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Cultural Institution for Everyone – Artfremde Einrichtung

From September 2017 to June 2018 a different kind of cultural institution was established on Hafenstraße in the Jungbusch neighborhood of Mannheim. Artfremde Einrichtung was a social experiment and artistic project in which a cultural institution ́s employees called upon the public to transform a private charitable organization into a public commons. Through the collaboration of a group of artists, numerous local initiatives, and a special advisory board, the model of a democratic and participatory art institution was realised. After a ten-month experiment, the project culminated in a grand parade through the city.

Business-start-up, workshop, art project, hair salon, campaign office or library — for 4 weeks, everything is possible. Free of rent and with the support of the whole team. We offer all performance and gallery spaces in the building, technical equipment and infrastructure for one month to anybody who has a project or idea to realize or simply needs some free space. 4 weeks’ time, 3 public spaces, 9 employees, 0 rent: The cultural institution as common

Only requirement: the public decides whose turn it is. The rules for the decision making were set by everyone in a convent during the festival »Wunder der Prärie« from September 14. — 23. 2017.

How does it work?

Make the rules by joining the convent from September 14. — 23. 2017 at Wunder der Praerie-Festival.
Propose a project in one of the monthly assemblies, starting October 14. 2017
Realize your project in one month at zeitraumexit.
After 4 weeks turn the keys over to the next project.

Dates

14. — 23. September 2017	Convent
14. October 2017	17:00	First assembly and founding ceremony of the Artfremde Einrichtung. Apply and vote for the usage in November – December!
11. November 2017	17:00	The Assembly – Apply and vote for the usage in December – January!
13. November — 09. December 2017		The 1. Usage. Realize your project for 4 weeks!
09. December 2017	17:00	The Assembly – Apply and vote for the usage in January – February!
18. December 2017 — 20. January 2018		The 2. Usage. Realize your project for 4 weeks!
20. January 2018	17:00	The Assembly – Apply and vote for the usage in March!
29. January — 24. February 2018		The 3. Usage. Realize your project for 4 weeks!
24. February 2018	17:00	The Assembly – Apply and vote for the usage in April – May!
05. — 31. March 2018		The 4. Usage. Realize your project for 4 weeks!
31. March 2018	17:00	The Assembly – Apply and vote for the usage in May – June!
09. April — 05. May 2018		The 5. Usage. Realize your project for 4 weeks!
14. May — 09. June 2018		The 6. Usage. Realize your project for 4 weeks!
09. June 2018	Great Closing Event – Abdication and Resolution of the Assembly.

The Workshops

During one week of workshops we prepare for the big closing parade. Which utopias do you have? Who shall decide what? Where do we go from here? Together we design and build objects and protest signs and a sedan to carry the sovereign of the arts away in. Everyone who participated so far and everyone who dreams of a different institution is invited to think, talk, paint, hammer and saw with us. We collect aesthetic and political claims and visions in a mail box in our courtyard and will issue a catalogue of collected utopias at the parade.

The Workshop Week
Sa 02. June – Th 07. June 2018

02. June 2018	16:00	»Was nun?« Rückschau & Ausblick mit Jan-Philipp Possmann (zeitraumexit) »Für einen permanenten, radikaldemokratischen Konvent!?« Eine kritische Diskussion der Artfremden Einrichtung mit Markus Puhlmann (Straßensoziologe, Konvent-Teilnehmer) + Evein Obulor (Studierende Politikwissenschaft, Moderation Konvent)
03. June 2018	11:00	»Gemeinsam macht es mehr Spaß – Modelle kultureller Inklusion« mit Anne-Marie Geisthardt (Kulturparkett, Bespielung KULTival) und Jan-Philipp Possmann (zeitraumexit)
03. June 2018	16:00	»Plakate« Banner & Schilder gestalten mit Theresa Nguyen (Studierende Kommunikationsdesign) + Juliane Gutschmidt (Gestalterin, Bespielung KULTival)
04. June 2018	17:00	»Protestkulturen: Ästhetiken und Medialitäten des Protests« mit Philipp Gassert (Historiker, Konvent-Teilnehmer) + Wolfgang Sautermeister (Performance- Künstler)
05. June 2018	17:00	»Extensions & Accessoires für die Parade« Gestalten mit Hannah Zeller (Bildende Künstlerin), Romana Rokvić (Produktdesignerin, Bespielung Ikosaeder), Tine Voecks (zeitraumexit)
06. June 2018	17:00	»Extensions & Accessoires für die Parade« Gestalten mit Franzisca Markus (Studierende Bildende Kunst), Romana Rokvić (Produktdesignerin, Bespielung Ikosaeder), Tine Voecks (zeitraumexit) »Der Thron« Holzbauworkshop mit Björn Kornecki (Zimmermann, Bespielung Merry Messplatz)
07. June 2018	17:00	»Der Thron« Holzbauworkshop mit Björn Kornecki (Zimmermann, Bespielung Merry Messplatz)

Participation is free of charge.
Workshop Management: Tine Voecks

Background

10 years of zeitraumexit in the Jungbusch. 10 years of cultural work for public utility.

But what exactly is the utility of this? What does the public need here and now? And most of all: Who is the public? With support from local and national partners zeitraumexit turns the institution upside down: Not curators and artists decide what counts as art and useful but everybody works and decides together. Artfremde Einrichtung is an invitation to questioning the definition of art and the social status of cultural work as well as finding new ways to deal with the underfunding of the arts in a creative manner.

Credits

A project by zeitraumexit e.V., Hafenstraße 68, Mannheim (Germany)
Further Information at www.artfremd-zeitraumexit.de

Artistic Participation: Tanja Krone
Musical Direction: Ziggy Has Ardeur
Costumes: Kathrin Krummbein
Videos: Evelina Winkler
Production Management: Asmaa Sbou
Design: Valentin Alisch, Sarah Kral, Erika Mai

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