NOW
New Open Working process for the performing arts
The project
N.O.W aims to build the groundwork for a transnational competency cluster. Starting from a common expertise (managing the implementation of an artistic project and its reception by audiences), the 7 partners are engaging in an exploration within an experimental setting. They aim to develop a long-lasting prospective reflection in regards to their pratices.
This experimental structure is made up of 4 labs that shape the project and determine the 3 years program of activities.
* LAB 1 – Strengthening competencies
Formulating and sharing research and needs relative to the evolution of the work environment and its impact on artistic practices and their social integration
Putting into perspective the synergy between the different stakeholders in the artistic management field for a common vision of art as experimentation
Strengthening new competency profiles surrounding artistic careers, now and in the upcoming years
* LAB 2 – A management structure based on networks
Rethinking the artists’ careers beyond national contexts and frameworks
Experimenting with a collegial and transnational management approach that is adapted to the current setting
Managing the projects’ strategic development and financial models in order to ensure a better sustainability for the artists’ careers
* LAB 3 – Innovating tools of production: investigating commissions
Setting up a framework in which artistic commissions invite citizens to participate
Setting up a framework in which the backer doesn’t only participate in the beginning and end of the process but also becomes a representative or advocate promoting the process itself
Setting up a framework that allows for the artist’s local involvement in response to a request or need arising from civil society
* LAB 4 – Outreach and representation tools as restitution of the creative process
Emphasizing and relaying the importance of the creative process to professionals, backers, and audiences
Working on new tools that enable other kinds of relaying, restitution, and promotion of the creative process
Investing in the field of outreach and representation by creating a space for critical thinking
the partners
Extrapole – France
Fabbrica Europa – Italy
Indisciplinarte – Italy
Latitudes Contemporaines – France
Lókal – Island
Mom / Elvivero – Spain
Trafó – Hungary
WP Zimmer – Belgium
the associate partners
Ann Olaerts – (coordinator) – Belgium
Roger Christmann – ( admin supervisor ) – Germany
Laure Fernandez – NoTHx (young team THALIM-CNRS)
Valerie Pihet – Documentation – Belgium/France
Carole Salis – CRS4 – Italy
SISMÓGRAF – Festival – Spain
N.O.W is supported by the European Union within the framework of Creative Europe
With the support of Arcadi Ile de France / the Initiative and Research Support Fund
