dortmunder u CENTRE FOR ART AND CREATIVITY

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CENTRE FOR
CULTURAL EDUCATION
The Centre for Cultural Education is located on
the second floor of the Dortmunder U. This is where
new forms of cultural education in the interaction
of digital and electronic media and the production
and communication of art are tested and offered.
New media are a part of our everyday culture, and
therefore they also change the spectrum of artistic
production. The Centre wants to teach cultural and
aesthetic media competence and support a creative
and critical approach to new media. Topics for
interdisciplinary projects are developed jointly with
other U partners, who bring their years of experience
to the table. The projects focus on themes from art
and culture, science and society. Their artistic reworking
with the use of new media – as for example
in the production of electronic music, the use of the
internet and of Web 2.0, the creation and use of video
sequences in dance and theatre productions, or the
creative production of games – will be examined and
then communicated not only to children and young
people, but also to teachers and adults of all ages.
A generously sized exhibition space is available for
the presentation of artistic works.
The Dortmunder U is a symbol of the city’s transformation
from an area of brewing and heavy industry
to a society of knowledge and service, in which
culture plays a considerable part. Cultural impulses
and cultural variety make the city attractive and
help to ensure its future success. They also provide
the basis for growing enterprises such as those in
the creative economy to build on. Access to art and
culture must not be a privilege for the few. Cultural
education is a key qualification and a cross-sectional
task for many of the city’s cultural players. In recognition
of this, the City of Dortmund’s Cultural Office,
with the support of the regional government of North
Rhine-Westphalia, has worked out a Municipal Plan
for Cultural Education, to coordinate the many expert
initiatives and offers of this kind throughout the city.
This has resulted in the creation of the Cultural
Education Contact Point and a network of providers
in Dortmund. Funding tools are being developed for
projects including some for pre-school children. The
Centre for Cultural Education is tied to this city-wide
network.
The Centre for Cultural Education unites the skill
bases of the U partners in art and culture, academic
work and creative economy. For the Museum Ostwall,
education and communication are tied into its
concept of the “Museum as Power Station”. In the U,
the Museum will build on its previous education work,
to extend its range of offers, methods and projects,
which will also take place on the second floor. The
Hartware MedienKunstVerein does not only have
a programme of exhibitions but also offers practical
experience in media art in its workshops and supports
children and young people in media competence.
The U Cinema enables schools and interested
young people to experience an age-appropriate
encounter with the medium of film. The european
centre for creative economy, ecce, stands for the
connection to the creative economy and the support
on offer for embarking on a creative career. Exhibitions
and research projects in the field of cultural
education will take place in partnership with the
Founding Director, TU Dortmund University and the
Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
The results will be presented publicly.
The network of experienced partners in the U creates
an exciting experimental sphere for the creative
application and communication of skills in the use
of new media in art, science and society.
Various teaching projects in the Museum Ostwall
and in the Hartware MedienKunstVerein
Top / Centre right, Photos: © Hans Jürgen Landes
Centre left / Bottom, Photos: © HMKV