Editorial

Gerhard Kowař

The idea of devoting an issue of our magazine to the subject of communication was only adopted after having been given more intensive thought.

The Art of Persuasion

Cultural Education Sees Itself as Persuasion to Engage in Communication

Ulrike Gießner-Bogner

Why We See the Internet as a Time Bomb

Thomas Fischermann and Götz Hamann

This is what success stories look like! The digital economy emerged only 15 years ago, then collapsed in a tremendous stock market crash at the turn of the millennium, and today?

How Much Communication Is Enough?

KKA discussed communications in institutions of education, the arts and culture with Marlies Krainz-Dürr, Mari Steindl and Christoph Thoma.

Sustainable Partnerships Require New Forms of Cooperation and Communication

Angelika Svoboda

When it comes to communication, this statement is heard incessantly. Everywhere, people are talking about things, writing, producing pictures. Nothing can happen without its being photographed, discussed, heard about, reacted to and quoted.

Artists in Residence – A Powerful, Bonding Experience

Anna Soucek

“The artists worked hard and produced good works of art,” recalls Romanian artist Dan Perjovschi, one of the first to have been invited to Austria by KulturKontakt Austria. “And if they didn’t, they at least spent an interesting three months here. That is something every artist deserves!” Today, Perjovschi is probably Romania’s most well-known contemporary artist. The KKA residency was one of his first journeys abroad after the fall of the Iron Curtain.

Open and Fruitful Communication with Parents in the School Context

Reinhilde Feitl

As the principal of a Vienna primary school where the children come from a variety of cultural backgrounds, I find that communication constitutes an integral part of my daily work.

Persönliche Begegnung zwischen LehrerInnen, SchülerInnen und Eltern kann nicht ersetzt werden – ein Plädoyer für eine seriöse schulische Kommunikationskultur

Fred Burda

Die Schulen des bfi Wien sind eine Lernheimat für SchülerInnen und Studierende und Orte an denen über 40 Muttersprachen gesprochen werden und unterschiedliche Kulturen, Religionen und Weltanschauungen aufeinandertreffen.

Playacting Is All Very Well, But When Do The Youngsters Learn?

Margarete Meixner

More and more often, young people are the experts in the digital realm. They confidently develop new spaces according to their own rules. How can these competences be individually strengthened and utilised in the field of cultural education and the arts?

Hulladék-szavak

Ágnes Judit Kiss

Először is a szavak. Miért akar az író, a költő szavakból létrehozni bármit, ami értékes? Szavakból, amiket már elhasználtak, elhasználtunk, amelyek elértéktelenedtek a szánkban.

Abfall-Wörter

Ágnes Judit Kiss

 Vor allem Wörter. Warum wollen Schriftsteller und Dichterinnen gerade aus Wörtern irgendetwas Wertvolles basteln? Aus schon verbrauchten Wörtern; wir haben sie verbraucht, auf unseren Lippen entwertet.

Communication in the Digital Age

Gerhard Kowař

What particularly impresses me is the fact that there is nothing left when we pull out the plug. (Ute Vorkoeper)

A Question of Communication

Cooperation between the Cultural Sector and the Business Sector

Annemarie Türk

The extent to which cooperation between the business sector and the arts can function is ultimately a question of communication – from establishing the first contacts through negotiations to the conclusion of a successful cooperation project. How can two institutions that are unfamiliar with each other and whose ways of thinking and operating are, in many aspects, contrary to one another, communicate?

Encounters

Galerie ArtPoint: A Venue of Discourse and Diversity

Annemarie Türk

KKA’s decision to set up our own exhibition space went hand in hand with the development of the KKA Artists in Residence programme. Inviting artists from Eastern and South Eastern Europe to spend time in Vienna and making it possible for them to gain new experiences and establish new contacts is just as important as giving them an opportunity to present their works.

No Communication Without Coffee

Personal Contact is an Important Success Factor

Doris Geml

Drinking coffee is simply good form. Over a quick cup of the dark brew, strategies or common objectives can be discussed and new projects agreed upon.

Highly Personal and Individual

Marie-Therese Rudolph

No matter whether the person in question is an artist or a teacher, a staff member of a cultural institution or an event organiser: the consultancy team of KKA’s Arts + Cultural Education department offers everyone custom-tailored information for conducting workshops and participative projects with schoolgoers.