Konstanz Intercultural Art Collective. The Konstanz Intercultural Art Collective (KIAC) is hosting a launch event on July 28th at Kulturetage in Konstanz. The event will feature dance, painting, poetry, breakdance, music, improvisation, and networking opportunities.
The launch event is a workshop with invited guests, focusing on how to approach integration and interculturality in new ways. It aims to create a creative space for sharing experiences through improvisation.
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The activities include KIAC collective wall and floor installation. Photo exhibitions, Workshop conversation with invited guests on the subject of “interculturality”. Intercultural jam session (Music) Intercultural jam session (Dance), artists’ talk. Artists from the collective will briefly present their artworks (photography, drawing, paintin), Poetry session and Musical performance
KIAC stated: “We believe that to integrate refugees and migrants into contemporary European society, it is essential for them to be exposed to and become familiar with key European artistic and cultural traditions through artistic practice.”
“We firmly believe that art and cultural practices—such as fine art, dance, music, and theatre—can help refugees find a sense of belonging and inclusion in ways that memorizing historical facts and focusing heavily on spoken and written language cannot.”
“Language learning is not the only way to integrate refugees and migrants into German culture. People communicate in other ways than language alone’
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About KIAC
The language learning café dialogue program at Café Mondial in Konstanz gave rise to the newly founded art collective, KIAC. It currently includes 15 artists working in painting, photography, experimental sound, installation art, dance, music, poetry, and film. The goal of this young association is to openly share skills and experiences in art and culture. This approach aims to provide refugees and artists with a space and voice to find sustainable and creative ways of living together.
Through dialogue and creative practice, they create art and cultural events that foster integration, interdisciplinary connections, and intercultural exchange, while promoting these values.