DEconstruct And REbuild

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DEconstruct And REbuild is a project conceived by BJCEM, the Euro-Mediterranean Network for the professional development of young artists that, since 2001, provides trainings, mobility, and showcasing opportunities. In the latter years, BJCEM has initiated an in-depth renovation process: a network with a flagship Biennale of young artists from Europe and the Mediterranean (19 editions to date) has evolved into a complex structure that develops a yearly activity programme in 4 main areas - Education, Research, Residencies and Spotlight on emerging artists- with Audience engagement as a further transversal area. DE.A.RE. is set in BJCEM’s renewal process and is also its response to the pandemic: an accelerator of change in the cultural and creative sectors that has amplified many of the challenges already present. The scope of DE.A.RE is to spur motivation and provide capacity building for young artists, curators and cultural operators coming from the Euro-Med region, an area of strategic geopolitical importance for multilateral and national interests, and for EU external policy. DE.A.RE will: - Increase, through targeted free trainings, the capacity of Euro-Med cultural organisations and professionals to be active internationally, by enhancing their ability to face common challenges. - enhance, through targeted free trainings, the competencies of Euro-Med artists and will foster the visibility and circulation of emerging talents and artworks. - reflect and debate, through international conferences and an advocacy and awareness campaign, on the role of artists as vectors of change in contemporary societies, and on the need for the recognition of the rights related to their profession.