BAYIMBA CULTURAL FOUNDATION PRESENTS
OUR CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY
A TV DISCUSSION SERIES
As a newly founded organisation Bayimba Cultural Foundation aims at stimulating original intra- and interdisciplinary cultural exchange and creativity. The Foundation is dedicated to making Uganda and East Africa a significant hub for music and art culture on the African continent.
To achieve these objectives, Bayimba Cultural Foundation organises a number of activities each year. Each year the activities are organised under a special theme. As for 2009, the activities are organised under the theme “our contribution to society”.
Bayimba Cultural Foundation is of the view that the role of culture in transforming and advancing society is highly underestimated. Whereas many cultural activities are being organised in Uganda, the power of culture is not utilized to the fullest.
To generate and stimulate debate and discussion about the (potential) role of culture in society, Bayimba Cultural Foundation is organising a series of TV discussions. These live discussions will be broadcasted on UBC and EATV.
Panellists from the cultural, public and private sector are invited to join the discussions and share their views on the particular questions that are presented for discussion. We are delighted that you are joining us for the TV discussion on Friday 20 February 2009 (at Club Rouge, starting at 13hrs).
About the TV discussion
The moderator (Shawn K) will introduce the topic and the panellists. They will then ask panellists for their views on the issue presented. Short films (with views from people that were interviewed) will be shown on a screen to give further input into the discussion. During a musical break, a Uganda artist will present a piece of work.
During the discussion on 20 February the questions to be discussed will revolve around the following;
- How do you/we define culture? How do you/we define arts?
> This discussion aims at presenting different perspectives on culture and arts, by government representatives, artists and the public.
> This discussion also aims at bringing out differences between the rather learned (and more academic) perspective as opposed to the individual perspective: is arts a profession or a passion? Can everyone be an artist? Can everyone create?
- Do we need culture and arts as a society? Are culture and arts relevant to society?
> This discussion aims at assessing whether the government, artists and the public find culture and arts relevant to society, what role they play and whether they contribute to shaping/transforming society and whether they can contribute to development.
> This discussion also aims at assessing the current state and role of culture in Uganda.
- Are culture and arts about estetics (beauty) or about passing on a message?
> This discussion aims at discussing whether culture and arts are there for the mere purpose of beauty or whether artists send out a message. Different views from government, artists and public will be presented. Especially also the public expectations from artists will be presented.
- How do culture and arts relate to morality?
> This discussion aims at defining the perception in which arts and culture are received and interpreted in societies. At the same time we understand artists produce art or music from their own perspectives with intensions of passing on messages – Different views from the public, the artists and the government.
Kindly prepare your remarks around the above questions. (Panellists are requested not to bring any paper work as the panellists are expected to speak freely).
We look forward to seeing you at this enriching discussion.
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