Kursprogramm

It takes a Village: Colour System + From Bystander to Engaged Peer

Workshop mit Anneleen Lemmens und Aike Roodenburg  

Zeit • Time:
Thursday, 22.10.2026, 10am-5pm (10-17Uhr)
Ort • Place:
frizzforum, Raum 2.1 (2. Etage), Friedrichstraße 23, 10969 Berlin
The building is accessible and wheelchair-friendly; all floors can be reached by lift.
Kosten • Costs:
0 €
Info:
Language: English
Anmeldungen • Attendance:
3 / 15
Anmeldeschluss • Registration closes:
18.10.2026

Beschreibung • Description

How can we move from cultures of silence to collective responsibility and solidarity?

It Takes a Village: From Bystander to Engaged Peer is a one-day workshop for cultural workers and artists ("peers") who want to contribute to a cultural field that is not only safer, but more sustainable and flourishing. With the tools we provide, we aim to collectively shift from bystander culture towards a sector built on shared responsibility, accountability and solidarity. 

The workshop day consists of two parts. In the morning, we introduce the Colour System. This tool is a first step toward developing a shared language for talking about transgressive behaviour within professional art contexts. It provides practical guidance to approach situations - that are often perceived as ambiguous - in a more analytical and objective way. Participants work with criteria that can help examine and articulate why something is or is not okay in a specific context. These are then practiced through example situations. (The Colour System was developed by Sociaal Fonds Podiumkunsten in collaboration with Sensoa and Engagement Arts.)

In the afternoon, the focus shifts towards knowledge-sharing. We look at the psychological and structural barriers, as well as sector-specific risk factors, that play an important role. We explore what caring work environments can look like, map out the rights of artists and cultural workers (what does the law say?), and examine the available support network. All of this is made concrete through strategies for engaged peers, which are applied to a number of example situations discussed in the morning.

Programme:

  • 10am-1pm (10-13 Uhr): The Colour System: A framework for identifying and analysing transgressive behaviour in workplace contexts.
  • *Lunch 1-1.45pm (13:00-13:45)
  • 1.45-4.45pm (13:45-16:45 Uhr): It Takes a Village: From Bystander to Engaged Peer
    Explores bystander culture and art-specific risk factors, outlines the legal framework and support pathways, and builds practical skills for moving from bystander to engaged peer.

 

The workshop is part of the project ‘What Keeps Me Awake...’.

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