“Let’s talk about Dis-Othering” is a series of talks taking place in Graz, Linz, Vienna and St. Pölten within the Creative Europe collaborative project “Dis-Othering – Beyond Afropolitan and other Labels”.
Artists, curators and representatives of cultural institutions will revolve around the topic of cultural identity and contemporary processes of “Othering” in cultural institutions.
Let’s talk about Dis-Othering #2 will be organized in cooperation with Stadtwerkstatt and OÖ Gesellschaft für Kulturpolitik and takes place within the African Futurisms Festival , curated by Sandra Krampelhuber.
Panel: Ihu Anyanwu (Musician, Performing Artist), Marie Edwige Hartig (Chair Verein Jaapo, Politician), Manuela Naveau (Artist and Curator of Ars Electronica Linz), Hemma Schmutz (Director for the Museums of the City of Linz)
Moderator: Victoria Windtner (Writer, Journalist)
Discussion in English & German
This initiative is part of “Dis-Othering Beyond Afropolitan & other labels” a Creative Europe collaborative project on the necessary deconstruction of ‘othering’ practices in European cultural institutions. The project consists of an exhibition, symposia, a festival, talks and performances, a residency program, mapping research, and a website.
Cooperation: OÖ Gesellschaft für Kulturpolitik
Stadtwerkstatt
Co-Funding: The Arts and Culture Division of the Federal Chancellery of Austria
Co-production: Creative Europe
Main partner: The Centre for Fine Arts (BOZAR), SAVVY Contemporary
Partners: Royal Museum for Central Africa, Afropean London, Obieg Magazine
