Are you an artist or cultural professional interested in mobility opportunities? Would you like to participate in an international project, but you need international collaborators and contacts? Would you like to go on an artistic residency abroad? Would you like to know more about international opportunities and events?

Representatives from the European networks like European Choral Association, Culture Action Europe, European Music Council and Res Artis will be presenting you with further information on what they do, the European funded projects they are currently working on, what events they are organising in 2020 and much more...

The session will be held on Thursday 13th February 2020 at 18:30 at Fort St Elmo, Valletta. 

To book your place call us on 2334 7230 or send us an email on fundinfo@artscouncilmalta.org.

Presentations by:

Sonja Greiner from the European Choral Association – Europa Cantat

Sonja Greiner is the Secretary General of the European Choral Association – Europa Cantat and a member of the Board of the World Youth Choir Foundation. With her German father and French mother as well as her two brothers, she spent several years of her childhood and youth in Peru and Ecuador, Latin-America, and thus learnt three languages at the same time. She later spent one year in United Kingdom (as Au Pair) and one year in Metz, France (as language assistant).

After studying English, French and Spanish in Freiburg, Germany, and doing two years of teacher training, she first became the manager of the International Chamber-Choir Competition and the festival Musica Sacra International in Marktoberdorf (Germany) at the beginning of the 90ies. She later became deputy Secretary General and then Secretary General of Europa Cantat (European Choral Association – Europa Cantat since 2011). Sonja Greiner was a member and Treasurer of both the European and the International Music Council between 2000 and 2013 and was elected Honorary Member of the International Music Council in 2015.

For more info visit https://europeanchoralassociation.org/

Tere Badia from Culture Action Europe 

Tere Badia holds a degree in Art History from the Universitat de Barcelona and a MA in Information and Knowledge Society by the IN3 (Internet interdisciplinary Institute) of the UOC.

She is dedicated to cultural research and production in various formats. She has carried out several studies on cultural policies, networks and R+D+i for visual arts. Tere has curated exhibitions and projects of contemporary art. She has been professionally linked to the Interarts Observatory in the 90’s, the communication and multimedia agency Goetzinger&Komplizen (Karlsruhe). Tere coordinated the platform DISONANCIAS in Catalonia for the promotion of the relations between artists and research departments of companies and organizations, as well as the network of visual arts production spaces of Catalonia xarxaprod. Until January 2018, Tere Badia was director of Hangar – center for artistic production and research in Barcelona.

For more info visit https://cultureactioneurope.org/

 

Ruth Jakobi from European Music Council 

Ruth Jakobi studied Music, French and Education in Hamburg, Germany and Lyon, France. Since September 2003, Ruth has been employed as Secretary General of the European Music Council (EMC), currying out this function today in dual leadership with Simone Dudt. Simone and Ruth are responsible for EMC’s strategic development, for advocacy work in cultural policy, as well as for the planning and implementation of international cooperation projects.
One of the most relevant advocacy tools coordinated by the EMC in cooperation with a huge number of stakeholders across the European Music Sector is the European Agenda for Music. The EMC is also active to help achieve a climate-neutral world by mid-century.

For more info visit https://www.emc-imc.org/

Simone Dudt from European Music Council 

Simone Dudt studied cultural sciences in Hildesheim, Germany and Marseille, France focusing on Fine Arts and Music. She has been working for the European Music Council since 2004. Today, she is Secretary General of the European Music Council in dual leadership with Ruth Jakobi. Ruth and Simone are responsible for EMC’s strategic development, for advocacy work in cultural policy, as well as for the planning and implementation of international cooperation projects.
One of the most relevant advocacy tools coordinated by the EMC in cooperation with a huge number of stakeholders across the European Music Sector is the European Agenda for Music. The EMC is also active to help achieve a climate-neutral world by mid-century.

For more info visit https://www.emc-imc.org/

Eliza Roberts from Res Artis 

Eliza Roberts was appointed as the inaugural Executive Director of Res Artis in 2016 where her role is focused on fundraising, public profile and strategy for the organisation. Eliza served on the Res Artis Board of Directors from 2012 – 2016, including a 2 year term as Vice-President from 2014.

For 6 years Eliza worked as Arts Residencies Manager at Asialink, Australia’s most long-standing artist residency program in the region. Eliza has diverse experience in the arts industry, having worked at a range of local and international institutions and organisations including Christie’s auction house in London, The Ian Potter Museum of Art and Artbank. Eliza speaks intermediate level Indonesian and holds a MA Art Curatorship and BA Creative Arts, both from the University of Melbourne.

For  more info visit https://resartis.org/