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CULTURAL TRENDS SPECIAL EDITION
Establishing an evidence base for the Cultural Olympiad: London 2012
Edited by Dr Beatriz Garcia, Institute of Cultural Capital
By the time of the 2012 Olympic Games in London it will be exactly 100 years since the Games hosted its first official cultural programme, the now termed Cultural Olympiad. The Cultural Olympiad has evolved from a little known historical requirement by the International Olympic Committee into an ambitious programme of activity for the host nation, expected to expand the creative impact and legacy of the Games. Still, this is a programme that has been consistently overlooked in Games evaluation frameworks and, despite …
The UK Parliament is making its own contribution to the Cultural Olympiad by developing a unique cultural programme to take place over the summer of 2012. Over the next few months it will be revealing the line up of work and performances which will be on show in Westminster Hall during 2012, so it will be posting info about how to participate and see the programme.
The Project
The ‘Arts in Parliament’ programme is now in full development and will include showcases from artists and arts organisations from around the UK.
The curated programme …
Salon de Refuse Olympique
Friday 30th September – Sunday 2nd October 2011
An Olympian marathon of salon debates for forthcoming book documenting and highlighting critical creative responses to the official London 2012 Olympic Games site and Cultural Olympiad.
The book will be published by Myrdle Court Press in 2012 and will collect the range of critical creative responses that have occurred since the governing bodies choose to bid for the 2012 Games. The book will also present an overview, history and critique of the Cultural Olympiad and in doing so will argue against …
A conference taking place at University of Northampton on July 13th will feature debates about the Cultural Olympiad as a core part of its agenda. The event is free and open to all. More information here
Photo of Mondo Spider by Andy Miah, featured in Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad Digital Edition, 2010
It is now over ten years since the Sydney 2000 Olympic & Paralympic Games and one of the most visible legacy projects of the Cultural programme is a prominent sculpture displayed in Olympic park to give recognition to the Olympic volunteers. Here is a photo set of the work taken in April 2011. Each of the poles includes hundreds of names, mostly alphabetically ordered, but also grouped in respect of types of contribution, such as the OCOG volunteers.
In January, participants at Birkbeck’s conference on the links between Barcelona 1992 and London 2012 were invited to an Olympic site perimeter walk during which we saw Jim Woodall’s ‘Olympic State’ artist project. This is not an intevention that you are likely to find with an ‘inspired by 2012′ logo attached to it. Read the press release below, link to the website and, above all, try to see it for an unrivalled perspective on the contribution of art to the Olympic Games and a great view of the Olympic park.
Press …
