Illustration: Stipan Tadić, 'Super Andrija', 2018

aqb Volunteering
Volunteering period will be from March until May of 2022, to help at the upcoming exhibition “Are you sure you want to leave?”, a selection of the OSTRALE Biennale "Breathturn".
APPLICATION
Deadline: February 27, midnight
OPTIONAL TASKS
We would like volunteers to help throughout the exhibition minimum once a week for 5 hours. Volunteering periods are:
• Exhibition installation, preparation between March 1 - 18
• Art mediation, exhibition guarding between March 19 - May 22
REQUIREMENTS
• Conversational level of Hungarian and English
• Having personal interest in cultural and art related projects
COMPENSATION
• We can provide you with the signing of your school / university documents (if required), along with inviting you to gain a basic insight of the content, preparation and outcome of a Budapest-based international contemporary art exhibition.
ABOUT US
Being an independent cultural institution and a centre of contemporary arts, art quarter budapest hosts a wide diversity of programs. The building complex consists of a broad collective of in-house visual and performance artists and gives home to creative industry companies also. Aqb curates local on-site exhibitions and hosts a residency program for various international creators.
OUR MISSION
Our aim is to nourish and sustain a space of thinking, in the broadest sense of the word. This space takes the form of an interdisciplinary center that combines the intellectual and the creative in order to provide a forum which,
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is able to respond to relevant social issues and engage in constructive dialogue by encouraging questions that seek to push boundaries and challenge conventional answers by interacting with various artistic disciplines.
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is able to consciously reflect on local issues from a global perspective, and vice versa, global issues from a local perspective.
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supports the creation of diverse and multi-faceted global perspectives as represented by the dynamic exchange and engagement of local and international artists.
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is purposefully situated as part of a larger network of change making centres in order to foster dialogue, communication and collaboration abroad.
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fosters the practical realization and dissemination of works initiated by individuals and the institution, to be actively engaged with.
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emerges within the local community as an active member and catalyst for change, bringing forth original ideas that benefit the social, economic and political infrastructure.
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is actively taking steps to integrate environmental consciousness and sustainability into the culture of our center and activities.
