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On December 16, NICC, State of the Arts (SOTA), oKo, ACOD, Hoogtijd and Kunstenpunt organize a workshop on Fair Art Practices to which you are kindly invited.
Fair Art Practices Workshop
In 2014 NICC Kunstenaarsplatform and SOTA started the development of a Fair Art Practices logo or label for organizations in the arts, a tool for raising awareness and stimulating change towards fairer practices in publicly funded artistic organizations – ranging from principles of solidarity (fair payment of artists), transparency (sponsors, etc..) to diversity and sustainability (ecology).
In order to acquire inspiration from already existing models of Fair Trade, we set up a workshop based on a presentation of Oxfam’s Fair Trade label by Patrick Veillard (crafts and arts). After the presentation, we will break-up into smaller working groups to discuss with him both the values and the methods which to built upon for the one hand a fair practice logo and on the other hand a code of conduct in the arts.
We will tackle questions such as: How does a Fair Practices logo work and what does it do? How can it be implemented successfully? How to achieve legitimacy for a logo in order to have it as a shared tool for a larger sector? Who are the stakeholders? And what is the role of the visitors in the success of a label? Is a fair practice logo and code of conduct an effective tool to bring actual change in the everyday practice of the arts, or should we better consider other tools?
Practical information:
Time: December 16, 13:00 – 16:45
Place: ACOD – Fontainasplein 9/11, 1000 Brussels – Penthouse 9th floor
Language: English
Participation is free of charge, but please subscribe here.
Maximum capacity: 60 people
This workshop on Fair Art Practice is the first event collectively organized by SOTA, oKo, NICC, ACOD, Hoogtijd and Kunstenpunt. Over the coming years, these partners will collaborate on the subject of fair practices in the arts. They will exchange about their individual efforts and projects and will set up events together in order to engage all participants of the arts in a symposium about how to collectively reach fairer practices. The next event on the agenda – save the date! – is a symposium on Saturday February 27th in Brussels.