We are looking for three student curators for the following event:
participatory and plural? - A day of action by the UdK Berlin on December 5th, 2022
On the way to becoming an art university that is more sensitive to diversity and more critical of power, the Berlin University of the Arts is reflecting on its understanding of intersectional accessibility and its institutional actions. In addition to internal exchange, dialogue with professional associations, initiatives and communities is sought. The focus of the action day is on the perspectives, analyzes and experiences of those positions that experience racism, (hetero/cis) sexism and/or ableism, etc.
Creating access is a task that is as complex as it is central for artistic universities as social actors. This does not only apply to access to the institution as students, employees or scientists. In artistic practice, standards and requirements are not only highly individual, but are also subject to constant revision and criticism by the specialist discourses as well as by the practice itself. However, recognizing when and how standards have a discriminatory effect requires just as much attention and energy: While “access” involves many individual processes and moments of recognition and communicative openness, depending on the perspective, these can also have the effect of exclusion.
The central question of the action day is: How can measures to dismantle exclusive mechanisms in the sense of a comprehensive and art-immanent understanding of "access" communicate with the requirements of artistic practice and their job descriptions?
Text and title are working versions and can still be edited. Students with experience of racism, (hetero/cis) sexism and/or ableism are given special consideration in the application process.
Please contact the Diversity & Anti-Discrimination Officer, Mutlu Ergün-Hamaz, at the latest by June 23rd, 2022 at diversitaetsbeauftragter@udk-berlin.de
A short expression of interest by e-mail is sufficient. If you have any questions about the event or the tasks of the student curators, Mutlu Ergün-Hamaz is also available by e-mail or telephone.