From May 12th to 18th, 2023, 10 ethnic Azerbaijani and Armenian students engaged in the project “Support for Minority Youth,” participated in an one-week study visit to Berlin, Germany. The objective of the study visit was to learn and familiarize with best practices of German organizations. During this study visit, the participants had the opportunity…
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Deformation. An exhibition about unlearning and refusing | Odkształcenie. Wystawa o oduczaniu się i rezygnacji | Дэфармацыя. Выстава пра развучванне і адмову
Die Aufstände in Belarus sowie auch die schwarzen Proteste in Polen brechen mit überkommenen Traditionen und dem etablierten Status Quo. Sie setzen Energien frei, die Zukunft unter rechtsstaatlichen und demokratischen Vorzeichen neu zu denken. Die Ausstellung widmet sich den Fragen danach, wie ein bewusstes Ablehnen und Ablegen von gewohnten Denkmustern und Strukturen Teil dieser Proteste…
Online project presentation
On 9.12. we presented the results of our joint work in the BelarusArtChange project: ДЭФАРМАЦЫЯ/UNLEARNINGCritical Art in Belarus and Poland beyond established mindsets Digital exhibition tour and artist talk. What is the situation like for Belarusian artists living in exile, what are the topics and challenges they deal with in their everyday lives and in…
Exhibition in Poznan
From 7 October to 3 November, the exhibition “UNLEARNING”, which we planned and organised together with our Belarusian and Polish partners, was on show at Art Space Domie in Poznan. 14 artists presented their ideas on the role of art in the protest movements in Belarus and Poland. The exhibition is part of the BelarusArtChange…
BelarusArtChange
Times of upheaval are also creative times. This is clearly evident in the Belarusian art scene, critical of the regime, which has experienced a blossoming since the beginning of the protests in August 2020 and is increasingly turning the uprising into a cultural protest through ever-new artistic forms. However, artistic initiatives and activists in Belarus,…
Anniversary of Protests in Belarus
The euphoria is over. A reflection on the protests and the development of future scenarios for a democratic Belarus have started. An interview with the artist and curator Sergey Shabohin on the anniversary of the protests in Belarus. A year ago, mass protests against electoral fraud began in Belarus. Artists, musicians and writers began to…
Renovations
Renovation work is currently being carried out on the entire building in Rönnestraße in Berlin-Charlottenburg. The future premises of the Rönne Foundation, including the studio of artist and craftsman Ulrich Stroß, are also being repaired and renovated. It is expected that the foundation will be able to move into the new rooms in 2022 and…
wechange Conference 2021
From 3-5 June 2021, the Foundation participated in the conference “Dialogue for the Future 2021”, a networking event organised by wechange for civil society actors in and for Eastern Partnership countries and Russia. We were able to listen to interesting presentations on digitalisation and sustainability, follow exciting project ideas and, above all, make new contacts…