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The association "Autresparts", set up in September 2000, is a think-tank bringing together cultural actors and researchers on the relationship between art, territory and society. It merged in November 2007 with the Artfactories association, an European resource center on brownfields transformed into artistic spaces.

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International Meeting Between
Autonomous Cultural Centers
25 - 27 September 2004, Shanghai

Over the past twenty years in Europe, and more recently in Asia, a large number of autonomous cultural centers emerged from artistic and citizen initiatives. There are more than 300 independent cultural centers in Europe and the number is increasing in Asia. Although there were some contacts among Asian and European centers, many artists, art managers and curators expressed concerns about the fact, that very little concrete activities resulted from these contacts, which could contribute for a sustainable exchange with the other region.

Under the initiative and organization of Artfactories (France) and BizArt (Shanghai, China), supported by the Cultural Exchange Department of ASEF, this International Meeting gathered for the first time 30 autonomous cultural centers from Asia and Europe but also from Brazil, Québec and canada. It took place parallel to the Shanghai Biennale on the premises of BizArt, located in the warehouse area of 50 Moganshan Road, which has a high concentration of artists’ studios and galleries.

Close to 60 people from different fields participated, including members of cultural centers, networks and residency programs from Europe and Asia, as well as professors and students based in China, artists, and groups from non-ASEM countries (such as Canada and Brazil).

View the pictures on ASEF website

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- Universe in Universes

- article in Malaysian from Saubin Yap and and Choong Yoon from RAP

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New centres referenced

France
Le Citron Jaune - Port Saint Louis du Rhône

France
Banlieues d’Europe - Lyon

Lithuania
Arts Printing House - Vilnius

Germany
Kunst-Stoffe - Berlin

South America
Arquetopia Foundation for Development - Puebla

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International Meeting Between Autonomous Cultural Centers - Shanghai


Report of the meeting
see the staff exchange proposal


Participants


Partnerships
The meeting is financially supported by : Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) AFAA, in the frame of "L'année de la France en Chine (october 2004 - july 2005) organized by the Commissariat général français des Années croisées France-Chine, by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, by the French Ministry for the Arts, and the Association Française d'Action Artisitique with the support of the Comité d'Honneur of "L'Année de la France en Chine" the Governement of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC the Alliance française in Shanghai  the Shanghai British Council the Canadian Government the Shanghai Italian Consulate the Mondriaan Foundation the Institute of Contemporary Art of Lisbon  Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec KLM Shanghart


Program
In addition to the installations, BizArt will host informal workshops on the side focusing on pertinent issues related to contemporary spaces and the current situation in art. Discussions will be held in chinese and in english.


Installations


Presentation of the meeting
A BizArt and Artfactories project With the co-operation and support of the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) September 25th - 27th 2004 at BizArt Art Center, Shanghai

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