Project Title: SAMKURA
[English Shamrock, Gaelic Seamróg]
IRELAND, GREECE, PORTUGAL
3RD Countries - GEORGIA and ARMENIA
Project Concept:
SAMKURA is the name for a small earth covering plant which has a leaf composed of a stem and three interconnected leaflets. The name in its Georgian form suggests the image of “three ears connected together.”
SAMKURA visualises the co-operation of a constellation of cultures (Ireland, Greece and Portugal) represented by the three leaves or ‘ears’, whose stem is represented by Georgia and Armenia.
SAMKURA is a trans-European art and culture exchange linking European limits.
SAMKURA creates the conditions for understanding contemporary art as a language of cross-cultural communication. Research, development and dissemination of new art works will take place in a context of a thematic artistic exchange focusing on cultural and linguistic specificity.
The lead organization Cló will be responsible for providing the practical support for the production of art works in the context of an artist-in-residence program that will take place in Ireland, Portugal and Georgia.
Upcoming Samkura events:
| Samkura International Forum | 30th May - 3rd June 2012 |
| Exhibition at The Gyumri International Biennial of Contemporary Art, Gyumri, Armenia | 15th September 2012 |
| Artisterium exhibition Tbilisi, Georgia | 5th - 15th October 2012 |
Click here to visit the Samkura Website
seoladh Cló Ceardlann na gCnoc, Min a Lea, Gort a Choirce, Co Dhun na nGall teil / facs + 353 (0)74 9162800 rphost cloceardlann@eircom.net www.clo.ie