt.

18.30-18.50
Renata Papsch (DEPO, Istanbul, TUR):
The current condition of the contemporary art scene in Turkey and the state of curatorial practices
Renata Papsch will start with some general remarks about the contemporary art scene in Turkey, and then describe the different players, such as museums, galleries, cultural centers and artist-run spaces.

19.00-19.30
Break

19.30-21.00
Round Table on Curatorial Practices and Their Education
Participants: Laura Carderera, Nazareth Karoyan, Valeria Ibraeva, Renata Papsch
Discussants: Barbara Borčić (SCCA-Ljubljana, SVN), Angela Harutyunyan (Aica Armenia, ARM)
Moderator: Petja Grafenauer Krnc (SCCA-Ljubljana, SVN)

More about lectures and participants:

• www.worldofart.org/current/archives/105

Contact

Zavod SCCA-Ljubljana (office hours: 11.00-15.00)
Contact person: Petja Grafenauer Krnc
Metelkova 6, 1000 Ljubljana, tel.: 041 367 425, fax: (01) 430 06 29
E-mail: svetumetnosti@scca-ljubljana.si

The symposium is supported by European Cultural Foundation.
The World of Art is supported by Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia and Municipality of Ljubljana - Department for Culture.