Sorry-memory. Memory of spaces | CULTURE – CITY – CHANGE

About the Event

This workshop examines artistic initiatives that foster the cultivation of memory and history in public spaces. It will begin with a short presentation regarding efforts in this area as part of Night of Culture. The participants are then taken on a walk, during which they will learn about two objects that, while created for a similar purpose, provoked social tensions and strongly divided the public. The aim of the workshop is to generate ideas for initiatives centred on these items, with the intention of eliminating conflicts and bridging divisions.

About the hosts

Joanna Wawiórka-Kamieniecka (POL)

She studied cultural animation and management at Maria Curie Sklodowska University and cultural animation at The Jagiellonian University in Cracow. She has over ten years of experience in practical and theoretical animation in the cultural sector. She has worked at Biała Gallery, “Pod Akacją” Youth Community Centre, Biblio and “Dom Chemika” Community Centre in Puławy. She coordinates Night of Culture and is involved in the Magic Lantern and Little Different Sounds.

Sylwia Stelmaszczuk (POL)

I’m a culture animator and psychologist. In Workshops of Culture, I work in the Department of Cultural Education and Management. Until 2021, I was the programme coordinator of the Night of Culture festival – one of the most inspiring and eye-opening Polish festivals held in Lublin every June. In my work, I strive to create mental maps of the city in people’s consciousness and also to inspire them to discover the true face of the city by displaying artworks in its streets, alleys and forgotten or unknown corners. Such initiatives awaken sensitivity to art and encourage the participants to take an active part in the city’s cultural life. I’m also interested in handicrafts. I conduct workshops, mostly crochet-related. 

Details

When: 24 September, 11.00-13.00
Where: Workshops of Culture, Grodzka 5a
Registration: The workshops are free. Sign up via the online form.

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