Event:One

1st Event:Exhibition in Macedonia

This 1st event will officially introduce the Cultual_Fusion Source:Collaboration series in support of the MDGs

In September 2001 the member states of the United Nations unanimously adopted a resolution to establish the UN International Day of Peace, a day of global ceasefire and non-violence, 21 September annually Organization:NGO_Art_Studio and Center for International Relations (CIR) in Washington DC organizing and promoting the Peace One Day event commitment on September 21 2006.

As part of my colloboration with Irena and Organization:NGO_Art_Studio i'm providing consultancy services to implement the strategic plan developed for them that helped spark the conception of this project. Here the result was the following festival program proposal and timeline. A version of which will later be submitted by Irena to UNoffice.

There will be a festival event to coordinate with International Peace-One-Day. While the what-is-peace Project will extend beyond a single day event. I'm exploring how to include both music and oral traditions linked with visual arts.

1) Event will be taken in two separate places. One is gallery Mala Stanica Skopje in which we exhibit the Art:Work on the subject of Peace that will be on display for two weeks. On the Event:Exhibition opening a famous piano player from Kosovo will open the Event with musical theme. Then the special guest will give their speech about the values of Peace, such is actors, politician Samet Dalipi from Kosovo, embassies representatives from Macedonia and Macedonian political guests. This will impact and ultimately produce an international cultural exchange program through Balkan region and will mark a beginning of new peaceful multicultural peaceful Collaborations initiatives between the countries. The second phase of Event will be on the open public place in Skopje in which Macedonian artist will perform a concert for all citizens.

Then all event activities will be documented in DVD short film which will be sent to UN Peace One Day committee and later incorporated into a multimedia Installation for a later Event:Exhibition as part of the Project:what-is-peace Installations by Yvette Dubel and collorating artist(s).

Historically, this event will make important steps toward peacebuilding and conflict resolutions in Balkan countries with unique aproaches, using art and creativity as universal language for mulitcultural cooperation, tolerance and good will within a diverse Macedonian society.

2) CIR will promote the Peace One Day Organization:NGO_Art_Studio partnership on its International Affairs Forum website (www.ia-forum.org).

3) CIR will work with Organization:NGO_Art_Studio to create the promotional materials for the event, including a possible video address from:

- Dr. John J. Tierney, Jr., former. Executive Director of the United State House of Representatives Caucus on National Defense in Washington DC

- Dr. Julie Mertus, Professor of International Affairs at American University in Washington DC and Co-Director of the MA program in Ethics and Peace

- Ambassador Thomas Melady, former Senior Advisor to the US delegation to the UN General Assembly

- Ambassador Ljupco Jordnovski, Macedonian Ambassador to the United States

Event Planning Timeline

July 30 Event venues finalized

Aug. 1 Performers finalized

Aug. 5 DVR (digital video recording) production booked

Aug. 10 Guest speakers finalized

Aug. 15 Meet with CIR to finalize sponsorship lists

Aug. 20 Printed and promotional materials ordered

Aug. 28 Create and send out press release

Sept. 5 Finalize preparation of Art:Work for Event:Exhibition

Sept. 10 Review plan with event partners

Sept. 13 Make personal contact to ensure media coverage

Festival Events Schedule

3pm Setup Begins

4:30pm Artist begin mural

5pm a famous piano player from Kosovo will open the event with musical theme.

5:30pm special guestt will give their speech about the values of Peace

7:45pm Musical Performance

8:30pm Musical Performance

9:15pm Video Addresses, presentations, view art ehibition

10:00pm Musical Performance

10:45pm Musical Performance

11:30pm Musical Performance

12:00am Express Appreciation and conclude event