Artfactories

La Gare Franche - Marseille

Hélène — 2010-06-15T13:00:40Z

TEST

The site, ideal to invent and make artistic adventures, consists of a factory, a house and a ground. Thanks to the support of his partners, the City of Marseille, the Ministry of Culture and the Regional Council, the Cosmos Kolej was able to purchase the site and works on its architectural modification today.

Having asked for asylum theaters for fifteen years, the Cosmos Kolej also opens la Gare franche to the other artistic teams, to France or moreover. He invites and accompanies artists, companies and collectives, in their artistic steps(initiatives), with the theater in the cinema, the plastic arts in the music.

The Company pursues its artistic research and the experiment of new artistic forms.

On-line!

Hélène — 2010-06-14T15:01:51Z

Dear friends,

The summer comes... To prepare well the start for the new season, numerous calls for projects and publications around big international events are already available: the 6th Berlin Biennale, the 2nd Asia-Europe Young Urban Leaders Dialogue in Shangai, “Centro Abierto 2010” in Lima...

The occasion for us to renew our objectives: facilitate the artistic mobility and discover the other manners to think of the relations between population, art and territory!

In these time of general crisis, it is more than ever necessary to stay aware of what's going on in Europe and in the world, to tighten the links of solidarity between cultural actors and with other social sectors too. With strong and active networks, we would be able to glimpse perspectives.

So let us know if you get some news!!

Good reading!

The team of ARTfactories/Autre(s)pARTs

On line!

Quentin — 2010-05-11T13:34:41Z

Dear friends,

Welcome to ARTfactories/Autre(s)pARTs Newsletter after a few months of interruption.

We celebrate the first birthday of our new platform of resources, www. ARTfactories.net.

On-line a call to support the space-project Z-Bau in Nürnberg (Germany), an article about the Project "Independent cultural spaces in Spain"and many other documents to feed the debates, the reflections and our actions.

You can also have a look on the french version website where you can find the new video project called "paroles d'acteurs"...

Have a good exploration!

The team of ARTfactories/Autre(s)pARTs

Z-BAU SAVED! POSITIVE DECISION BY CITY OF NUREMBURG

Quentin — 2010-04-29T10:11:01Z

We are very happy to send on the good news from Z-Bau in Nuremburg, see the press letter from Stephan Grosse-Grollmann and Willi Reichel below!

Dear Madams and Sirs.

The Kulturausschuss (cultural commission) decided today (Friday, 9th July 2010) to reconstruct the Z-Bau, to make it useable as a building and, in the long run, to develop it into a cultural centre for innovative, experimental and sub-cultural forms of expression in the fields of production and events. Now, after long years of waiting, doubting and questioning, a distinct decision was finally taken.

We, as long-standing operators of the Z-Bau cultural centre, appreciate this magnificent decision. It shows that the great feedback of our visitors, particularly during the last 10 weeks, the various users' activities for the preservation of the Z-Bau and the international echo were finally crowned with success.

We are convinced that the Z-Bau still has great potential to develop its role as a place for creativity for many forms of culture and to increase its interregional vibrancy. The first ten years were characterised by pioneering work, developing a lively place of culture out of a casern fraught with political and physical pollutants. Advancing from what has been reached thus far and the potential to grow in substance, staff and space will be the next phase for the Z-Bau cultural centre. The decision of this Friday is one for a creative future of the house. The courage for this will pay off.

We wish to thank all supporters of this decision.

Nuremberg, on the 9th July 2010

Kulturzentrum Z-Bau, Stephan Grosse-Grollmann and Willi Reichel

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Last week Z-Bau (Nürnberg, Germany) were unexpectedly informed that the cultural department of the City of Nürnberg has proposed to close the centre and tear down the building. According to the proposal, one of the main reasons for the planned closure is the current financial situation of the City of Nürnberg.

Z-Bau has put nearly ten years of hard work in the building, which is owned by the City, and turned it into a cultural centre with around 70.000 visitors per year. Thanks to negotiations on regional level, the EU has recently agreed to support renovations of the building with €2.5 million. In spite of this, the head of culture in Nürnberg has now proposed to tear it down. On Friday the 29th of April, the culture commission of the City Council has to decide on the case.

Support actions have already been taken by several Trans Europe Halles members, ARTfactories/Autre(s)pARTs and the french Mission NTA. We have all sent letters to the mayor, the cultural department and the political parties in Nürnberg. At the time of writing, the majority party of the city parliament, SPD-Stadtratsfraktion Nürnberg, holds a meeting on the proposal. Immediate action is of great importance to the Z-Bau team. Please react by expressing your believe in independent culture to those in power!

: Please see this letter from Willi Reichel, member of Z-Bau team, explaining the situation.

INDEPENDENT CULTURAL CENTRES IN SPAIN

Quentin — 2010-04-21T22:55:27Z

This initiative stems from two facts. First of all, the lack of participation of Spanish cultural centres in European networks and on the other hand, the fact that a database of independent cultural centres hasn't been set up until now in Spain.

Therefore the main objective of this project is to map independent cultural spaces in Spain, especially the multi-disciplinary kind, and collect relevant information on their management, organisation and programme models with the aim of promoting the exchange of experiences and cooperation between those identiﬁed as well as with other like-minded cultural spaces across Europe. Results would be accessible from September 2010 on the project website www.culturaindependiente.com

This nine months project is being managed in collaboration with the European independent cultural centres network Trans Europe Halles and ARTfactories/Autre(s)pARTs. It is backed by a subsidy from the Spanish Agency of International Development Cooperation.

Contact mail


Project "Independent cultural spaces in Spain": For further information please read this document

L'Avant-Rue - Paris

fabien — 2009-09-01T10:22:08Z

Description

L'Avant Rue is a cultural centre open to residencies for contemporary research. This old steam factory built by the Eiffel Workshop is directed by a street art troupe : friches théâtre urbain. L'Avant Rue receives artists working on multidisciplinary and unconventionnal forms. Our main centre of interest is site specific projects. For each residency, we imagine in concertation with the artist, a meeting with an identified public sector in order to encourage completion of the project and the permeability of the artistic process .

Former use : a steam factory built in 1898 by Eiffel workshop
Surface of the site : 400 m2
Environment : Ville de Paris
Foundation year : 1999
Type of occupation : lease
Owner of the building : private person

Ground floor space: 184 m2 (16m*11,5m ),
- height : 12m - h
- Under frame : 8,49m, h
- under mezzanine : 4,33m
  available space with 8,49m height: 16*8m soit 128m2
Closed rehearsal space (currently mini cinem: 20 seats) : 45m2
Workshop (wood and construction): 48m2,
2 Mezzanines : 60,5m2 + 75m2 with point highest points at 6,2 and 5,2 mètres
Kitchen : 25m2.
a bedroom for two people is available et certain times of the year

A residency centre for multidisciplinary art forms

Installation
Street art
Circus
Dance
Plastic art
Painting
Photography
Projects involving the local community...

L'Avant Rue organizes

Painting exhibitions
Plastic and performance art work
Performances
Multimedia installation
Work in progress presentations and "meet the artists" sessions

Financial partners

Ministry of Culture and Communication
Region Ile de France
City of Paris

Networks

"Trans Europe Halles": membre,
"Actes-If" réseau de lieux culturels indépendants ,
"De Rue de Cirque" Fédération des Arts de la Rue.

La Fédération des Arts de la Rue (IDF & National)

EDITO

fabien — 2009-06-30T08:57:26Z

Mr the Minister for the Culture,

Could you ensure us that the MAISONS-MAIS-D'ICI, another manner of naming these " New Art's arenas" known as NTA, will retain your interest as well as the VILLA MEDICIS which you have just left. We are been willing to make you live as soon as possible the present, the past and the future of these artistic steps shared for a territorial citizen and poetic regeneration who, we hope it, will be in the middle of the cultural policy that you will engage with the aim of answer the artists, the populations and the elected officials who are mobilized to make differently live the culture and art on all the territories.

Yours sincerely, Claude Renard, member of artfactories/autresparts

99. Credits

fabien — 2009-06-04T10:14:14Z

Erational
WEBDESIGN

Lucie Julian
TYPO & GRAPHISME

Fabien(at)artfactories.net
PROJECT

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Westergasfabriek BV - Amsterdam

2009-05-28T10:38:47Z

Contact

Name of the responsible structure: Westergasfabriek B.V.
Type of structure : B.V. (GmbH)
Continent : Europe
Country : The Netherlands
Address/tel/fax : postbus 14732 -
1001 LE Amsterdam
telefoon: + 31 (0) 20 586 07 10
fax: + 31 (0) 20 681 30 62

Mail : info@westergasfabriek.nl
Website : www.westergasfabriek.nl
Contact : Liesbeth Jansen (director)

Description

The opening of the Westergasfabriek Culture Park, septembre 7th, was a huge success! More than 10,000 visitors filled the events field. Coinciding with the annual festival 'Kijk Op De Wijk' meant that there was an abundance of art, culture, music, sport and games activities going on. A procession float was organized, which symbolised the transition of the Centre.
The park is now open, but not everything is quite finished. Work is still being completed on the korfball field, the central axis and the gasholder's foundations.

The cultural use of the Westergasfabriek was long regarded as temporary, an "interim phase" before a permanent function could be found. But it has now become clear that hosting cultural activities is in fact the key to the successful redevelopment of the complex.

Its characteristic buildings and unique surroundings have attracted cultural organizations from beyond the city, and sometimes outside the Netherlands.
A cultural image is an inherent part of our vision for the complex.

But there's more!
The Westergasfabriek is a complex soil decontamination project: pollution has been isolated by means of a covering layer.
It is a remarkable park project: a park worthy of the twenty-first century is to be laid out on top of the new soil layer. It is a unique architectural restoration project: the factory buildings are all listed as protected monuments and are to be restored to their former glory.
The Westergasfabriek is an excellent example of how a site can be put to good use while awaiting a more permanent designation. It is a project which symbolizes our evolution from the industrial age into the communications era.

Former use : Gasfactory
Surface of the site : 16 hectares
Location : city
Foundation year : 1896, cultural use 1992
Type of occupation : lease
Owner of the building : MAB B.V. (project developer)

Infrastructures :

Rehearsal studios

Production studios

Multi-use space

Venues

Dance hall

Theatre hall

Art gallery/exhibition places

Associations spaces

Training places

Photo laboratory

Atelier

Bar/Restaurant

Artists residencies: At the moment, long-term rental space is limited due to renovations. By now, you will be able to put your name on the waiting list for long-term rental space in the buildings when they open in the future.
Short term projects, such as video shoots and meetings, are welcome (1 to 2 days maximum).

Social and artistic disciplines

Music

Dance

Theatre

Photohgraphy

Fashion

Opera

The local authority has decided that no more than six major events are to be permitted in any one year.

Other structures/organisations or companies settled on the site

Cinema "het Ketelhuis " www.ketelhuis.nl

Club de ville

West Pacific

De grote verdwijntruc

Financial support

District council of Amsterdam

Networks

IETM

ÉDITO mai 2009

fabien — 2009-05-13T09:37:00Z

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What to do? What to do? How? Why?
Only remained to do it!

Take the time to listen, watch, understand... meet in short.
And the things take shape after a short time.

Here is the result of our doing together,
that of a R T f a c t o r i e s / a u t r e ( s ) p A R T s,
our new website is online.

With the resource platform, we hope to share with you the stories of life,
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