Skopje 2020

The theme of the 22nd Oracle - International Congress of Cultural Managers and Cultural Operators is Di:Vision. It is seen as a coined term of two opposing forces, a subject which connects two aspects of culture today, also relevant for the society as a whole, which are dealing with the social, political and economic polarities on the one hand, and the vision for a better, more equal future in solidarity, on the other.

Through a series of online discussions, lectures, presentations and workshops, organised in combined (closed and open for public) sessions, the Congress will refer to its theme by mapping and scaling the challenges facing the contemporary society in different contexts. The challenges are related to unequal opportunities for cultural actors in practicing culture, as much as for citizens in practicing freedom of expression and movement in the common local, national or supranational territory. Also, throughout the specific thematic frames, we will try to relate contexts, reflect on positive practices and explore models of cultural and other public policies that produce and promote care, equality and reciprocity. The main challenge is to endure reflection and understand that we are not isolated and alone, our common ground is based on equity, sharing and solidarity, and thus we can unite and move forward in culture based on these shared values.

❗️You can join all the sessions that are open for the audience and interact with the participants by asking questions or giving comments. In the Agenda next to each session that is open for the audience, you can find a link on which you can join the session. The open sessions can be followed also via live stream on the Facebook pages of Lokomotiva and Oracle Cultural Network

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Oracle - International Congress of Cultural Managers and Cultural Operators is organised by Lokomotiva - Centre for New Initiatives in Arts and Culture and Oracle Cultural Network, with financial support from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of North Macedonia.

The official language of the International Congress will be English.

AGENDA |11-13 December 2020

FRIDAY, 11 DECEMBER

10:00-11:30 Welcome session |open session

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Oracle Cultural Network, presentation by Marta Nowicka

Wakeup call by Jean Pierre Deru

Lokomotiva-Centre for New Initiatives in Arts and Culture, presentation by Biljana Tanurovska Kjulavkovski and Violeta Kachakova

11:45-13:15 Co-Creation, Workshop by Philip Parr, part 1 |closed session, for applied participants only

15:00-16:30 Open Discussion: (How) Do we act Now? - Contemporary cultural policies in the Balkan Region |open session

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Panellists: Robert Alagjozovski (National Coordinator for the Promotion of Cultural and Intersectional Cooperation in the Government of North Macedonia), Tjaša Pureber (Political scientist, researcher and publicist/public relations for Glej Theatre, Slovenia) Aida Kalender (AKCIJA Sarajevo/Desk Creative Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina), Goran Tomka (Professor at UNESCO Chair in Cultural Policy and Management, Serbia)

Moderator: Violeta Simjanovska, Professor and Head of Arts Management Department at Sibelius Academy, UNIARTS, Finland, from North Macedonia

16:30-17:30 How to overcome cultural divisions in illiberal societies: for a new ethics of care and solidarity, lecture by Dr. Milena Dragićević Šešić (Serbia) |open session

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SATURDAY, 12 DECEMBER

10:00-11:30 Co-Creation, Workshop by Philip Parr, part 2 |closed session, for applied participants only

11:45-13:15 #IntroSpace - Platform for exchange of ideas – presentation of different projects, project ideas and initiatives |open session

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15:00-16:30 Open Discussion: Who cares about culture ? – circumstance in the local context |open session

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Panelists: Kristina Todoroska Petreska (Programme co-producer of NGO INKA Struga/Assistant dramaturg at the Ohrid Theatre), Goce Pavlovski (Culture Trade Union of Macedonia -SKRM), Filip Nikolovski (Programme Manager at Youth Cultural Centre), Ivana Vaseva (Curator/NGO Faculty of things that can't be learned), Simona Dimkovska (Actress/President at NGO Cultural Exo).

Moderator: Krisitna Lelovac, Actress/Associate Professor of Acting at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Skopje (North Macedonia)

SUNDAY, 13 DECEMBER

10:00-10:30 How to help people in danger and organizations who acted against the government, presentation by Dounia Benslimane |open session

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10:30-11:30 Presentation/Conversation: Culture of acting together against aggressive policies |open session

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Women's Strike in Poland – presentation by Lidia Makowska, an expert in cultural and equality/human rights policies, a certified trainer against discrimination, cultural manager (Poland)

Presentation by Uranija Pirovska, Deputy Member of FRA, member of the Pardon commission of the President of the State and the National Coordinative body against Discrimination (North Macedonia)

11:45-13:15 Co-Creation, Workshop by Philip Parr, part 3 |closed session, for applied participants only

15:00-17:00 Oracle Cultural Network Assembly meeting |closed session