TRANSFORMING ORGANISATIONS WITH THE ARTS
Creative Clash is a grouping of organisations advocating for increased policy support for artistic interventions in organisations created in 2008 . The partners , Tillt in Sweden, c2+i in Spain, Social Sciences Research Center Berlin (WZB) , KEA European Affairs (since 2010) and 3CA (since 2011) have comitted themselves to raising awareness and finding support for artistic interventions in order to :
• Develop organisations in sustainable and innovative ways through artistic interventions;
• Bring art and culture to new arenas; and
• Develop artistic methods by being present in new arenas.
Through this pan-European collaboration we will provide more depth as well as clear arguments for artistic interventions in organisations. We will share our knowledge and tools for convincing private and public sector policy makers, managers, and union representatives of the enormous potential that artistic interventions in organisations offer to Europe’s economy and society. The long term objective is to establish a European platform for cross-sectoral policy dialogue bringing together cultural actors, intermediate organisations, private and public organisations, social partners, and researchers throughout European society.
What are artistic interventions?
Artistic interventions take place when people, products, or processes from the world of the arts step into organisations in order to support or accompany changes, stimulate creativity and innovation as well as to improve working conditions and skills development. Intermediary organisations are specialised in linking together the different sectors, bridging the gap and developing understanding between the actors in order to generate more value with artistic interventions. They act as a buffer between the world of the arts and the organisation, thereby allowing provocative clashes to take place and channelling the energy towards a positive development and growth both for the artist and for the organisation. Their objective is to enable real cross fertilization.
