BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:29290@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Workshop | Kunst & Activisme: Breitner Studenten DTSTAMP:20261021T202549Z DTSTART:20261120T093000Z DESCRIPTION:kunst Workshop Warming Up Festival\n\nTwo young art students fr om the Breitner Academy share their experiences of\nartistic activism from their own perspectives. Drawing on the visual art they\ncreated as part o f the ‘Dealing with the Real Stuff’ minor (Breitner Academy\,\nAmsterdam U niversity of the Arts)\, they explore how they\, as artists\, relate to\ns ocial and climate-related issues.\n\nAlthough both students feel a sense o f commitment\, they take different paths in\nthis regard. One deliberately seeks confrontation and uses art to highlight\nurgent issues and make the m open to discussion. The other\, by contrast\, opts for\na gentler\, more poetic approach\, which leaves room for imagination\, doubt and\nquestion ing. The art students do not always agree on how outspoken art should be\n or what responsibilities an artist has.\n\nFollowing the personal stories and examples\, we will engage in a discussion with\nthe audience on this t opic. Why do we choose to speak out or to remain silent in\nour work? When does art become activist? Should an artist take a stand? And how\ncan dif ferent forms of engagement contribute to change?\n\nTogether\, we explore what forms of engagement are possible and what different\napproaches to ac tivism might entail. Building on this discussion\, participants\napply the questions and insights to their own practice: how can they create\nspace in their own workplace for engagement with climate issues?\nIn this way\, the workshop becomes not only a discussion about artistic activism\,\nbut also an invitation to examine one’s own position\, explore new forms of\ne ngagement and reflect on how art and imagination can contribute to a diffe rent\nrelationship with the climate.\n\nWarming Up Festival: Culture Profe ssionals Day\nOn Friday 20 November\, Warming Up Festival\, in collaborati on with the\nSustainable Cultural Sector Programme\, is organising a speci al Culture\nProfessionals Day. This event brings together the festival’s t hemes with the\nissues you deal with on a daily basis: just as with the wi der program\,\neverything here is intertwined.\n\nAfter all\, a great deal is also expected of the cultural and creative sector. We\nare hearing mor e and more about the role the cultural and creative sector can\nplay in th e sustainability transition of wider society. But what does that\nactually look like? Sometimes new regulations seem to clash with day-to-day\npract ice. Not everyone creates work that focuses on environmental\nsustainabili ty\, and yet everyone can contribute to a positive climate footprint.\nHow can you also ensure that environmental sustainability is fully integrated \ninto your organisation’s policy\, without compromising other important v alues?\n\nThe Art & Activism workshop is a free event taking place ahead o f the Culture\nProfessionals Day.\n\nThe workshop will be led by two stude nts and one lecturer from the Breitner\nAcademy\, the teacher training pro gramme in fine art and design at the Amsterdam\nUniversity of the Arts.\n\ nIJzaal URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/workshop-or-kunst-and-activisme-breitne r-studenten GEO:52.3830883;4.9030297 LOCATION:Tolhuistuin - IJpromenade 2\, 1031 KT Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:activism,amsterdam-noord,buiksloterweg,discussion,festivals,kuns t,stories,warming up festival,workshop X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:kunst Workshop Warming Up Festival

Two young art students from the Breitner Academy share their experiences of artisti c activism from their own perspectives. Drawing on the visual art they cre ated as part of the ‘Dealing with the Real Stuff’ minor (Breitner Academy, Amsterdam University of the Arts), they explore how they, as artists, rel ate to social and climate-related issues.

Although both students fee l a sense of commitment, they take different paths in this regard. One del iberately seeks confrontation and uses art to highlight urgent issues and make them open to discussion. The other, by contrast, opts for a gentler, more poetic approach, which leaves room for imagination, doubt and questio ning. The art students do not always agree on how outspoken art should be or what responsibilities an artist has.

Following the personal stori es and examples, we will engage in a discussion with the audience on this topic. Why do we choose to speak out or to remain silent in our work? When does art become activist? Should an artist take a stand? And how can diff erent forms of engagement contribute to change?

Together, we explore what forms of engagement are possible and what different approaches to ac tivism might entail. Building on this discussion, participants apply the q uestions and insights to their own practice: how can they create space in their own workplace for engagement with climate issues?
In this way, th e workshop becomes not only a discussion about artistic activism, but also an invitation to examine one’s own position, explore new forms of engagem ent and reflect on how art and imagination can contribute to a different r elationship with the climate.

Warming Up Festival: Culture Professionals Day
On Friday 20 November, Warming Up Festival, in collaboration with the Sustainable Cultural Sector Programme, is organi sing a special Culture Professionals Day. This event brings together the f estival’s themes with the issues you deal with on a daily basis: just as w ith the wider program, everything here is intertwined.

After all, a great deal is also expected of the cultural and creative sector. We are h earing more and more about the role the cultural and creative sector can p lay in the sustainability transition of wider society. But what does that actually look like? Sometimes new regulations seem to clash with day-to-da y practice. Not everyone creates work that focuses on environmental sustai nability, and yet everyone can contribute to a positive climate footprint. How can you also ensure that environmental sustainability is fully integr ated into your organisation’s policy, without compromising other important values?

The Art & Activism workshop is a free event tak ing place ahead of the Culture Professionals Day.

The wor kshop will be led by two students and one lecturer from the Breitner Acade my, the teacher training programme in fine art and design at the Amsterdam University of the Arts.

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