Towarzystwo Aktywnej Komunikacji (Active Communications Society)

National Network
Poland
Address

ul. Rymarska 10/3
53-206 Wrocław
Polska/Poland
Wrocław
Poland

Telephone
+48 783783100
Telephone (other)
+48 609645598
Fax
+48 717336246
E-Mail
biuro@tak.net.pl
Website
http://www.tak.net.pl
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2001
Fields of Activity
  1. Others
General Information
TAK association has been operating in Wroclaw under the name “Active Communications Society” since 2001. It brings together the people interested in the conscious and active participation in the communicational processes of the modern world. As our members are specialists in various fields – new media, philology, advertising, television, literature and computer science (18 persons) – we are able to conduct a number of projects which have educational, cultural, pro-health and sport character. At the moment most of the projects conducted by the society deal with literature, visual arts and electronic media. The association has an impressive base of coworkers from different areas: literary specialists, musicians, visual artists and informaticians. We rent an office for the workers and association members (30 sq. m) equipped with computers, with internet access. Since 2006 the president of TAK society has been Marcin Hamkało, holder of a doctorate in the humanities, art director, editor, lecturer, and poet. We are funding through grants and money passed by the City Council of Wroclaw, local and national cultural institutions. Also we apply for grants to Visegrad Fund, international cultural institutions.
Mission and Objectives

The Assoeiation shall be voluntary, permanent and self-governed. Its aims shall be as
follows:
1. To create, protect and popularise culture by supporting and promoting artistic work,
cultural education, as well as cultural activities and inttiatives.
2. To promote independent artistic movement, especially film, music, theatre, literature,
painting, design and digital art.
3. To gather and process data regarding noteworthy cultural undertakings.
4. To promote the idea of an information soeiety and active citizenship.

Main Projects / Activities

The most important events that have recently been organized and co-produced by TAK are: International Short Story Festival (since 2007, co-produced with the cultural centre Zamek in Wroclaw), Kultuba (for the Wroclaw-European Capital of Culture 2016 office), Kindness Day (for the Wroclaw Promotion Bureau), TIN Weekly (for the Culture and Art Centre in Wroclaw), RadioWroclove.com (for the city of Wroclaw), Wroclaw Sound Festival (for the IMPART Art Centre), Survival Art Review (for the ART TRANSPARENT Foundation), “What are you reading, Madam?” film cycle (together with Polityka weekly). In 2011 our association acquired financial support from the Visegrad Fund for which we organized V4 project in the Polish-Czech-Hungarian-Slovak partnership: its subject was the development of international communication through literature. In 2012 TAK has also acquired additional grants for the “November with Adaptation” festival which will be organized in Kłodzko – it is co-financed by the Lower Silesian Marshall Office. We have also started another project for the Visegrad Fund which will be international V4 Liternet Television.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

We can promote the network in Poland. We can involve in it other organizations and work for its development.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We are interested in the implementation of international projects. We constantly are looking for partners from different countries with which we can cooperate. We are also interested in applying for funds to your Fund.

Contact (1) Full Name
Paweł Rogowski
Head of the organisation
Marcin Hamkało