In this episode, we sit down with Koen Snoeckx, the director of Arteconomy and an advocate for creating connections between the arts and other sectors. We explore the dynamics of cross-sectoral collaboration, from building trust to finding a shared language between diverse fields like high-tech innovation and the creative arts. Koen shares insights into his experiences of bridging these worlds and we also discuss concrete examples from his long career.

Whether you're from the arts, science, politics, or business, or any other walk of life, this episode offers a stater kit to taking small steps toward meaningful cross-innovation with the arts.

Gabrielle Bernoville serves as a policy assistant at the European Commission. Driven by a deep conviction of the value of culture and dialogue as a driver of social change, Gabrielle dedicates herself especially to the coordination of Cultural Heritage Actions under Creative Europe. With professional experience in Latin America, the United Kingdom, Poland and Slovakia she has also been a researcher for Culture Solutions and Director of Public and Institutional Relations for European Horizons.

In this episode we discussed the importance of using the right kind of language, needing to put young politicians and young artists in the same rooms and talked about trust.

Art and Us

Media Team members of the De Structura Forum 2022 discussed how art structured, inspired and influenced the lives, work and beliefs of our participants. Curators Kevin Bellò and Daniel Dolci, digital and graphic artist Wen Chen, and dance artist Sanna Hirvonen talked about art, capitalism and politics. 

Created by Elena Ignatiadou and Ola Kowaleska

Portfolios:

Wen Chen https://mrwenchen.com/

Kevin Bellò https://www.instagram.com/kevin.bello.art/?hl=en

Sanna Hirvonen https://sannajhirvonen.art/works/ 

Daniel Dolci - https://www.instagram.com/danieldolci97/?hl=en 

The De Structura forum was supported by Allianz Foundation, Erasmus +, European Cultural Foundation and Narva City.

What Art does in Times of Crisis: Panel Discussion - De Structura 2022 forum podcasts with The Wise Art Fool Podcast

Here we are with the second part of our ‘What Art Does in Crises’ panel discussion with De Structura participants and Matthew Dols, Professor of Photography at the University of Maryland, artist and producer/host of the Wise Fool Art Podcast.

In this episode of the podcast tune in to the discussion between Madeleina Key, Anastasia Lemberg-Lvova and Frederik Klanberg on how crises affect the art sector and the emerging professionals in it. Are they in some ways different to the effects on normal working class people? Are there opportunities for artists during a time of crisis? 

The De Structura forum was supported by Allianz Foundation, Erasmus +, European Cultural Foundation and Narva City.

The Wise Art Fool Podcast is supported in part by: EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway. 

Music by Peat Biby

The Wise Fool Art Podcast appreciates the assistance of its partners in this project:

Hunt Kastner – https://huntkastner.com

Kunstsentrene i Norge – https://www.kunstsentrene.no

The Role of Art in Crisis: Panel Discussion - De Structura 2022 forum podcasts with The Wise Art Fool Podcast

Within the De Structura forum in July De Structura organised a series of panel discussions on the overarching topic ‘What Art Does in Crises’ featuring De Structura participants and led by Matthew Dols, Professor of Photography at the University of Maryland, artist and producer/host of the Wise Fool Art Podcast.

In this podcast you can get to know what our panelists Anastasia Matskevitch, Eva Lennuk and Sanna Hirvonen think about the role of art in the times of crises.

The De Structura forum was supported by Allianz Foundation, Erasmus +, European Cultural Foundation and Narva City.

The Wise Art Fool Podcast is supported in part by: EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway. 

Music by Peat Biby

The Wise Fool Art Podcast appreciates the assistance of its partners in this project:

Hunt Kastner – https://huntkastner.com

Kunstsentrene i Norge – https://www.kunstsentrene.no

Arts expanded: cross pollination between sectors - De Structura 2022 forum podcasts with The Wise Art Fool Podcast

In this episode of the podcast, Matthew Dols, Professor of Photography at the University of Maryland, artist and producer/host of the Wise Fool Art Podcast talked to Turkish designer Nur Horsanali and Catherin Schöberl, German mixed media artist, art educator and art theorist based in Switzerland. 

Artists can partner with scientists to promote environmental justice and each other’s work. Feminist performers can join forces with human rights advocates to protect female minorities. Applying artistic methodologies can also create healthier work environments in multinational corporations. How should Europe further facilitate cross-sector collaboration with the arts to create more positive contributions?

Nur Horsanali – https://www.instagram.com/nurhorsanali 

Catherin Schöberl – https://www.catherin-schoeberl.de

The De Structura forum was supported by Allianz Foundation, Erasmus +, European Cultural Foundation and Narva City.

The Wise Art Fool Podcast is supported in part by: EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway. 

Music by Peat Biby

The Wise Fool Art Podcast appreciates the assistance of its partners in this project:

Hunt Kastner – https://huntkastner.com

Kunstsentrene i Norge – https://www.kunstsentrene.no

Art world titans: the role and responsibility of well-established, highly regarded institutions - De Structura 2022 forum podcasts with The Wise Art Fool Podcast

In this episode of the podcast, Matthew Dols, Professor of Photography at the University of Maryland, artist and producer/host of the Wise Fool Art Podcast talked to Onur Kaymak, Turkish visual artist based in Belgium and Marta Marsicka, Polish curator, gallerist and art manager based in the UK. 

Museums, art centres, theatres and the like establish and guard the institutionalised idea of what art is. These institutions are frequently immersed in rigid, maladaptive frameworks of public bureaucracies, and have opaque hiring and artist selection practices. What adjustments in the functioning of major European cultural institutions are required to support transparency, equal opportunity and fair distribution of resources in the arts?

Marta Marsicka – https://martamarsicka.com 

Onur Kaymak – https://www.instagram.com/onrkymk 

The De Structura forum was supported by Allianz Foundation, Erasmus +, European Cultural Foundation and Narva City.

The Wise Art Fool Podcast is supported in part by: EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway. 

Music by Peat Biby

The Wise Fool Art Podcast appreciates the assistance of its partners in this project:

Hunt Kastner – https://huntkastner.com

Kunstsentrene i Norge – https://www.kunstsentrene.no

Art Funds: Who funds them and how do they fund us? - De Structura 2022 forum podcasts with The Wise Art Fool Podcast

In this episode of the podcast, Matthew Dols, Professor of Photography at the University of Maryland, artist and producer/host of the Wise Fool Art Podcast talked to Madeleina Kay, and Kristyna Ilek dramaturg, producer and researcher based in Prague, working in Scotland and the Netherlands and Madeleina Kay, British artist, writer, musician and political activist. 

Public and private funding institutions address the gap between the needs of artistic production and the inability of contemporary market economies to sustain the art and culture field. Art professionals often lack the tools to navigate this system or to understand its governing interests and powers. What measures are required to increase transparency, efficiency and fair access to institutional funding in Europe?

Madeleina Kay – https://www.madeleinakay.com 

Kristyna Ilek – http://kristynailek.com/

The De Structura forum was supported by Allianz Foundation, Erasmus +, European Cultural Foundation and Narva City.

The Wise Art Fool Podcast is supported in part by: EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway.

Music by Peat Biby

The Wise Fool Art Podcast appreciates the assistance of its partners in this project:

Hunt Kastner – https://huntkastner.com

Kunstsentrene i Norge – https://www.kunstsentrene.no

Art Education? - De Structura 2022 forum podcasts with The Wise Art Fool Podcast

In this episode of the podcast, Matthew Dols, Professor of Photography at the University of Maryland, artist and producer/host of the Wise Fool Art Podcast talked to the core team members of De Structura – Maria Makarova, the Head of Fundraising and Frederik Klanberg, the Head of Advocacy. 

Together they discussed what is wrong with the current academic model, why people teach, the responsibility of academia, the emotional impact of an art career and funding in art sector.

The De Structura forum was supported by Allianz Foundation, Erasmus +, European Cultural Foundation and Narva City.

The Wise Art Fool Podcast is supported in part by: EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway.

Music by Peat Biby

The Wise Fool Art Podcast appreciates the assistance of its partners in this project:

Hunt Kastner – https://huntkastner.com

Kunstsentrene i Norge – https://www.kunstsentrene.no

Post-Contemporary Divine: the relevance of art in a disrupted world - De Structura 2022 forum podcasts with The Wise Art Fool Podcast

In this episode of the podcast, Matthew Dols, Professor of Photography at the University of Maryland, artist and producer/host of the Wise Fool Art Podcast talked to Eline Gaudé, Franco-Finnish visual artist and Deborah Maggiolo, Italian independent researcher and curator. 

Increasing political, environmental and technological disruption requires a vision of the role creative professionals will play in building a positive future, in which art plays an integral role in social harmony. How can the potential of art to prevent disruptions of continent-wide magnitude be explored to the fullest in Europe?

Eline Gaudé – https://elinegaude.tumblr.com 

Deborah Maggiolo – https://linktr.ee/deborahmaggiolo 

The De Structura forum was supported by Allianz Foundation, Erasmus +, European Cultural Foundation and Narva City.

The Wise Art Fool Podcast is supported in part by: EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway. 

Music by Peat Biby

The Wise Fool Art Podcast appreciates the assistance of its partners in this project:

Hunt Kastner – https://huntkastner.com

Kunstsentrene i Norge – https://www.kunstsentrene.no