Contemporary Art: Who Cares?

I think quite in line with the theme of October Contemporary in Hong Kong, we are all asking who want Contemporary art.

Registration will start in November 2009.

Contemporay Art: Who Cares? will take place at the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) in Amsterdam from 9 - 11 June 2010. Participants are also welcome at the pre-symposium reception on the evening of the 8th of June.

Tickets to the three-day international symposium will cost:
€ 290
€ 160 for students
Included in the price of the ticket is a copy of the book Inside Installations (working title), which is due for launch in March 2011.

The programme is being created in collaboration by a group of experts from 34 organisations who are working together under the umbrella project PRACTICs. Most of these individuals worked together during the EU project Inside Installations (2004-2007). For more information about PRACTICs follow this link.

Co-organisers of the symposium would like to point out that there will be no call for papers, but there will be a call for posters. This is expected to be sent out in November 2009.

CA:WC will feature plenary lectures as well as a choice of circa 10 parallel sessions per day; discussions, workshops and site visits. There will also be time allocated to poster presentations and networking sessions. The themes for the congress are as follows:

Day 1: Artistic production and collection development

Day 2: Care & conservation

Day 3: Access, presentation & the public

More details on the programme will be posted alongside registration information in November.

If you have any questions about the Contemporary Art: Who Cares? symposium please send an email to contemporaryartwhocares@gmail.com