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I have a comprehensive, murderously long checklist that we referred to, but I don't like to kill people. Here is the quick version instead, if you are curious about what it takes to put together an exhibition: https://lnkd.in/euXnae5K

REMINDER: Please support our local soccer team SG BORNIM E.V.! 9 more days to go - voting deadline 24-Nov-2024 is coming closer! Together for Potsdam – social, ecological, economical. This year, many great projects have once again been submitted for 'ProPotsdam – Together FOR Potsdam.' A total of 53 nonprofit associations and organizations are taking up the challenge and eagerly awaiting your votes in the online poll. A total of €62,000 will be distributed among 24 winning projects. I’d like to ask for your support for our local soccer team, SG Bornim E.V. We're currently raising funds for a new bus to help transport the kids to their matches, and every vote really makes a difference.   Here’s how you can help: 1. Go to this link: https://lnkd.in/dThx8b6t 2. Click on 'Vote' (= 'Abstimmen' in German) 3. How voting works: · The projects are divided into four categories: Art & Culture, Neighborhood & Social, Youth & Sports, and Environment & Nature Conservation. · You’ll need to cast one vote in each category (a total of four votes). The four projects with the most votes in each category will win. 4. Our Project: · Please vote for SG BORNIM E.V. in the Youth & Sport category 5. To Submit Your Vote: · Enter your email address in the voting form. · Check the box indicating you’ve read the privacy policy and accept the terms. · You’ll receive a confirmation email; please click the link in this email to finalize your vote. Note: if you don’t confirm via email, your vote won’t be counted.   Thank you so much for your support and thanks to everyone voting for SG BORMIN E.V.!!!! Feel free to share this post.

Another beautiful event I am looking forward to so much: BARAZANI Dinner Table Monday, 10 June 2024, 6 pm at BARAZANI.berlin, Spreeufer 6, 10178 A collaboration of our project "Museums and Society - Mapping the Social", our advisory board members and Barazani Berlin! Check out their important work on instagram & their website, in case you don't know them yet.🔥 It was such a pleasure for me to plan and organize this event with them. Please register here, if you want to join us: press@barazani.berlin Here is their description of the collaborative event: ************************** BARAZANI Dinner Table with »Museums and Society« The »BARAZANI Dinner Table« brings us together to share our worlds and our knowledge. We offer food for the body and mind and invite friends, neighbors, and community members to exchange words, thoughts, and space. BARAZANI.berlin was born out of resistance against the Humboldt Forum and its colonial violence. But what happens when the protest is over? How can protest turn into community practice? How do we take care of ourselves? In cooperation with the joint project »Museums and Society – Mapping the Social« and the initiatives and activists that form their critical advisory board, like DEKOLONIALE Memory Culture in the City, diversity arts culture, schwules museum, and berlinklusion and more, we want to discuss these questions with you via a joint dinner prepared by Gambian CookBook. We invite you to bring a conversation starter that resonates with these questions (this can be a physical object, a book, a song, a poem, a taste, a smell,…). #community #decolonialism #collectionsandemotions #museums #socialmovements #protest

If you've been following along, you'll have heard me ramble on about Atelier 17. But did you know the 100th anniversary of its founding is coming up in 2027? Under the leadership of the intrepid Christina Weyl, we've formed The Atelier 17 Project, a non-profit organization that encourages new research about the history of Atelier 17. We seek artists and art historians to partner with us in developing a variety of centennial projects in 2027 and to offer fresh perspectives about Atelier 17 and its members. Some possible methods of contribution include the following. Develop a centennial project: exhibitions, publications, one-off events such as a hands-on workshop or public forums, or other out-of-the-box ideas. New research: Consider sharing your research in an online workshop, which Christina is co-organizing with James Chadwick (University of Amsterdam). Abstracts are due April 30. Christina and James plan for the papers to form the basis of a centennial catalogue. Atelier 17’s Roster: Christina has updated the roster of Atelier 17 artists with 300 names. (Any list is based on Joann Moser’s list compiled in 1977.) We encourage you to reach out if you have any additional details to share. We also seek to fundraise towards a host of projects. There is a donate button over on the website. Stay tuned for news to come. Christina's gorgeous website is here: https://lnkd.in/g_dU66rG

How to make ensure Body Freedom for Every(body) comes to a city near you via Project For Empty Space More info at the Le Car link below:

Check out this short recap from our Annual Meeting held today led by Board President Chris Morehead. Exciting things are happening at AAMV!

Funding of the arts has historically been complicated. Many museums have regained their visitor numbers as per pre-Covid-19, but visitors don't fund the majority of what is needed to keep museums open. Will the next generations philanthropic gaze produce enough funds to keep 'the arts' seen and heard? #art #music #museums #culture #funding #legacy #humanities "The perpetually embattled realm of museums received a rare bit of good news this week. In its annual Visitor Figures survey, the Art Newspaper reported that many of the world’s top museums have seen their visitorship return to pre-Covid-19 levels." However, "there is arguably greater financial trouble for museums looming in the future...the majority of this philanthropy comes from an aging cohort—for all the flack boomers get, they’ve played a substantial role in funding the arts. As the Art Newspaper pointed out in January, as this demographic begins to die out, younger members of the donor class have failed to pick up the slack."

Yesterday, I visited the pumpkin exhibition in Ludwigsburg. There she stood, the goddess of everyday life, with eight arms – one holding a laptop, another a frying pan, one baby bottle… and in between, a flower, probably for that “balanced moment” we’re all supposed to have. I couldn’t help but smile because I instantly saw what this pumpkin sculpture was saying: the demands of everyday life can feel just like this! But let’s be honest – it would be a disaster if only one person had to handle this balancing act every day. Thankfully, we don’t have to! We should recognize that everyday life, especially family life, isn’t a one-person show. It’s more like a relay race, a team event. And anyone trying to win the medal alone will sooner or later end up with a pumpkin on their head (trust me, that’s heavier than it looks!). It’s the same at work. Things don’t run smoothly when we stick rigidly to our roles and wait for someone to finish “their assigned task.” Instead, success comes when we look at where “the shoe pinches” and support each other wherever help is needed, regardless of titles or job descriptions. So, whether at home or in the office, let’s stop thinking in traditional roles. Let’s work together as a family, as partners, as a team. Only then can we tackle growing challenges – whether it’s a big project or just a pile of laundry – without losing ourselves in the process. Hands up for the pumpkin goddess – but even more so for true team spirit, whether at home or at work. 😉

"Ah, yes, Art is important. We are always looking for ways to support culture. Maybe we could sponsor one of your exhibitions." I almost always hear this kind of comment when I talk to the top executives. 😂 Has it ever happened to you that when talking to an artist there is a misunderstanding? "Sure, this artist is looking for financial support or sponsorship for their cultural project." Sometimes the answer is no. It's not about supporting culture. I am not here to raise funds because this is not about support. It's about doing things right 😉. I almost always have to explain that I am not looking for sponsorship for an exhibition. It's a constant challenge to convince companies that art is not just a luxury but a strategic necessity. Something I heard a lot when I started knocking on the doors of big companies is: "You will find that they are very sought after by organizations and cultural projects." There is a certain type of arrogance in considering that an artist is always looking for support. However, it turns out that it is true; many people do need it. That's why it's very important to clarify intentions before leaving room for the traditional belief: most of the time, artist means sponsorship. I remind you that the primary function of a company that makes shoes is not to make shoes, it's to make $ and the right way please.

Just now on BM.GE (Business Media Georgia), I shared my thoughts on the topic of exporting Georgian fashion, mentioned the Georgian Infusion exhibition, and talked a lot about storytelling and journalistic techniques. I’ll post the link to the broadcast as soon as it is out. For now, the Georgian Infusion update is as follows: • I’m looking for crowdfunding platforms for NGOs because I believe that everyone who cares about Georgia’s heritage should and can participate in the project; • I need to settle salary debts with the research team and make advance payments to the rest of the team, including research; • It’s necessary to pay for the services of a grant specialist (the response from the Creative Europe Middle Scale grant will come in June-July); • There are several potential sponsors, but no contracts have been signed with anyone yet. This is the first time I’m talking about progress openly on social media because I understand it’s important to talk about it. From the outside, it seems like my path to Georgian Infusion is strewn with roses. But it’s far from it. It’s thorny. And sometimes it feels like I’m hitting doors that are nailed shut. And sometimes, like I’m trying to move a volcano (yes, not just a mountain, but a sleeping volcano). What we’ve already done to bring Georgian Infusion to light: • Teamed up with a team of the strongest curators from France (Gael Mamin recently opened an exhibition dedicated to Azzedine Alaïa, and Anya Marchenko — a set designer from the team of Martin Margiela — and both have been working with us for over a year on Georgian Infusion); • We’ve calculated the cost of restoring Georgian national costumes stored in the reserves of the country’s museums and plan to pay for their restoration; • We applied for a Creative Europe grant with six European partners; • Submitted letters of intent to all museums and the Ministry of Culture — and are waiting for official responses; • Requested no less than a hundred international exhibits that we plan to bring to Georgia (both from fashion houses and cultural institutions). We’re doing well. But we can’t do it alone. Any recommendations on the topic are welcome. Write to me to find out how to become a patron of the project. #nateliprojects #georgianinfusion ✨