The exhibition presents selected examples from two artistic projects: “Let the Children Play” and “The Children’s Play”. What they have in common is the ambition to create a living illustration of the right to play (Article 31 of the UN Convention ot the Rights of the Child). The local involvement of children and youth supporting organisations in the project ensures that the young public involved in the projects inherits a sustainable educational legacy. Working in parallel within an intercultural exchange, local and international artists’ and cultural organisations support the setting of the project, placing value on the cultural and educational purposes.
“Let the Children play” was realised at UNHCR Zaatari Refugee Camp, Jordan, 2014, in cooperation with UNHCR, SAVE the CHILDREN and supported by UNHCR, PLAY Foundation, CANON Austria, GERLACH Lawyers Vienna. “The Children’s Play South Africa” was realised in 2013 in cooperation with ITHUBA COLLEGE Wild Coast and supported by BANK AUSTRIA, CANON Austria, UNIQA SA Suisse, GERLACH Lawyers Vienna, SST Touristik-Vertrieb, Wallonie-Bruxelles International.
www.thechildrensplay.com
President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna
| 1973-1979 | Research Assistant, Institute for Agricultural Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna |
| 1978 | Doctorate, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna |
| 1979-1984 | Executive Assistant, Provincial Chamber of Agriculture of Tyrol, Innsbruck |
| 1985-1989 | Director, Provincial Chamber of Agriculture of Tyrol, Innsbruck |
| 1989-1994 | Austrian Federal Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Vienna |
| 1995-2004 | European Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Brussels |
| 2005-2011 | Chairman, Ecosocial Forum Europe, Vienna |
| 2005-2015 | Chairman, RISE-Foundation, Brussels |
| 2014-2015 | Chairman of the Steering Committee of the EU scientific programme for Expo Milano 2015 |
| since 2012 | President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna |
| since 2016 | President, Board of Trustees to the Austrian Institute of Advanced Studies (IHS), Vienna |
Artist, Vienna
| 1999-2001 | Cuban years concluded with an exhibition about Buena Vista Social Club members & Cuban musicians at the Teatro National de Cuba, Havana, Cuba |
| 2002-2007 | Realisation of the 7 Deadly Sins Cycle, an interpretation of Hieronymus Bosch's Seven Sins painting in photography |
| 2009 | Co-founder, HUMAN R Belgium, in collaboration with Belgian actor Laurent Van Wetter and other artists |
| 2009-2010 | Photographical interpretation of the 30 Articles of the UN Declaration of Human Rights with a township-school near Johannesburg, South Africa - The Human Rights Project |
| since 2011 | The Children's Play Project, a visual interpretation of values and the UN Declaration on the Right of the Child inspired by 'The Children's Games' by Pieter Bruegel the Elder |
| 2012 | The Fairy Play: An educational culture project about human spirits and values |
| 2013 | Co-founder, kulturSPIEL based in Austria, in co-operation with Austrian artist Hannes Seebacher - development and realisation of creative & educational projects with children & youth. |
| 2014 | Foundation of UK-based PLAY FOUNDATION global realisation and diffusion of ART for AWARENESS projects |
Artist, Vienna
| 1990-1996 | Dental Technician |
| since 1997 | Artist |
Head, Arts Programme, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna
| 1993-2003 | Studium der Geschichte und Museologie an den Universitäten Graz und Wien (Sponsion 1999, Promotion 2003) |
| 1999-2003 | wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin an der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Kommission für Kulturwissenschaften und Theatergeschichte |
| 2001-2005 | Lektorin an der Universtität Wien, Universität Klagenfurt und an der Webster University Vienna |
| 2001 | Gründungsmitglied von schnittpunkt. ausstellungstheorie & praxis |
| 2002-2003 | Junior Fellow, Internationales Forschungszentrum Kulturwissenschaften, Wien |
| 2003-2007 | wissenschaftliche Assistentin von Wolfgang Kos, Direktor des Wien Museums, und Schlüsselfigur im Neupositionierungsprozess |
| 2005 | Zertifikatskurs Management von NPO-Organisationen, Österreichisches Controller Institut |
| seit 2006 | Co-Direktorin des Masterlehrgangs für Ausstellungstheorie & -praxis "educating-curating-managing", Universität für angewandte Kunst, Wien |
| 2006-2014 | Vorsitzende des Beirats für Museumsförderung des Bundesministeriums für Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur, seit 2014: Bundeskanzleramt |
| 2008-2009 | Realisierung des Projekts im öffentlichen Raum "INSITU. Zeitgeschichte findet Stadt. Nationalsozialismus in Linz", gem. mit Dagmar Höss, Heidemarie Uhl im Rahmen von Linz - Kulturhauptstadt Europas 2009 |
| 2008-2013 | Kuratorin, Wien Museum |
| seit 2014 | Leiterin des Kulturprogramms des Europäischen Forums Alpbach |
| 2014 | Co-Kuratorin des Dauerausstellungsbereichs "Erdöl/Erdgas" im Technischen Museum Wien, Gesamtprojektleitung: Martina Griesser-Stermscheg |
| Co-Kuratorin der Sonderausstellung "Von wegen stilles Örtchen. Toiletten in Wien" im Brennpunkt - Museum für Heizkultur, gem. mit Beatrice Jaschke |
| 2015 | /2016 Co-Kuratorin der Ausstellung "41 Tage. Kriegsende 1945 - Verdichtung der Gewalt" auf dem Wiener Heldenplatz, dem Joanneumsviertel Graz und dem OÖ. Kulturquartier, gem. mit Dieter A. Binder, Georg Hoffmann, Heidemarie Uhl |
| seit 2014 | museologische Beratung für das Dom Museum Wien, gem. mit Beatrice Jaschke |
| 2016 | museologische Beratung für die Tiroler Landesmuseen, Neuaufstellung Zeughaus |
| museologische Beratung für das Stadtmuseum Kapfenberg |
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