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AVAMAA | PROJECTS | TIMEFRAME | HONEY for the EARS  MoKS International Symposium of Art and Ideas AVAMAA"enter the open land" August 18-23, 2008. Mooste, Estonia Structure: Split event 5+1: 5 Day AVAMAA art symposium which includes: - artistic workshops (5) - artistic projects (3) 1 Day AVAMAA festival includes: - exhibition of the symposium projects and workshops - 1 evening of music performances Keywords: Open Platforms, Community, Site-Specific, Knowledge Sharing, Public Space AVAMAA a multi-purpose, cross-discipline, mixed-media context-specific artistic and social event of creative interventions. AVAMAA encourages the exchange of ideas and the realization of short term artistic projects within a 6 day event. The concept of AVAMAA builds on the experiences of the previous MoKS symposium (known as PostsovkhoZ, that ran from 2001-2006), yet is updated for the changing conditions in the local context. Much has changed in the last decade with the shift from the uncertain climate of the Post-Soviet period to the sudden jump in rapid infrastructure development with Estonian's accession into the expanding Euro-zone. The notion of an AVAMAA or "open land" in the current times is indeed a tenuous one. With the impending global challenges related to population growth, environmental degradation, political instability, scarcity of energy and other natural resources, etc... a question remains as to where is the open space in which people may seek their own forms of local development apart from living in the shadows of of mass trends on the global scale. In this light, the current conditions of rural Estonia offer a number of possibilities, with its surplus of open space and need for new ideas and projects to stimulate local communities environments. Yet with these possibilities there is also a need for creative experimentation, critical analysis and discussion on issues regarding the development of new forms of public and private space. What to expect... The 6 day event, taking experiences from previous MoKS events, attempts to instigate cooperative activities between the local community and the temporary international artistic community. MoKS events have always encouraged cooperation of Estonian artists, the local community in the village of Mooste and artists from abroad. Involvement will become real through the planned places of activity (village “central” square, farm buildings, open spaces) workshops and projects (ex. joint workshops with children or village theatre). AVAMAA challenges exclusionary culture through inclusive participation and challenges the role of the artist and their means and methods of creative expression. The premise is to host workshops and projects that: ● Involve a certain number of the participants or local people ● Relate to the context of Mooste either socially or environmentally (this can also be a prearranged site like the silo tower) ● contribute to the overall structure of the event (to make it more self-sustained) ● promote the intermixing of the participants, exchange of ideas etc ● We are thinking to schedule time slots so as to allow every participant the option to pick and choose and take part in more than one project/workshop. This also includes volunteer times for practical things like cooking and cleaning. Contact: MoKS |