Как ви звучи това: ” Какво ще правим днес? Хайде да се изгубим в Квартала на творците в София?”

На мен – прекрасно и отдавна мечтано място! Подобни квартали има вече във всички световни столици, където изкуството, културата и креативната индустрия вървят ръка за ръка, за да създадат не само нови културни хоризонти, но и работа за талантливите хора. Има толкова много творци, които са (или могат да бъдат) двигателят на общественото и културното възраждане в една страна. В България те са особено нужни като се има предвид пост-комунистическото ни културно развитие, глад на ценности и нарастваща алиенация в столицата.

Поради тези и много други причини аз и Джон Мъри ( Гроутклъстърс БГ ЕООД) решихме да обединим усилия и да започнем процеса на изграждането на тази идея и превръщането и в реалност в София. Наясно сме, че една такава идея се нуждае от много финанси и общинска подкрепа, за да бъде осъществена. Но не можем да си позволим да чакаме докато дойдат добрите условия…Започваме с малко…

Подадохме проектно предложение за началното проучване и изграждане на Квартал на Творците в стария еврейски квартал в София (околностите около ул. Будапеща, Екзарх Йосиф, Мария Луйза) . Джон Мъри е участвал в изграждането на подобен проекt за изграждане на London City Fringe и Creative Quarter Liverpool and Preston, Обединеното кралство. Подадохме предложението към Институт Отворено Общество и се надяваме те, като организация с отворено съзнание и стабилна подкрепа за новото и демократичното, да ни подкрепят в тази идея.

Ще се радвам и вие да споделите какво мислите за идеята…

Scholarships – United States

Knight International Journalism Fellowships
Washington, DC, USA
Scholarship / Financial aid: Fellowships available
Date: a minimum of one year
Deadline: undefined
Open to: Applicants from Malawi, Senegal, Indonesia, Malaysia and Mozambique
Website: http://www.eastchance.com/news.asp?q=1675,us,sch&issue=20090920&utm_source=eastchanceMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20090920

Scholarships – European Union

Essex Opportunity Scholarships
UK
Scholarship / Financial aid: ?1,000 for full-time students and ?500 for part-time students
Date: the 2009/10 academical year
Deadline: unknown
Open to: students from Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Website: http://www.eastchance.com/news.asp?q=454,eu,sch&issue=20090920&utm_source=eastchanceMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20090920

Internship at Bretton Woods Project
London, UK
Scholarship / Financial aid: ?13,520 per annum
Date: Six-month contract
Deadline: 5 October 2009
Open to: Candidates with the right to work in the UK
Website: http://www.eastchance.com/news.asp?q=455,eu,sch&issue=20090920&utm_source=eastchanceMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20090920

Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Liverpool, UK
Scholarship / Financial aid: undefined
Date: 18 months
Deadline: 25 september 2009
Open to: candidates with a relevant PhD and experience of independent research in a media related discipline
Website: http://www.eastchance.com/news.asp?q=456,eu,sch&issue=20090920&utm_source=eastchanceMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20090920

TED 2010 Fellowships
Long Beach, US / Oxford, UK
Scholarship / Financial aid: available
Date: N/A
Deadline: September 25, 2009
Open to: applicants of ages 21-40 from five target regions: Africa, Asia/Pacific, the Caribbean, Latin
Website: http://www.eastchance.com/news.asp?q=457,eu,sch&issue=20090920&utm_source=eastchanceMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20090920

PanTheatre Training Programme 2009-2010
Paris, France
Scholarship / Financial aid: scholarships offered
Date: varies
Deadline: N/A
Open to: actors, singers, dancers and performance artists
Website: http://www.eastchance.com/news.asp?q=458,eu,sch&issue=20090920&utm_source=eastchanceMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20090920

Scholarships – Other

Master Grants
Universit?t Bern, Switzerland
Scholarship / Financial aid: six Excellence Grants offered
Date: 2010/11
Deadline: December 18, 2009
Open to: international students
Website: http://www.eastchance.com/news.asp?q=140,other,sch&issue=20090920&utm_source=eastchanceMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20090920

Conferences – No fee conferences

Tokyo Performing Arts Market
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Japan
Scholarship / Financial aid: unknown
Date: February 27 – March 5 2010
Deadline: N/A
Open to: directors/managers of theaters and public halls, festival directors, producers
Website: http://www.eastchance.com/news.asp?q=134,nfe,int&issue=20090920&utm_source=eastchanceMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20090920

48th Annual Meeting Southern Conference on Slavic & East European Studies
Gainesville (Florida), US
Scholarship / Financial aid: none
Date: March 25-27, 2010
Deadline: January 15, 2010
Open to: people that come from humanities and social science disciplines
Website: http://www.eastchance.com/news.asp?q=135,nfe,int&issue=20090920&utm_source=eastchanceMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20090920

Summer courses – European Union

Autumn School – Law & Business in Europe
Torino, Italy
Scholarship / Financial aid: some scholarships will be awarded
Date: two weeks
Deadline: 25 september 2009
Open to: young graduates and professionals from around the world
Website: http://www.eastchance.com/news.asp?q=283,eu,sco&issue=20090920&utm_source=eastchanceMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20090920