The group of culture animators and non-government organisations (Habitat
Foundation Group) and cultural institutions (THE REGIONAL CULTURE CENTRE
(ROK)) is looking for partners from Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein for a
project to be submitted under the Cultural Exchange Fund (part of 'Norwegian
Financial Mechanism 2004-2009').
Our project has the aim of preserving and promoting cultural and national The project would be realized in several stages. In each of the countries Lucyna Wylon (Coordinator of project), tel. /+48/660 452 348, e-mail: Information about organization: Habitat Foundation Group ul. Barlickiego 6 Bielsko-Biała 43-300 Poland Chairman HFG - Piotr Pieniążek, e-mail: biuro@hfg-ngo.org.pl THE REGIONAL CULTURE CENTRE (ROK) ul. 1 Maja 8 Bielsko-Biała 43-300 Poland
heritage. The essence is an exchange of views and inspirations through
discovering the history, traditional customs, patterns, techniques and
materials of our partner country's folk art – and then using that knowledge
in new designs. A trial combining a fresh view at our own culture with
promoting it abroad. Crossing information, experiences and characteristic
sensitivity – which may result in creating a new kind of quality.
that would take part in the project we would pick two groups: folk artists
and young designers. The young designers would be taught by the folk artists
about materials, patterns, motives and techniques characteristic for the
partner country's folk art. In the next stage, for each group of young
designers would be given a task of preparing a collection of objects, using
what they learnt at the workshops, with a special emphasis on folk
inspirations...
Expression of interest can be sent to:
lwylon@galeria-fraktal.pl