Programme

Architecture, Design & Visual Arts -
Enlargement! Bringing the New Europe to Cork

Enlargement - Poland

Project Partner:
Cork Civic Trust

Contact:
www.corkvisioncentre.com

Venue: Cork Vision Centre @ St. Peter’s

Project Description:
'Enlargement!' was a continuously changing exhibition, displaying the artistic qualities of the 'new' states of the expanded European Union. Part of Cork Civic Trust's contribution to Cork 2005 and hosted by the Cork Vision Centre, this on-going project presented a year-long programme of creative work that promoted cultural diversity within Europe and encouraged new networks of artists and organizations.

In 2005 Cork became the fulcrum around which the creative new nations of Europe rotated. Through a positively subversive fusion of familiarization and enjoyment, the peoples, myths, arts and culture of the New Europe penetrated through the veils of prejudice, mythology and stereotyping. The Cork Vision Centre became a kind of sitting room for Europe through this action in 2005.

The focus was on visual art, a key medium of embodied truth and a recurring source of every nation's creative pride. Artists were encouraged to think of cross-disciplinary work; work that could include other art forms including literature, music, food, music and performance. Participants were also encouraged to include some educational aspect in their work, such as the willingness to hold a workshop, lecture or a web presence for Cork.

Estonia
Date: 7 – 28 January 2005

Hungary
Date: 2 – 26 February 2005

Latvia
Date: 2 – 30 March 2005

Slovenia
Date: 6 – 28 April 2005

Lithuania
Date: 4 – 27 May 2005

Poland
Date: 3 – 30 June 2005

Slovak Republic
Date: 6 – 28 July 2005

Cyprus
Date: 2 – 26 August 2005

Czech Republic
Date: 2 – 28 September 2005

Malta
Date: 5 – 29 October 2005

Ireland
Date: 4 November – 20 December 2005