Center for Synergy of Digital and Visual Arts (CSDVA)

National Network
Croatia
Address

Vlaska 89
Zagreb
Croatia

Telephone
+38514664717
E-Mail
csdva@wowm.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2005
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. International/Cultural relations
  4. Media
  5. Youth and education
General Information
The organizational structure of CSDVA constitutes from two bodies. The decision making body-Central Board that has 7 members. The Central Board comprises curators, art historians, philosophers, cultural mangers and artists. Their professional and educational backgrounds present a balanced mixture of experiences which is needed to develop and manage cultural organization. All CSDVA stuff is working on voluntary bases. The Advisory Board comprises from member with long-lasting experiences and expertise in the cultural field. It has 5 members. The role of the Advisory Board is to consult and advise the Central Board in process of establishing strategies for further development of the organization. Budgetary resources available in a year varies from 4000 to 15000 euros. Sources of funding are governmental offices in charge for activity areas. Modalities of action – Upgrade!Zagreb, node of the Upgrade!International network; AV_City_Face_series – workshops for young people. Main partners involved in the organization's projects/activities are City Zagreb and Ministry of science, education and sports of Republic of Croatia.
Mission and Objectives

CSDVA strives to establish and develop a new cultural scene via experiment, theory, research, production and fusion of divergent media in Croatia and therefore participate/influent on the regional and international cultural scene. Achieving this mission is perceived trough communication, networking, collaboration and education in order to create a sense of community by scanning the current production, sharing apprenticeship, exchanging the know-how and evaluating the state of the art.

Main Projects / Activities

Upgrade!Zagreb, node of the Upgrade!International network for promoting new media arts, http://upgrade.wowm.org ;
AV_City_Face_series – audio-video workshops for young people of age from 15-25 years, based on FLOSS.

Contact (1) Full Name
Maja Genc Kalogjera
Head of the organisation
Maja Genc Kalogjera