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The ARCH Newsletter #3
The ARCH Newsletter #3
The ARCH Newsletter #3
The ARCH Red List Session - 30th of May 2024
Founding Partner Introduction
- Workshop Intangible Heritage (BE)
Founding Partner Introduction
- 1720 (DE)
Partner Introduction - WCC Europe
Partner Introduction - HET ORGEL IN VLAANDEREN
The ARCH going forward
The ARCH Red List Session- 30th of May 2024
On Thursday, the 30th of May, we were delighted to welcome so many of our member organisations to our session on the topic of Red List of Endangered Crafts creation and actions. It was also great to see some new faces.
The first ever Red List of Endangered Crafts was published by Heritage Crafts in the UK in 2017 and the concept has since been implemented in other countries and regions, such as as a Crafts at Risk List by Heritage NL (Cananda).
Daniel Carpenter (Heritage Crafts, UK) introduced us to the general concept of Red Lists of Endagered Crafts. Terra Barrett (Heritage NL, CA) shared some best practices from their work and examples and challenges from other countries were introduced to the discussion.
We also heard the story of how some actions to address rare crafts issues, such as bursaries can change lives. We were joined by Michael Osbaldeston (City & Guild, UK). He and Daniel told us about how a training bursary for a Somalian refugee changed his life and how it still impacts his community and the preservation of lime plastering skills. You can read Daahir’s story here.
If you are interested to learn more about Red Lists of Endangered Crafts or if you are interested in creating a Red List for your region/country, please reach out. We will connect you to potential partners for support.
You can find the recording in the Members’ Resources of our Members’ section on the website.
Founding Partner Introduction
- Workshop Intangible Heritage (BE)
WIE is the organisation for living heritage in Flanders. The NGO is committed to sustaining and strengthening the power of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) at the heart of the contemporary, dynamic and diverse society. WIE is broadly networking for ICH both in Flanders and beyond, on the international level. The organisation supports everyone involved in living heritage and aims to create the lively traditions and practices of tomorrow, with a collaborative approach and cross-fertilisation. Together with the government, they manage the website for ICH in Flanders: immaterieelerfgoed.be. WIE provides coaching, organises (networking) events, facilitates internships, works on knowledge building and sharing, and so on. To highlight some of its international efforts in the past few years, it led the ICH and Museums Project (IMP) and served as a member in the Evaluation Body of the UNESCO 2003 Convention (2019-2022). Currently, WIE is a partner to the Living Heritage Journeys project (2024-2027) in Europe, and to the current research project Crafting Futures (2024-2027).
Jorijn Neyrinck (1978°) is the coordinator of Workshop Intangible Heritage. She’s also a facilitator for the UNESCO 2003 Convention, vice-chair of the Flemish UNESCO Commission in Belgium, and researcher at the University of Antwerp within the current research project Crafting Futures. Jorijn takes on a cultural broker and mediating role in the field among living heritage actors, policymakers, civil society, and academia.
To learn more about WIE and Jorijn, please click the button below. Image credit: 1: Lukas Denuwelaere, 2: WIE
Founding Partner Introduction
- 1720 (DE)
1720 was founded by Kerstin Rice after discovering that more than 400 years of unbroken tradition in chairmaking at the northern edge of the Ore Mountains in Saxony (Germany) was on the verge of becoming extinct.1720 plays a multifaceted role in protecting and promoting rare crafts and their intangible cultural heritage by combining awareness campaigns, policy advocacy, networking initiatives, and educational activities.1720 showcases skills by creating limited-edition pieces designed to present specific craft skills in modern contexts and raises awareness by exhibiting them at prominent locations like the Staatsschauspiel Dresden.
1720 celebrates crafts and their cultural heritage in Germany and worldwide. Raising public awareness and education are key pillars of 1720's work. This includes sharing best practices in crafts education, such as presenting the German concept of voluntary service for monument preservation at a recent industry meeting in London.
Image credits: 1: 1720, 2: Sebastian Hoppe for Staatsschauspiel Dresden, 3: City & Guilds
Partner Introduction - WCC Europe
The World Crafts Council Europe (WCCE) is a transnational network representing nearly 40 craft organisations from over 20 European countries whose main statutory mission is the promotion and valorisation of crafts. WCCE implements networking, exchange and development of craft, applied arts and cultural heritage through a spectrum of events, projects and programmes. Working closely with the network members, WCCE aims to increase the awareness and appreciation of crafts as an integral part of the cultural, social, and economic well-being of society.
Image credit: WCCE
Partner Introduction -
HET ORGEL IN VLAANDEREN
Het Orgel in Vlaanderen ("The Organ in Flanders") is a non-profit association founded in 1990 in order to maintain and to improve the organ culture and the organ heritage in Flanders. This organ heritage should be re-valuated and brought to the attention of people who are not so involved like organists and musicians. The heritage contains a.o. organs who need to be restored or are already restored. A broader view contains the whole organ culture in Flanders, the instruments, the organists, as well professionals as amateurs, the organ students, and also the historical musical manuscripts and documents.
Image credit: Het Orgel in Vlaanderen
The ARCH going forward
Survey time - We want to hear from you
Connect with The ARCH network
Image credit: Jack Stapleton on Unsplash
You probably have seen the introductions of 2 new Partners above. Please share your information to allow others to connect with you. Here is what we need:
Your name and email
Your organisations name and logo
A short description and photos to describe your organisation
Disclaimer: We will quote image credits where applicable. By sending this information you allow us to publish the images and descriptions until further notice.
You can now register as a Member on our website.
Share your Stories
The ARCH is looking for inspirational stories of Apprentices who recently learnt new skills and Master craftspeople eager to pass their skills on to the next generation.
Please share this call across your networks widely to help us collect these inspiring stories.
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