Martin Conrads reports about the “New Patrons” in Germany in the online magazine of Goethe-Institute: http://www.goethe.de/kue/en6371596.htm

Présentation de Hullabaloo, lors de la Fête de l'environnement et des solidarités, Gare Saint Sauveur, 59000 Lille, du 18 au 20 Juin 2010. Vendredi 18 juin de 19 à minuit. Samedi 19 juin de 14h à minuit. Dimanche 20 juin de 12h à 18h. INFOS : T 03 20 52 12 02 http://www.mres-asso.org

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Exposition de Fabien Rigobert, Castille Residence. du 9 juin au 10 juillet 2010. Vernissage le 8 juin 2010 à 18h30 à artconnexion. Du mercredi au samedi de 14h à 18h et sur rendez-vous. Entrée libre.

Saturday 5th June 2010, 11.30 am Roubaix, angle de la rue Saint Antoine et de l'avenue des Nations-Unies. http://www.artconnexion.org

Exhibition from 31st May to 25st June 2010 Galerie « Les 3 Lacs » Monday to Friday - 11AM to 3PM Université Lille 3 Domaine du Pont de Bois 59650 Villeneuve d’Ascq

7 PM A conversation between Alexander Koch and Jan Turowski, Gallery for contemporary art, Leipzig

FOUNDATIONS IN THE CITY - IMPULSE GENERATOR IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY Presentation of the NEW PATRONS programme and public interview at the day of German foundations in Frankfurt by Sigrid Pawelke, initiator of the programme in Germany, with Uta Gielke, cultural project manager at the Alfred Toepfer Foundation and Roland Kaehlbrandt, director of the Polytechnic Society Foundation, as interviewer. http://www.stiftungen.org/en/association-of-german-foundations.html

16.4. - 13.6.2010 Museum of Contemporary Art Leipzig The exhibition presents seven French projects of the «Nouveaux commanditaires» from 1993 to 2007. It demonstrates the methods of the programme: Why do people want a work of art? To whom do they address this desire? How do they find the right artist? Sketches, models, examples of works, documentaries and text panels trace how artistic works of international importance are created in a social production process that puts the relationship between art and the public on a new footing. With projects by Studio Acconci, Steven Gontarsky, Tadashi Kawamata, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Alain Séchas, David Artaud and Xavier Veilhan, and Rémy Zaugg Curated by Alexander Koch, Ilina Koralova and Barbara Steiner April-16-2010 to June-13-2010 http://www.gfzk.de/en/index.php?menue=29&pos=1

Thursday 18th March 2010, 6.30 pm Logis Jeunes Castille, 36 rue de Castille 80000 Amiens http://www.artconnexion.org http://www.accueil-et-promotion.org

Tuesday 12th January 2010, 6.30pm Maison Régionale de l’Environnement et des Solidarités 23 rue Gosselet 59000 Lille Exhibition 13th January - 12th February, 2010 Monday through Friday. Free Entrance http://www.artconnexion.org http://www.mres-asso.org http://www.qubogas.com

Networking European Citizenship Education: THE IMPACT OF CULTURAL AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION ON SOCIAL COHESION Culture as a driving force for social and political participation: How could social realities be formed and changed through the arts? Presentation of the European Platform of the NEW PATRONS and the case study MEMORY IN PROGRESS a project by the residents of Saint Thélo/Brittany and Tadashi Kawamata. Presented by Anastassia Makridou-Bretonneau and Sigrid Pawelke http://www.nece.eu/

29.10.-1.11.09 Seminar Center Gut Siggen Alfred Toepfer Stiftung F.V.S. Internal seminar with the 24 European mediators Shared property, new economic models and the constitution of the European platform will be discussed. http://www.toepfer-fvs.de/index.php?id=35&L=1

Friday | 9.10.2009 | 7 PM KW INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART AUGUSTSTR. 69 | BERLIN Lectures by Bruno Latour and Chantal Mouffe Discussion with Joost Declercq and Barbara Steiner Moderated by Alexander Koch The European program NEW PATRONS proposes a new model for organizing artistic production. How can social interests and conflicts be made visible? In their lectures, Paris philosopher Bruno Latour and London political philosopher Chantal Mouffe will explore the role of art. The subsequent discussion with Joost Declercq (NEW PATRONS, Belgium) and Barbara Steiner (NEW PATRONS, Leipzig) will explore the possibilities that inhere in the shared activity of artists, mediators, and their patrons. http://www.kw-berlin.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=293:vortraege-von-bruno-latour-und-chantal-mouffe&catid=40:aktuelleveranstaltungen&Itemid=213&lang=en

photo JB Beranger COMMISSIONING AND PRODUCING ART FOR THE PUBLIC REALM 25/9 - 28/9 2009 Marabouparken, Sweden Does art in public space have to be characterised by compromise? Public administration, real estate companies, foundations, art institutions, artists and educators - there are plenty of parties involved in commissioning and producing art for the public realm. The different positions create different modes of action and responsibilities. Creative Planning, Artistic Briefs and New Commissioners: Issues and themes such as Creative Planning, Artistic Briefs and New Commissioners will be explored, along with in depth views of urban development programmes. We also try to reverse the usual perspective on who is able to take the initiative in the public domain by discussing who the new commissioners of art for public spaces could be. Presentation of the program NEW PATRONS by Sigrid Pawelke http://www.marabouparken.se/index.php?nav=tidigareprogram&year=2009〈=eng