European Public Art Centre – EPAC
Trondheim elektroniske kunstsenter (TEKS) er norsk deltaker i dette samarbeidstiltaket med partnere fra ti land i EU. Prosjektet startet i 2010 og åpningen av EPAC skjer med utstillingen Public Technologies i juni 2011. 21.03.2011.
Prosjekt: European Public Art Centre – EPAC
European Public Art Centre – EPAC is a programme which consists of 10 multipurpose outdoor exhibition spaces established in 10 participating countries (Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and United Kingdom) The first exhibition in the centre - Public Technologies simultaneously taking place in all countries involved and focusing on collaboration between art and science, workshops Art/Science/Technologies, roundtable discussion Art Technologies, seminar Public Technologies and launch of network CAST (Contemporary Art, Science and Technologies).
The primary aim of the programme European Public Art Centre - EPAC is to found the first public art centre in Europe that have permanent physical exhibition spaces in most European countries, to foster interdisciplinary contemporary culture particularly collaboration between art and science, to create experimental visual art projects in public space that seek innovative solutions for breaking down elitism in artistic and cultural space through openness and accessibility and to involve passive segments of society in cultural processes.
10 permanent three-dimensional exhibition stands capable of withstanding pressure of environment and equipped for exhibiting interdisciplinary artworks will be installed in urban public space in all 10 participating countries. There will be one stand installed in each participating country. The number of exhibition stands, partners and countries involved will be increased and within 2013/2014 the Centre for Art Management and Information in cooperation with partners involved plan to expand network and install such permanent exhibition stands in most countries of Europe.
Opening of European Public Art Centre – EPAC in 10 participating countries with the exhibition Public Technologies will take place in June 2011.
Europeiske partnere: Centre for Art Management and Information – MMIC (LV) Leder
SCART - Society for the Convergence of Science and Art (CZ)
Trondheim Elektroniske Kunstsenter (NO)
C-lab (UK)
Arts and Genomics Centre University Leiden (NL)
Ectopia – Experimentacao artistica associacao (PT)
The Finnish Bioart Society (FI)
Varighet: 2010 - 2012
Tilskudd fra EUs kulturprogram: 99 000 € (Ca.0,8 millioner kroner)