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City Culture Institute (Instytut Kultury Miejskiej)

National Network
Poland
Address

ul. Długi Targ 39/40
Gdańsk
Poland

Telephone
+ 48 58 760 72 16
Telephone (other)
+ 48 663 87 2016
Fax
+48 58 740 2015
E-Mail
anna.urbanczyk@ikm.gda.pl
Mobile Phone
+48 663 87 2016
Organisation Type
Public Institution
Year of Establishment
2008
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
General Information
City Culture Institute is a municipal cultural institution responsible for organisation, coordination and promotion of events delivered in cooperation with a network of cultural entities from Gdańsk and the metropolitan area. The scope of activities includes also functions of a local cultural observatory, research and analytical body and think-tank in the area of the city’s cultural development strategies.
Mission and Objectives

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Main Projects / Activities

Established to coordinate the process of the candidacy for the title of the European Capital of Culture 2016, the institution continues a range of projects initiated during application period. These including: activities in Gdańsk's districts (Monumental Art Festival, Gdańsk School of Mural, Local Guides, Gdańsk Neighbours' Day, Streetwaves Festival), Narrations Festival – Installations and Interventions in Public Space, European Poet of Freedom Award and International Festival of Literature, Gdańsk Blog Forum, Active Citizens and others. Institute as well leads Cultural Information Point and works in the field of promotion and publishing.

Contact (1) Full Name
Anna Urbańczyk
Head of the organisation
Aleksandra Szymańska
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Contemporary Art Gallery Bunkier Sztuki in Krakow (Galeria Sztuki Współczesnej Bunkier Sztuki w Krakowie)

National Network
Poland
Address

pl. Szczepanski 3a
31-011 Krakow
Poland

Telephone
+48 12 422 10 52
Telephone (other)
+48 12 422 40 21
Fax
+48 422 83 03
E-Mail
smolak@bunkier.art.pl
E-Mail (2)
bargiel@bunkier.art.pl
E-Mail (3)
ujma@bunkier.art.pl
Mobile Phone
+48 502 384 394
Organisation Type
Public Institution
Year of Establishment
1950
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
General Information
Bunkier Sztuki is a municipal cultural institution. Bunkier Sztuki employs 26 staff in the following departments: director, programme section: curators and coordinators of exhibitions and educational programmes – 8, PR and promotion – 2, administration – 3, technical support – 12. Budgetary resources available per annum are approx. 507 500 euro for 2010, of which 375 000 euros have been provided by the municipal budget, 50 000 euros by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and 82 500 euros have come from the Gallery’s own income (tickets, sales of publications, renting out exhibition space). The events organised by Bunkier Sztuki are: exhibitions, film projections, presentations and discussions, children’s education, actions in public space and publishing. Bunkier Sztuki works together with the foreign cultural institutions in Poland, such as, Goethe Institute, British Council, Austrian Consulate General, Italian Institute of Culture, Foundation Pro Helvetia and with other international cultural institutions and galleries.
Mission and Objectives

Bunkier Sztuki presents international modern art in a wide cultural context. Bunkier Sztuki is above all a gallery – the place of direct encounters with art and with artists. We organise exhibitions, show films and present discussions with artists. Around this ‘vocation’ we create rationalisations, explanations and attractions. In the Bunkier Sztuki Club, we present various problems which make artists tick. We talk about politics, religion, gender, taboos and the media. The ‘nervousness’ of art is our main programme adviser. We also keep an eye on artistic strategies and on other art institutions. Bunkier’s ambition is a programme which would present the richness of the media and reflection of modern art.

Main Projects / Activities

1. Exhibitions
The artistic programme in Bunkier focuses on presentation of several issues of contemporary art: the work of young artists that comment the trends and problems of the 21st century art, problematic shows, retrospective exhibitions of key figures of the contemporary art.
In the year 2009 Bunkier Sztuki realized the exhibitions of Polish and foreign artists, among the others: Robert Kuśmirowski. The Colector’s Massif, Leopold Kessler. Observations and Interventions, Witkacy. Psychoholizm.
2. Editorial activity
The catalogues published in that period constitute compendia on the work of the presented artist, they include comprehensive chronologies and critical texts.
3. Bunkier Sztuki Club – a place for discussion, comments, reflections but also performance and artists talks.
4. Little Club of Bunkier Sztuki – educational, interactive programme for children related to the current Gallery’s activity.

Contact (1) Full Name
Anna Smolak
Head of the organisation
Roman Krzysztofik, acting director
Contact (2) Full Name
Anna Bargiel

ContraPunctum Foundation (Fundacja ContraPunctum)

National Network
Poland
Address

Matymoncka 159/120, 01-946 Warsaw
Warsaw
Poland

Telephone
+48 602 667934
E-Mail
fundacja.contrapunctum@gmail.com
E-Mail (2)
wlodek.kierus@gmail.com
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2007
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. International/Cultural relations
  3. Media
General Information
Our organization is fully based on the law of non-governmental organizations non-profit organizations. We have no full-time employees. Only volunteers or professionals hired for specific tasks. Our budget is not fixed - is based on grants and subsidies, we do not have regular funding. Sources of funding: public funding, EU grants, government grants, private sponsors. Our main partners: New Art Union (Georgia), Dom Kultury Praga, "Ocalenie" Foundation, The Other Space Foundation (Fundacja Inna Przestrzeń), Polish Humanitarian Organisation (Polska Akcja Humanitarna)
Mission and Objectives

Promotion of culture and art. Promotion of Polish culture abroad and in Poland. Promotion of other cultures in Poland. Promotion and development co-operation across cultures. Widening access to culture. The main geographical directions: the European Union, Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the Middle East and North Africa.

Main Projects / Activities

Arabian Culture Festival - is a project which, in addition to provision of services of the rich artistic and entertainment is to bring the people of Central Europe countries, Arab culture, breaking down stereotypes related to the Arabs, bringing the situation in Arab countries, show the influence and penetration of cultures the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. See more: http://www.fka.org.pl
GEO-PL - it is a project involving Georgian and European people to increase art'n'culture collaboration. It contains art activities in Georgia, Poland and other countries, and also polish-georgian social network web page - http://geo-pl.org

Contact (1) Full Name
Wlodek Kierus
Head of the organisation
Wlodek Kierus
Contact (2) Full Name
Maciej Kolodynski

CracoVitalia Foundation (Fundacja CracoVitalia)

National Network
Poland
Address

Ul. Mogilska 40
Kraków
Poland

Telephone
+48 12 643 50 68
Fax
+48 12 643 50 68
E-Mail
joanna.zajac@cracovitalia.org
E-Mail (2)
artur.wawryszuk@cracovitalia.org
Mobile Phone
+48 606 736 158
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 CracoVitalia Foundation is the first Polish non- governmental institution appointed to strengthen social and cultural relations between Poland and Italy as well as with other Mediterranean countries. The Foundation is managed by three-person Board. The Programming Committee of the Foundation is the opinion- forming body. CracoVitalia co-operates with Polish and Italian public organizations and governmental institutions, i.e. Institute of Italian Culture in Cracow, Institute of European Affairs at Jagiellonian University, various Italian universities, cultural association "Azione Europea" etc. The basic source of financing for CracoVitalia Foundation is subsidies, grants and donations from legal and natural persons.
Mission and Objectives

The CracoVitalia foundation was appointed in order to: - initiate and develop both cultural and educational cooperation regarding the rich heritage of the Mediterranean culture; - actively stimulate by its actions the public awareness of common Mediterranean heritage of which democracy and culture resulted in EU membership; - establish and develop social and cultural links between Polish and Italian nations; - exchange information and share experience concerning cultural, artistic, educational and social activities; - promote Poland in Italy and Italian culture in Poland.

Main Projects / Activities

1. "Dramateria.pl" project - young Polish drama and theatre in the cultural environment of Italy. 2. Publishing project Mediterranean Eurolandscapes (in cooperation with Institute of European Affairs at Jagiellonian University). 3. Participation in the Hungarian project "Art against terrorism" organized by House of Arts, Budapest. The project focus is artistic activities in the face of violence, intolerance and, most of all, terrorism. 4. Project "Al di là degli stereotipi nei e media nella societ"? Project realized together with Facoltà Scienze della Formazione, Università degli Studi "Roma III". 5. Series of promotional actions in Rome regarding Polish culture prepared in cooperation with Università "Roma III".

Contact (1) Full Name
Joanna Zaj?c
Head of the organisation
chairman of the foundation: Joanna Zając
Contact (2) Full Name
Artur Wawryszuk

CTA - Closer To Asia Association (Stowarzyszenie Closer to Asia)

National Network
Poland
Address

Gronostajowa 3 Street, 30-387 Kraków, Poland. Middle and Far East Studies Department, Jagiellonian University
Kraków
Poland

Telephone
+48609929732
E-Mail
cta@closertoasia.org
E-Mail (2)
kadziedzic@gmail.com
E-Mail (3)
krystian.wiciarz@closertoasia.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2007
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Heritage
  4. Human rights
  5. International/Cultural relations
  6. Media
  7. Others
  8. Religion
  9. Research
  10. Youth and education
General Information
25 regular members, 2 honorary members. 12 partners (polish univeristies, science or cultural institutions, one embassy). The budget varies from year to year. We raise our funds from membership fees, donations, Jagiellonian University, grants from various institutions. We organize cultural and scientific events, like conferences, seminars or festivals. We also undertake educational programs for youth. Our main partner is Jagiellonian Univeristy, especially the Department of Middle and Far East Studies.
Mission and Objectives

CTA - Closer To Asia is a non-profit organization founded by a group of people connected by a passion for Asian countries - their culture, society, history, politics. CTA members include University graduates, travelers and businessmen. Our main aim is to promote understanding among people, cultural and scientific institutions of Poland/European Union and Asia.
We are experienced in preparing numerous events. For three years we have been preparing New Year Festivals in association with a Kung Fu school. We organized several times The Arab Days in Kraków, lectures about Middle East or Arab poetry readings. We made also Asian Culture Festival bringing together cultures of China, Japan and Indonesia. The members are also experienced in the field of science, they have been publishing articles and giving lectures.
The aims of CTA - Closer To Asia are, beside organization cultural events, spreading knowledge about Asian culture in European Union (especially in Poland) and scientific and scholar activity - co-organizing of inter-university scientific conferences and publishing a periodical. For example we co-organized an international science conference "Change and Stability. State, Religion and Politics in the Modern Middle East and North Africa" (Krakow May 28-29 2009), which gathered many scientists from whole Europe, United States, Middle East and India.

Main Projects / Activities

Main current projects:
Interdisciplinary Science Conference: Nationalism, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism in the Middle and Far East", Kraków May 27-28.
Calligraphy Festival in Cracow - Kraków, September (in relation to the European Day of Languages 2010).

Contact (1) Full Name
Katarzyna Dziedzic
Head of the organisation
Krystian Wiciarz
Contact (2) Full Name
Krystian Wiciarz

Cukunft Jewish Association

National Network
Poland
Address

ul. Legnicka 65
Wroclaw
Poland

Telephone
+48886655421
Telephone (other)
+48570453157
E-Mail
jcc.wroclaw@gmail.com
E-Mail (2)
aleksandra.wilczura@gmail.com
E-Mail (3)
jan.kirschenbaum@gmail.com
E-Mail (4)
joannagrudzinskaa@gmail.com
Mobile Phone
+48886655421
Mobile Phone (other)
+48570453157
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2014
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Gender
  3. Heritage
  4. International/Cultural relations
  5. Religion
  6. Youth and education
General Information
Cukunft Jewish Association was established in 2014 in Wrocław by young Jewish activists who wanted to activize culturally and socially all generations of Jews in Wroclaw and Lower Silesia as an integral part of the Polish society. The organization is based on volunteer work of their members. The association employs language teachers, lecturers, artists, coordinators, ect. within cultural/educational/social projects that organizes. Budgetary resources available: 6000 PLN Sources of funding: FIO grants and private sponsors MAIN PARTNERS: Koalicja Wroclaw Wita Uchodzcow – Mitzvah Day in Wroclaw, Tzedakah Day Project Koalicja „Razem Przeciw Nienawiści” – various projects Kultura Równości – March of LGBT Equal Rights in Wroclaw Otwarta Rzeczpospolita Association - Hejt Stop! Social and Cultural Association of Jews in Wroclaw (TSKZ) – all projects Tikkun Olam  & Szalom Alejchem Schools – all projects „Studia Bliskowschodnie” Magazine – FIO Project: Zydowski Wroclaw na Talerzu Live Eat&Travel - #CookJewishBeJewish Summer Camp for adults in Lithuania Ukrainian Union of Jewish Students – Winter-U Seminar in Poland/Ukraine
Mission and Objectives

MISSION:
Cukunft Jewish Association aims to strengthen Polish and European civil society, that is open for Jewish socio-cultural activism as its integral component. It also aims to promote and stimulate new Jewish socio-cultural activism among young, assimilated members of the Jewish community in Poland and their families.
OBJECTIVES:
1. promotion of  integration of people of Jewish origin or Jewish faith;
2. organizing various forms of assistance to people of Jewish origin or Jewish faith and their families in difficult situations, ensuring equal social, cultural and educational opportunities to them;
3.  promotion of Jewish culture in Poland;
4. researchING, documenting and popularization of knowledge on the spiritual and material heritage of Jews;
5. countering against intolerance and discrimination, Anti-Semitism, and other attitudes that undermine human dignity;
6. promoting attitudes of tolerance and cooperation among people of different nationalities, cultures and religions.

Main Projects / Activities

1. Mitzvah Day in Wroclaw - Nov. 22 - Koalicja Wroclaw Wital Uchodzcow - On Nov 22, 2015 from 4 pm till 7 pm at Cukunft will collect books for Wroclaw Public libraries and clothes for those in need, also Ukrainian and Syrian Refugees in our city. Members of Cukunft Jewish Association as well as the Jewish community will make bookmarks that will distribute among library's readers and bake delicious kosher cakes for sell during the event. All money collected during the Mitzvah Day will be given to Koalicja Wroclaw Wita Uchodzcow and Nomada Association that help refugees.
2. Tzedakah Day - Dec. 2 - we gather all volunteers and donors to thank them for their help and support in a whole year. We also give food/clothes/detergents packages to those in need in the Jewish community of Lower Silesia and families from Swiateczna Paczka. Tzedakah in Hebrew means Jewish charity.
3. Zydowski Wroclaw na Talerzu Live - 24.09.2015-30.10.2015 - Male Inicjatywy / Fundusz Inicjatyw Obywatelskich - Hebrew and Yiddish courses, Jewish art workshops, Jewish theatre workshops, Jewish cooking workshops in cooperation with Eat&Travel from Lithuania. 
4. March of Equal Rights in Wroclaw - coorganization and coordination, promotion, lectures on Jewish LGBT or descrimination in Israel/Jewish ortodox groups, ect.
5. Shabbatons - weekend seminars in different Jewish communities for adults - Gdansk, Lodz
6. Zywa Biblioteka in Wroclaw and other cities of Lower Silesia - living books and coordinators
7. CookJewishBeJewish Summer Seminar for Adults - Vilnius
8. Hejt Stop! with Otwarta Rzeczpospolita Association - painting over hate speech in the city, a media campaign
9. Jewish Cultural Club meetings in cinemas, theatres, galleries, museums - informal cultural education  and social activism
10. 120! Jewish Birthday Project - suprize-birthday party for old members of the Jewish community
11. Organizing Jewish holidays, celebrations, educational activities for children, presentations, lectures on Jewish culture/history, trips to ZOO, ect.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

Knowledge - cross cultural competence trainers, anti-discrimination trainers, specialists in Holocaust./Jewish/Yiddish studies, specialists in Middle and Far East studies, teachers of Yad Vashem Holocaust studies, theatre directors, graphic designers
Languages - English, Hebrew, Russian, German and Polish as native language
Experience - in organization, coordination and leading mass events and international projects, political-social manifestations, cooperation with media, social media, editing materials in Polish/English/Russian/Hebrew.
Network - our members are involved im many social, cultural and educational projects in Poland, Europe and Israel that can share institutional contacts, promote, and support in organizing various local and itternational projects.
People - group of active volunteers always ready to help.
Space - we can share access to large room in the Wroclaw city center.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

Members of our association cooperated with ALF Polish Network (Stowarzyszenie Homo Faber, Stowarzyszenie Nomada, Fundacja na Rzecz Roznorodnosci Spolcznej, Institute of the Middle and Far East UJ) during various cultural and educational projects (Arabic Days in Krakow, Centrum Wielokulturowe, publication of a book (nie)Widzialne granice – o tym co dzieli i co łączy w wielokulturowości).  We would like to find local and international partners to our projects, start better collaboration with local and international organizations that share similar values/mission/objectives to ours, participate in your local and international projects, workshops, ect.

Contact (1) Full Name
Aleksandra Wilczura
Job Title
President
Head of the organisation
Aleksandra Wilczura
Contact (2) Full Name
Jan Kirschenbaum
Job Title (2)
Vice-President

Curve of Culture Association

National Network
Poland
Address

Rynek 42/5
27-400

Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
Poland

Telephone
48794377168
Telephone (other)
794377168
E-Mail
d.zarzycka@gmail.com
E-Mail (2)
info@krzywakultury.pl
Mobile Phone
48535981550
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2011
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
General Information
Curve of Culture Association (pol. Stowarzyszenie Krzywa Kultury) is based in swietokrzyskie region in Poland. It consists of 15 members. The board consists of 5 members. The association is funded mainly by the city hall of Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski. Our main project is called Youth Academy of Culture (www.mak-ostrowiec.pl), with is afterschool arts workshop for local youth. We already managed to educate over hundred youngsters. We also organize public events such as concerts, happenings and festivals. Association usually cooperate with City's Cultural Centre.
Mission and Objectives

The main missions of the association are:
a support of an idea and values of civic society in local communities of swietokrzyskie in Poland;
an elicitation of unprivileged and excluded persons, especially through arts;
promotion of local identity and culture.

Main Projects / Activities

1. Youth Academy of Culture exists since September 2012. It is an afterschool workshop for youth and children. The Academy runs four separate workshops - journalism, photography, traditional dance and theatre.
2. I wish to say, civic journalism workshops, dedicated to high school youth. The workshops learnt how internet can become an active mean of civic society journalism.
3. I, a citizen of this city is a yearly festival that gives citizens of our town occasion to communicate ideas and to think about local identity.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

The organization can share its experience about cooperation within small local communities. We can also offer passionate engagement when it comes to tolerance, development and education.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

Although Curve of Culture Association is a local organization, it has very strong international/Mediterranean touch to it. Two of the board members, namely Dominika Zarzycka and Michal Busko, are funders and owners of polish language news website that writes about the Middle East and North Africa: www.bliskiwschod.pl
They implement their knowledge and fascinations to local activities as well. For example the Youth Academy of Arts students started to cooperate with youth from Palestinian Territories, they exchange their photographs and ideas online.
We hope to develop this kind of cooperation on local level thank to ALF.

Contact (1) Full Name
Dominika Zarzycka
Head of the organisation
Dominika Zarzycka
Contact (2) Full Name
Michal Busko

Department of Middle East and North Africa Studies, University of Lodz (Katedra Bliskiego Wschodu i Północnej Afryki, Uniwersytet Łódzki)

National Network
Poland
Address

Skladowa 41/43, PL – 90-127 Lodz
Lodz
Poland

Telephone
+48 42 6354232
Telephone (other)
(48) 042-635-42-62
E-Mail
aplaczek@interia.pl
Mobile Phone
48608074531
Organisation Type
Public Institution
Year of Establishment
2003
Fields of Activity
  1. Others
General Information
The Department consist of 4 scholars, 1 part time worker and PhD student. Main area of interests are: culture and society in the Middle East (women, civilisation, literature, customs etc), political studies (history and contemporary Middle East politics). The Department is financed by grants from the University of Lodz. Cooperation with diplomatically representation of Arab Countries in Poland, and Association concerning Middle East culture. The Department concentrate on scholar activities by organising meeting with culture and politics at the Middle East
Mission and Objectives

The Department being scholar organisation is strictly dedicated to educational activities.

Main Projects / Activities

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Contact (1) Full Name
Arkadiusz Placzek
Head of the organisation
Marek M. Dziekan, PhD professor