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The proposals of the I
love Bucharest
programme attracted collaborations with Romanian and international artists, artists'
associations, authorities, public institutions, private enterprises and mass-media
representatives.
The programme has now
reached four years of activity and owes an important part of his existence to
the constant support of Avrig 35, a private company in Bucharest, whose policy is directed towards
supporting arts and Romanian artists.
Asociatia din Pod (The
Association in the Attic) - dedicated to
public art and community development in Romania - and MORA Foundation
(More Opportunities for Romanian Artists) - focusing on supporting Romanian
artists and promoting of contemporary art - are now key partners of the programme.
On behalf of the entire
team, we thank all and each of our partners for their confidence and support:
2008 European Year of
Intercultural Dialogue
"We appreciate that the
Association in the Attic, the MORA Gallery and their partners democratised the
process of aesthetic, cultural and social rehabilitation of public spaces in Bucharest by
understanding how each and everyone can bring something to the process. As they
themselves mentioned, for metroART, the children played, the artists were
inspired and created projects so that everyone can choose the surrounding
public space or, in a more poetic way expressed my the artists: "the
setting that will go by tomorrow, the light that will show our way, the seat on
which we’ll rest until the arrival of the next subway.” And so it was, their
words were closely followed by facts and result until now, the new appearance
of the Gara de Nord subway station is impressive, suggestive, welcoming and
alive.
We also love that they
give purpose to the citizen contribution in the city, signalling, however, that
in the case of the damaged buildings of Bucharest,
we need the support of all people: civil society, authorities and private
companies. Red Spot triggers an alarm signal, reminding us that we have a past,
without which the future is a game of chance, that the images around us are
reflections of our destiny and inner parts of the community game today. The
wounds of the city suggest an internal conflict and community intercultural
dialogue is certainly needed to build the future history of the city.
Last but not least, we
like that they remind us that art is part of our lives and it would be
appropriate to take part in it. This commitment will repay itself, the
surrounding beauty creates beauty and inner balance; so maybe that by being
less irritated by the drudgery and ugliness of the city, we will be better and
more open to each other, we will accept and enjoy the differences between us.
Bucharest needs such a committed participatory art project to
highlight the diversity of the people here."
Consultancy Centre for
European Cultural Programmes is the national coordination body for the EU
Programme "European Year of Intercultural Dialogue” (EYID) in 2008
AVRIG 35 Group
"Avrig 35
already has a tradition in supporting young Romanian artists. So when some of
them initiated the I love Bucharest
programme, Avrig 35 supported them from the beginning.In these
times, when people of Bucharest are busier and busier and do not have time to
go to museums or theatre, it is the turn of beauty through the arts to come to
us in the places we frequent every day, such as the subway or streets in the
centre of Bucharest. With the I love Bucharest
programme, part of the public transit spaces have become more colourful and
more cheerful, cheering up our daily lives.
Last but not
least, the initiators’ encouragement to become ourselves artists, to paint, to
participate in an active manner to the programme, makes us more aware of our
city, heritage and local cultural values."
Auto Total
The Auto Total team chose
to support the program I love Bucharest
in the same spirit in which they operate: self-respect and respect for the
others and the desire to make things better day by day.
Out of respect for the
city where we live and for young artists who need our support, of all of us.Out of respect for the
aesthetic taste of those who appreciate the change for the better and
originality in any field. Because we all deserve something better, more beautiful, and because we found a
part of ourselves in this programme.
Publimedia
We feel that TimeOut
Bucharest is one of the most vehement supporters of the projects included in
the I love Bucharest
programme. This is also due to the common goal that TimeOut shares with the
initiators of the programme: the city. TimeOut Bucharest is the only magazine
in the capital city that supports the new urban projects designed to make the
most of the “social aspect” in the capital. Publimedia has joined the
I love Bucharest
project through TimeOut, Descopera and Business Magazin publications.
UniCredit Tiriac Bank
Faced with such a
beautiful initiative that combines our permanent concern for art and culture
with concern for the environment, we considered Bucharest metroART a project which should
undoubtedly be helped. Basically, Bucharest
metroART brings culture to a transit area, gradually transforming the metro
into a friendly and more meaningful environment, into a vehicle that promotes
cultural, artistic and scientific values hosted by the museums in the Victoria Square
area. It is obvious the urban environment can only benefit from the initiative
of the I love Bucharest
team, since we speak of the aesthetic rehabilitation of a traffic zone that
provides an alternative for the polluted and congested areas of the capital.
UniCredit Leasing
The
intention of the Bucharest
metroART - 1 Victoria Square
project to reinvent a public space, otherwise trivial, but under intense
traffic for the city dwellers, and giving it a new identity, was welcomed by
UniCredit Leasing. Due to I love Bucharest
programme,some of the public spaces will be transformed into true works of
modern art. UniCredit Leasing supported the I love Bucharest programme in its
Bucharest metroART - 1 Victoria Square project because it is our belief that
any creative project, bringing the focus on our beautiful metropolis, needs a
strong partner, engaged in constant contact with all aspects of urban life.
United Experts
The urban space and the
vitality of community life in this space are issues that require a wide debate
in Romania
and a consistent approach. I love Bucharest
addresses the public and community art, signalling problems of the public space
and sharing their vision of a humanized city. For United Experts art and
culture are essential aspects of community life. Therefore, the members of the
United Experts appreciate the responsibility and enthusiasm with which I love Bucharest dedicated to
this area and decided to support the organizational development of this
initiative. United Experts is a quality label which guarantees excellence in
cultural development, and providing advisory services to operators and
institutions engaged in development of culture and arts. (www.unitedexperts.ro)
University of Bucharest
I love Bucharest. How could you not appreciate such
an initiative whose source is the city where you were born, you studied and
live? How could you not get along with the small and kind group who initiated
this approach and wanted nothing more but to urge the citizens of the capital
to restore our living space? And the popularity of the first project dedicated
to the citizens, “Book Street”,
was a proof of success. We were very pleased by the request to be partners in
this first initiative of young people who dared to break patterns.
The University of
Bucharest was honoured to provide not only the facade - a historical monument
of the oldest institution of higher education in Bucharest - but also to
provide beneficial suggestions through quotations of the great personalities of
Romanian and universal culture, displayed on large banners located on the front
of our building. The two components of the project: banners with quotes placed
on the university building and artistic interventions on the dealers’ cabinets
of old books with stencils made by the artists of the I love Bucharest team
brought additional colour and joy to the cultural space of a city that we all
love and to which we owe the civic duty to care and protect in order to be
worthy of the title of European Capital.
Rector of the University of Bucharest
Prof. Ioan Pânzaru
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