MacArthur
Campus Library Joins Hundreds of Cultural Institutions World Wide in Peace Initiative
Jupiter,
FL, USA, – Today,
MacArthur Campus Library @ FAU
announced it will join hundreds of cultural institutions worldwide, from
Australia to Zimbabwe, supporting films4peace to celebrate World Peace Day—an international
UN day of ceasefire, and a day for individuals, organizations and countries to
demonstrate acts of peace.
films4peace
an annual short film commission by PUMA.Peace, features 21 of
today’s most innovative artists visually interpreting the subject of peace.
These art films will be released at cultural venues globally, online on World Peace Day on 21 September 2012 on a dedicated
films4peace website, through social networking and video sharing sites and
blogs amongst others.
Live
screenings will accompany the online release at major museums globally,
including the Bass Museum of Art (Miami, USA) and the Design Museum (London,
UK); in public urban spaces, such as the City of Barcelona (Spain) and the
Laumeier Sculpture Park (St. Louis, USA); educational institutions and youth
leadership conferences, such as the H&R Block Artspace, Kansas City Art
Institute (USA) and the 2012 One Young World summit (Pittsburgh, USA).
The films include 35mm live action, experimental
animation and fine art. The films are 30- to 90-second to facilitate online as
well as live screenings. None of the films are language specific. The artists were selected for the quality and
scope of their work and their sensitivity in interpreting the theme.
“Artists confront us with the challenges that face us
at this time,” said Mark Coetzee, films4peace curator. “films4peace are both
disturbing and inspiring, responsive to the reality of our time but they also
ask us to be responsible for our actions. PUMA.Peace wishes to contribute to
making the world a better place. A world that is safer, more peaceful and more
creative. We are honoured that [add your institution name] has joined us in
this important initiative.”
Curator Mark Coetzee has invited 21
artists to create 17 new works:
Janet Biggs (USA)
Ergin Cavuşoğlu (Bulgaria)
Magali
Charrier (France)
Gregory Crewdson and Costanza Theodoli-Braschi (USA and UK)
Yang Fudong (China)
Tom Gran and Kayleigh Gibbons (UK)
Max
Hattler (Germany)
Isaac Julien (UK)
Peterson Kamwathi (Kenya)
Joe
Lawlor and Christine Molloy (Ireland)
Nandipha Mntambo
(Swaziland)
Michael Nyman (UK)
Noriko
Okaku (Japan)
Jacco
Olivier (Netherlands)
Bill
Porter (UK)
Levi van Veluw
(Netherlands)
Hank Willis Thomas and Terence Nance (USA)
In
keeping with the spirit of the commission, these films will be gifted to the
world, within public domain and screening cost free, as tools for peace. By releasing these short films as
broadly as possible, on multiple live and virtual platforms, the aim is to
effect positive social change and broaden the discussions around peace
globally.
films4peace is organized by Diane
Arrieta at MacArthur Campus Library. Contact her at darrieta@fau.edu or stop by the front desk.
PUMA.Peace
Through its PUMAVision platform, PUMA is workings towards creating a
better world for generations to come, and as a part of this platform,
PUMA.Peace is working to inspire and educate individuals around the globe that
peace is possible. Through the initiatives of PUMA.Peace, PUMA is providing
real and practical expressions of this vision by strategically implementing
long-term partnerships, creative initiatives and raising global awareness. For more information, please visit http://peace.puma.com.
