Forum on the Aesthetics of African Media Arts (8-12 may 2006)

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Forum on the Aesthetics of African Media Arts (8-12 may 2006)

Review on the Forum
Programme détaillé (en français)
Programme of the Forum in English

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Biographies of the artists and the panellists

Monday 8 may
Opening of the Forum- Yacouba Konaté

14h30 - Panel 1
Presenting Ingrid Mwangi/Robert Hutter
Collective Desires forwarded to Somewhere in Africa + a video project in Nairobi
Panellists: Henry Meric Hughes and Jimmy Ogonga
Moderator: Viye Diba

17h00- Panel 2
Presenting Amal El Kanawy
Panellists: Henry Meric Hughes
Moderator: Tereza Wagner

Tuesday 9 may
15:30 - Interacting with the artists organized by the Dak’Art Biennale

Wednesday 10 may
14.30 - Panel 3
Presenting Michèle Magema
Panellists: Ramon Tio Bellido, Tereza Wagner and Ngoné Fall

17.00 - Panel 4
Presenting Berni Searle
Panellists: Ramon Tio Bellido, Yacouba Konaté, Tereza Wagner
Moderator: Jimmy Ogonga

Thursday 11 may
14:30 - Panel 5
Presentation of artistic projects in Africa by The Trinity Session (South Africa), Kër Thiossane (Senegal), Jimmy Ogonga (Nairobi Arts Trust)
Moderator: Catalina Briceno (Fondation D. Langlois)
Debate

17:00 - Presentation of DigiArts Africa Network by:
- Marcus Neustetter (Trinity Session)
- Catalina Briceno (Fondation Daniel Langlois)
- Doyun Lee (UNESCO)
- Jimmy Ogonga(Nairobi Arts Trust)
- Marion Louisgrand (Kër Thiossane)
Moderator: Ousseynou Wade (Secretary-General, Dak’Art Biennale)

Closing of the forum

Friday 12 May
15:00 - private meeting on the implementation of higher education programmes in the field of media art and design in Africa with the participation of UNESCO, Daniel Langlois Foundation, École nationale d’art de Dakar, Dakar Biennale, UNDP Dakar, Board of the Observatory of Cultural Policies in Africa (OCPA)

	Ms Catalina Briceno

	Mr Viyé Diba

	Mr Simon Njami

	Mr Jimmy Ogonga

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