local.history
© Krista und Reinis Dzudzilo
© Krista und Reinis Dzudzilo
With the local.history funding program, the EVZ Foundation supports locally and regionally active history initiatives from Central and Eastern Europe. Funding is provided for projects aimed at addressing and remembering the period of National Socialism and World War II. The projects deal with places, persons and events of National Socialist history thematically.
A local reference is used to critical examine aspects of persecution under National Socialism, e.g. NS-forced labor, the persecution of Sinti and Roma, people with disabilities or resistance fighters. Local players and various target groups participate in order to create a contemporary and inclusive culture of remembrance. They reach the local population on locations in this way. It is important for the EVZ Foundation to connect with current debates in society and to raise questions about history from today's perspective.
© Kronika Centre of Contemporary Art
What do the project sponsor and the EVZ Foundation intend to achieve with the project?
The art exhibition "Shout Sister, Shout!" tells the stories of Jewish women from Bytom who were marginalized and murdered during the National Socialist era. By juxtaposing historical and current experiences of women's marginalization, the exhibition builds a bridge between past and present. The project is designed to encourage reflection by asking about individual and collective responsibility, the importance of active citizenship, and how certain factors destroyed and might destroy democratic values.
Who is involved, and whom does the project reach?
The Kronika Centre of Contemporary Art has been carrying out critical social and educational activities for 30 years and collaborates with artists and art centers in Poland and abroad. Numerous artists also took part in "Shout Sister, Shout!" The starting point of the exhibition is locally rooted; it reaches the local population.
Why is the Foundation funding this project in particular?
Curators and artists are constantly confronting each other with fundamental questions around the function of art. The project tests how art formats can be applied to historical and current topics: Conceived as an educational tool, the core of the project is the contemporary art exhibition.
Funding amount: 59,926 euros
Funding country: Poland
Website: kronika.org.pl/en
Project sponsor: Kronika Centre of Contemporary Art
Funding period: 2023-2024
Funding amount: 59.926 Euro
Funding country: Polen
Website: https://kronika.org.pl/en
Opening event of the "Wojenny Nowy Sącz" project
© Arbresha Goranci
The Polish city of Nowy Sącz and its citizens underwent major changes as a result of the German occupation during the National Socialist era. However, these historical traces are largely invisible in Nowy Sącz – unlike in Warsaw, for example, where one can still trace the outlines of the Warsaw Ghetto within the city. During the project, a virtual map of the city, short films, podcasts, and audio and video testimonies in English and Polish were created to revive the memory of local evidence and events.
The map is used as a source in schools of all levels (including the University for Senior Citizens). The map is also intended for practical use in local and all-Polish tourism organizations. Five other civic institutions and organizations joined the project, including a cultural center, the public library and the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession.
Why is the Foundation funding this project in particular?
As a combination of local history and contemporary tourism, the project is of vital importance to the region and serves as best practice model for other initiatives and locations. The website content is sustainably visible and can be expanded.
Project sponsor: Fundacja Nomina Rosae Ogrod Kultury Dawnej
Funding period: 2021 to 2023
Funding amount: 45,000 euros
Funding country: Poland
Websites:
Project: www.wojennysacz.pl
Sponsor: https://nomina.pl/en
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