Until the 20th of this month, artists, researchers and professionals from the field of culture, creative industries and digital humanities have time to apply for the "Heritage Space Fellowship", the program of "Cultural Heritage without Borders" (CHwB). , a platform that aims to create space for the preservation of cultural heritage through research, documentation and interpretation. This year marks the eighth edition of "Heritage Space...".
“Heritage Space often focuses on sensitive and complex topics related to identity, collective memory and historical narratives. In this spirit, the program encourages the use of experimental methodologies and unconventional approaches to articulate these experiences and transform the way we perceive cultural heritage," reads the ChwB call for applications.
"Archiving disconnections", "Legacy of crises" and "Narrative and interpretation", are the three themes of this edition.
The Heritage Space Fellowship, as described, "is a platform that aims to create spaces for critical and creative reflection on intangible heritage, building bridges between communities and cultural professionals".
"Through a structured program of mentoring and technical and financial support, the selected participants will have the opportunity to develop projects that explore and document local history, thus creating work that presents new aspects of heritage, which are linked to contemporary perspectives", is description for the platform launched in 2016, and has so far supported 52 projects in various mediums, including contemporary art, filmmaking, writing, storytelling digital and research projects about alternative archives. The program has already come out with a new format in order to increase the time for the realization of projects.
"By moving to a two-year edition, the program is expanding the possibilities for project development, offering a longer period for research, experimentation and production of works. Through a more structured system of mentoring and interdisciplinary collaboration, this new format aims to enable a deeper engagement, where participants have the necessary space to explore their ideas in more substantial ways and to build more sustainable approaches" , it is written in the notice.
