Roundtable Discussion “Art and Peace”


FR., 28. 03. 2025, 17:00, Toni Areal, Gallery 1 (room 4. K13), Pfingstweidstr. 96, 8005 Zurich

This roundtable is organised within the framework of the research project Contemporary Art, Popular Culture, and Peacebuilding in Eastern Europe as part of our advisory board meeting under the umbrella of the Center for Art and Peacebuilding.
We are delighted to have four of our advisory board members with us and are taking this opportunity to open a public conversation.
The discussion will begin with a keynote by
Gwen Burnyeat _ Political anthropologist, writer, storyteller, peacebuilder
Gwen will be speaking about her recently published book “The Face of Peace – Government Pedagogy amid Disinformation in Colombia”.

followed by contributions from

Jarosław Lubiak _ Research associate at the Szczecin Art Academy, curator and author

Rudi von Planta _ Head of Culture and Development at the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

Dagmar Reichert _ Cultural geographer and founder of artasfoundation

Please save the date and join us for this exchange, with no prior reservation required.
For any further inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact Rana Yazaji (rana.yazaji@zhdk.ch)