Intervening Arts

A new Collaborative Research Center based at Freie Universität Berlin focusing on the relationship between art, society, and politics will celebrate its grand opening October 20-21, 2022. The new Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1512 "Intervening Arts" is set to begin work in Berlin this fall. Researchers from three of Berlin's universities and colleges, the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), and Leuphana University Lüneburg will be exploring how artistic perspectives and positions impact societal processes, with a focus on the relationship between art, society, and politics. The spokesperson for the research center is Jürgen Brokoff, professor of modern German literature at Freie Universität Berlin. CRC 1512 will also be cooperating with non-university partners like Akademie der Künste (AdK) throughout its initial funding period of four years. The CRC's grand opening will take place from 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 20 at AdK's premises on Pariser Platz. This will be followed by its first annual conference on Friday, October 21 at the AdK's Hanseatenweg location.