Gabrielle Bernoville serves as a policy assistant at the European Commission. Driven by a deep conviction of the value of culture and dialogue as a driver of social change, Gabrielle dedicates herself especially to the coordination of Cultural Heritage Actions under Creative Europe. With professional experience in Latin America, the United Kingdom, Poland and Slovakia she has also been a researcher for Culture Solutions and Director of Public and Institutional Relations for European Horizons.

In this episode we discussed the importance of using the right kind of language, needing to put young politicians and young artists in the same rooms and talked about trust.

Art and Us

Media Team members of the De Structura Forum 2022 discussed how art structured, inspired and influenced the lives, work and beliefs of our participants. Curators Kevin Bellò and Daniel Dolci, digital and graphic artist Wen Chen, and dance artist Sanna Hirvonen talked about art, capitalism and politics. 

Created by Elena Ignatiadou and Ola Kowaleska

Portfolios:

Wen Chen https://mrwenchen.com/

Kevin Bellò https://www.instagram.com/kevin.bello.art/?hl=en

Sanna Hirvonen https://sannajhirvonen.art/works/ 

Daniel Dolci - https://www.instagram.com/danieldolci97/?hl=en 

The De Structura forum was supported by Allianz Foundation, Erasmus +, European Cultural Foundation and Narva City.

What Art does in Times of Crisis: Panel Discussion - De Structura 2022 forum podcasts with The Wise Art Fool Podcast

Here we are with the second part of our ‘What Art Does in Crises’ panel discussion with De Structura participants and Matthew Dols, Professor of Photography at the University of Maryland, artist and producer/host of the Wise Fool Art Podcast.

In this episode of the podcast tune in to the discussion between Madeleina Key, Anastasia Lemberg-Lvova and Frederik Klanberg on how crises affect the art sector and the emerging professionals in it. Are they in some ways different to the effects on normal working class people? Are there opportunities for artists during a time of crisis? 

The De Structura forum was supported by Allianz Foundation, Erasmus +, European Cultural Foundation and Narva City.

The Wise Art Fool Podcast is supported in part by: EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway. 

Music by Peat Biby

The Wise Fool Art Podcast appreciates the assistance of its partners in this project:

Hunt Kastner – https://huntkastner.com

Kunstsentrene i Norge – https://www.kunstsentrene.no

The Role of Art in Crisis: Panel Discussion - De Structura 2022 forum podcasts with The Wise Art Fool Podcast

Within the De Structura forum in July De Structura organised a series of panel discussions on the overarching topic ‘What Art Does in Crises’ featuring De Structura participants and led by Matthew Dols, Professor of Photography at the University of Maryland, artist and producer/host of the Wise Fool Art Podcast.

In this podcast you can get to know what our panelists Anastasia Matskevitch, Eva Lennuk and Sanna Hirvonen think about the role of art in the times of crises.

The De Structura forum was supported by Allianz Foundation, Erasmus +, European Cultural Foundation and Narva City.

The Wise Art Fool Podcast is supported in part by: EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway. 

Music by Peat Biby

The Wise Fool Art Podcast appreciates the assistance of its partners in this project:

Hunt Kastner – https://huntkastner.com

Kunstsentrene i Norge – https://www.kunstsentrene.no

Arts expanded: cross pollination between sectors - De Structura 2022 forum podcasts with The Wise Art Fool Podcast

In this episode of the podcast, Matthew Dols, Professor of Photography at the University of Maryland, artist and producer/host of the Wise Fool Art Podcast talked to Turkish designer Nur Horsanali and Catherin Schöberl, German mixed media artist, art educator and art theorist based in Switzerland. 

Artists can partner with scientists to promote environmental justice and each other’s work. Feminist performers can join forces with human rights advocates to protect female minorities. Applying artistic methodologies can also create healthier work environments in multinational corporations. How should Europe further facilitate cross-sector collaboration with the arts to create more positive contributions?

Nur Horsanali – https://www.instagram.com/nurhorsanali 

Catherin Schöberl – https://www.catherin-schoeberl.de

The De Structura forum was supported by Allianz Foundation, Erasmus +, European Cultural Foundation and Narva City.

The Wise Art Fool Podcast is supported in part by: EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway. 

Music by Peat Biby

The Wise Fool Art Podcast appreciates the assistance of its partners in this project:

Hunt Kastner – https://huntkastner.com

Kunstsentrene i Norge – https://www.kunstsentrene.no

Art world titans: the role and responsibility of well-established, highly regarded institutions - De Structura 2022 forum podcasts with The Wise Art Fool Podcast

In this episode of the podcast, Matthew Dols, Professor of Photography at the University of Maryland, artist and producer/host of the Wise Fool Art Podcast talked to Onur Kaymak, Turkish visual artist based in Belgium and Marta Marsicka, Polish curator, gallerist and art manager based in the UK. 

Museums, art centres, theatres and the like establish and guard the institutionalised idea of what art is. These institutions are frequently immersed in rigid, maladaptive frameworks of public bureaucracies, and have opaque hiring and artist selection practices. What adjustments in the functioning of major European cultural institutions are required to support transparency, equal opportunity and fair distribution of resources in the arts?

Marta Marsicka – https://martamarsicka.com 

Onur Kaymak – https://www.instagram.com/onrkymk 

The De Structura forum was supported by Allianz Foundation, Erasmus +, European Cultural Foundation and Narva City.

The Wise Art Fool Podcast is supported in part by: EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway. 

Music by Peat Biby

The Wise Fool Art Podcast appreciates the assistance of its partners in this project:

Hunt Kastner – https://huntkastner.com

Kunstsentrene i Norge – https://www.kunstsentrene.no

Art Funds: Who funds them and how do they fund us? - De Structura 2022 forum podcasts with The Wise Art Fool Podcast

In this episode of the podcast, Matthew Dols, Professor of Photography at the University of Maryland, artist and producer/host of the Wise Fool Art Podcast talked to Madeleina Kay, and Kristyna Ilek dramaturg, producer and researcher based in Prague, working in Scotland and the Netherlands and Madeleina Kay, British artist, writer, musician and political activist. 

Public and private funding institutions address the gap between the needs of artistic production and the inability of contemporary market economies to sustain the art and culture field. Art professionals often lack the tools to navigate this system or to understand its governing interests and powers. What measures are required to increase transparency, efficiency and fair access to institutional funding in Europe?

Madeleina Kay – https://www.madeleinakay.com 

Kristyna Ilek – http://kristynailek.com/

The De Structura forum was supported by Allianz Foundation, Erasmus +, European Cultural Foundation and Narva City.

The Wise Art Fool Podcast is supported in part by: EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway.

Music by Peat Biby

The Wise Fool Art Podcast appreciates the assistance of its partners in this project:

Hunt Kastner – https://huntkastner.com

Kunstsentrene i Norge – https://www.kunstsentrene.no

Art Education? - De Structura 2022 forum podcasts with The Wise Art Fool Podcast

In this episode of the podcast, Matthew Dols, Professor of Photography at the University of Maryland, artist and producer/host of the Wise Fool Art Podcast talked to the core team members of De Structura – Maria Makarova, the Head of Fundraising and Frederik Klanberg, the Head of Advocacy. 

Together they discussed what is wrong with the current academic model, why people teach, the responsibility of academia, the emotional impact of an art career and funding in art sector.

The De Structura forum was supported by Allianz Foundation, Erasmus +, European Cultural Foundation and Narva City.

The Wise Art Fool Podcast is supported in part by: EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway.

Music by Peat Biby

The Wise Fool Art Podcast appreciates the assistance of its partners in this project:

Hunt Kastner – https://huntkastner.com

Kunstsentrene i Norge – https://www.kunstsentrene.no

Post-Contemporary Divine: the relevance of art in a disrupted world - De Structura 2022 forum podcasts with The Wise Art Fool Podcast

In this episode of the podcast, Matthew Dols, Professor of Photography at the University of Maryland, artist and producer/host of the Wise Fool Art Podcast talked to Eline Gaudé, Franco-Finnish visual artist and Deborah Maggiolo, Italian independent researcher and curator. 

Increasing political, environmental and technological disruption requires a vision of the role creative professionals will play in building a positive future, in which art plays an integral role in social harmony. How can the potential of art to prevent disruptions of continent-wide magnitude be explored to the fullest in Europe?

Eline Gaudé – https://elinegaude.tumblr.com 

Deborah Maggiolo – https://linktr.ee/deborahmaggiolo 

The De Structura forum was supported by Allianz Foundation, Erasmus +, European Cultural Foundation and Narva City.

The Wise Art Fool Podcast is supported in part by: EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway. 

Music by Peat Biby

The Wise Fool Art Podcast appreciates the assistance of its partners in this project:

Hunt Kastner – https://huntkastner.com

Kunstsentrene i Norge – https://www.kunstsentrene.no

Zero-sum game: The autonomous artist vs community values - De Structura 2022 forum podcasts with The Wise Art Fool Podcast

In this episode of the podcast, Matthew Dols, Professor of Photography at the University of Maryland, artist and producer/host of the Wise Fool Art Podcast talked to Sanna Hirvonen, Finish dance artist, choreographer and writer and Anastasia Matskevitch, Belarusian-Polish multidisciplinary artist, musician, performer, director and art-manager.

Contemporary artists have raised the question of what authorship means within the sector, as well as the methodologies used to empower artists. What steps need to be taken to support the transition from “toxic competition” to sustainable support systems within the arts?

Sanna Hirvonen – https://sannajhirvonen.art 

Anastasia Matskevitch – https://theanamova.wordpress.com 

The De Structura forum was supported by Allianz Foundation, Erasmus +, European Cultural Foundation and Narva City.

The Wise Art Fool Podcast is supported in part by: EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway. 

Music by Peat Biby

The Wise Fool Art Podcast appreciates the assistance of its partners in this project:

Hunt Kastner – https://huntkastner.com

Kunstsentrene i Norge – https://www.kunstsentrene.no

Myymälä2 cooperative of artist running a gallery exhibition and event space in the centre of Helsinki since 2002. Over the years, it has strengthened its position in Helsinki as an alternative space dedicated to visual arts, experimental music, design and street culture. It also includes a small shop of independent publishing. Myymälä2 is presenting dedicated artists from different disciplines of various cultural and educational backgrounds, whose attitude toward art is experimental and unconventional.

Mathilde Palenius is a French-Finnish freelance creative producer & projects coordinator

based in Helsinki (FI). She works side-by-side in Helsinki with different associations such as Pixelache, Bio Art Society and Myymälä2 and in a collaboration with the European Lab. (Lyon, FR). She graduated in 2021 in Coordination/Engineering of international cultural projects, with a specialisation in the Creative Europe programme (PIECE master's degree, Dijon, FR)

Ramiro Camelo is Myymälä2 curator and the project manager of the Baltic Fellowship Network, a curatorial research programme whose aim is to potentiate collaboration, foster partnerships and facilitate artistic exchanges with art institutions, exhibition spaces, individuals and counterparts in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. 

The discussion is focused on the cultural and artistic producer profession, starting career in arts, art projects organising, freelancing and importance of networking. Mathilde also brings up the subject of working in different countries and her experience in learning cultural differences. 

Links: 

https://www.myymala2.com/

https://pixelache.ac/ 

https://www.ubfc.fr/en/training/masters/master-piece/

Improper walls is an intercultural art platform based in Austria. It is managed by an international and multicultural team. They enable and initiate social impact in Austria and across Europe through co-creating socially engaged art projects.

In this episode, we will talk about the difficulties and the opportunities in managing a non-profit like Improper Walls and how such organisations can help young artists achieve their goals through supporting socially-engaged art practices.

Guest star: Katerina Lipovka, core team member of De Structura

Why are the spaces for arts and culture shrinking? And how can digital tools help to counter this development? Listen to De Structura founder Anastasia Lemberg-Lvova and Gitte Zschoch, General Secretary of ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen), in a conversation about the role of artists and culture in our society and how funders and policymakers can better support cultural workers.

This podcast was produced within the framework of Europe takes part! launched by Das Progressive Zentrum in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut, supported by the German Federal Foreign Office. The project aims to shed light on the role of arts and culture in Europe and to strengthen its actors through the use of digital tools.

You can find a full description on Das Progressive Zentrum. 

Sofia Vieira is the co-founder and director of Krea, one of De Structura's partners. She is a Portuguese cultural programmer and producer, currently based in The Netherlands. Sofia develops projects focusing on contemporary art forms to promote the development of new manners of human communication, and to encourage the establishment of healthy communities that unite people through their creativity.

In Sofia's episode, we'll dive into the ever so painful topic of funding in the culture sector, the flaws of the traditional education system, and the reasons to get talking about the issues young people experience in the art sector.

Intro music: Julen Hamilton: Sun - L.L.E.U.U.Fuck.You 

Outro music: Julen Hamilton: End - L.L.E.U.U.Fuck.You 

Cyril Pesenti is a 25-year-old young culture politician and head of communication for the Opéra de Rouen Normandie. He is not afraid to start over in the search of fulfilment - from seriously pursuing cross-country skiing he switched to being a pianist at the age of 14, entered the conservatory of Reims with the plan of becoming a composer. He then went on to study musicology and now holds a master’s degree in culture management with a second MA from Science Po on the way.

Cyril believes that young artists mustn’t let the world tell them who they should be, instead he believes that they should be the one defining themselves. 

Intro music: Julen Hamilton: Heal - L.L.E.U.U.Fuck.You 

Outro music: Cyril playing his piano at home

Katerina Lipovka is an architect, artist and art manager. She was born in a family of sculptors and has been interested in fine arts since childhood. She holds a master's degree in Architecture of buildings and structures obtained at the National Academy of Fine Art and Architecture in Kyiv.

She is currently doing a second master's in Innovations and Entrepreneurship at Lviv Business school. Lipovka believes in cross-disciplinary practices, mutual inspiration and international collaboration between people from different creative fields.

Katerina had a gallery in Kiev but things went sour with one of her partners and she started an NFT+physical art project to be launched in a month.