Project Overview

Appalshop, the media, arts, and education center in Whitesburg, Kentucky, will be host to thirteen participants and two group leaders from Indonesia as part of a multi-phased, international exchange project made possible by a grant from the US Department of State Bureau of Cultural and Educational Affairs.  The Exchange Project pairs a growing network of Indonesian media organizations with Appalshop as an established U.S. nonprofit with a commitment to local voices and cross-cultural exchange in a process of shared learning.

From June 7 – June 22, 2008, a range of activities will take place including media training sessions and collaborative production with Appalshop’s youth leadership program AMI, the Appalachian Media Institute; reciprocal screenings and discussions of films and videos; as well as exposure to the Appalachian region’s history, culture, and social issues through community events and conversations as part of a person-to-person exchange approach.

 

Schedule for Appalshop-Indonesia Media/Arts Exchange 2008

Schedule 2008

Public Events as part of Week 1 Exchange Project activities with AMI, Appalachian Media Institute

Sunday, June 8, 2008
Appalshop Theater
5pm – 7pm   Screening/discussion of media from Indonesian Exchange Project participants

Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Appalshop Outdoors - Seedtime Festival
8:00pm – 10:30pm   Screening/discussion of documentary by Aryo Danusiri, Indonesian visiting artist, and media from Indonesian Exchange Project participants

Friday; June 13, 2008
Appalshop Theater – Seedtime Festival
3pm – 5pm   Emerging media makers and youth producers show video from Appalachia, Texas, and Indonesia. 

Saturday, June 14, 2008
Appalshop Theater – Seedtime Festival
3:30pm – 4:55pm   Screening/discussion of documentary by Aryo Danusiri, Indonesian visiting artist, followed by media from Indonesian Exchange Project participants

Public Events as part of Week 2 Exchange Project activities

Tuesday, June 17
WMMT-FM 88.7  Mountain Community Radio broadcast
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Interview with Exchange Project participants from Indonesia  Mountain Talk, a weekly public affairs program

Wednesday, June 18
Summit City Cafe
214 Main Street, Whitesburg, Kentucky 
Join us for a presentation by Indonesian participants who will share their short media workshop productions made during their visit in Letcher County. 
8:00pm - audio program listening session (20 mins.)
8:30pm - documentary video showings (30 mins.)
9:00pm - live music - Open Mic Night 

Saturday, June 21
Lexington Public Library (downtown location)
140 East Main Street
Lexington, Kentucky
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Screening/discussion and reception to celebrate the Appalshop - Indonesia media arts Exchange

MULTIMEDIA FROM 2007 Exchange

A Taste of the Mountains

The Starfruit Tree

Blackey

Exchange Locations

For additional Information call Evelyn at 606-633-0108 (Appalshop, 9am – 5pm) or contact info@appalshop.org. 

A project of the Appalshop and made possible, in part, by the Appalshop Production & Education Fund, Ford Foundation-Jakarta, Kentucky Arts Council, and U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs providing funding opportunities for academic and non-profit institutions seeking grants to support international exchange programs.
Project Director: Elizabeth Barret
Indonesian Coordinator: Lulu Ratna
Lead Trainer: Rebecca O'Doherty
Documentation: Robert Salyer
Arts Advisor: L. Somi Roy

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