Nytorv 17, 1. 1450 København K - Denmark
Copenhagen
Denmark
- Arts
- Environment/Sustainable development
- Gender
- International/Cultural relations
- Youth and education
We believe that art, culture and creativity are central parameters for sustainable human and social development. And we believe that art, culture and creativity are determining factors for democratization, respect for human rights and enhancement of economic growth.
CKU works with development based on human rights that helps strengthening a vibrant, free and inclusive cultural life.
In Denmark, CKU promotes art from Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East in three different ways:
By promoting art in education by bringing artists from all over the world to facilitate workshops about art, culture and creativity for Danish students.
By facilitating Images Festival – the largest event in Denmark promoting contemporary art from developing countries.
By supporting artists from low income countries who wish to perform or show their art to a Danish public in cooperation with Danish artists or cultural institutions.
CKU builds its work on four platforms: Culture and Development, Arts Fund, Youth Program and IMAGES festival.
Culture and Development
For more information on specific countries and collaborations please contact:
Program manager of Asia, Signe Leth: +45 33 17 97 09 / sl@cku.dk
Programme consultant of the Middle East, Muna Bur: +45 33 17 97 15 / mb@cku.dk
Program manager of West Africa, Louise Friis Pedersen: +45 33 17 97 17 / lfp@cku.dk
Program manager of East Africa, Christoph Ludemann: +45 33 38 97 36 / cl@cku.dk
IMAGES festival
Through 8 festivals the Images festivals have built a strong brand as a unique festival that introduces Danes to the latest cultural forms of expressions and contemporary art from the developing countries. Previous festivals are Images of Africa, 1991, 1993 and 1996 Images of the World 2000, Images of Asia 2003, Images of the Middle East 2006, My World Images 2010 and Uccupy Utopia in 2013. The next festival will be in 2016, yet a new concept for the Images festival is in the making. For more information on the festival, please contact our national director, Thomas Henriksen: +45 33 17 97 11 / th@cku.dk
Youth Education Program – World Images in Motion
The Youth Education Program is CKUs latest initiative to bring arts and artists from developing countries to youth and to students in Denmark. The aim of the program is to introduce and create awareness about developing countries amongst the younger generations in Denmark through the presentation and use of artistic expression and by creating a dialogue between Danish students and artists from developing countries on a personal and creative level. For more information please contact Gavin Clarke +45 33 17 97 10 / gc@cku.dk
Arts Fund CKU’s grants programme gives money to the exchange of culture between Denmark and the developing countries. Its standards are based on quality, innovation and the setting-up of new partnerships. CKU prioritises projects that are able to create new reflections and break down stereotypes and prejudices, projects that are artistically innovative, and projects that are rooted in partnerships with a potential to generate new collaborations and knowledge sharing in the future. For more information please contact Peggy Lund-Sørensen: +45 33 17 97 08 / pls@cku.dk.