Prestigious cultural events award funds Cultural
Management student’s research in Hamburg
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AMILLA CROSTA, AN MA Arts,
Festival and Cultural Management
student at QMU, recently put
£1000 worth of funding she received as
part of the Dr Chris Wang China Fringe
Award for Cultural Events towards
her travels to Hamburg, where she
was researching the city’s unique and
experimental approach to culture and
arts in public spaces for her dissertation.
Hamburg is investing heavily in urban
culture-led regeneration processes, and
Camilla’s research looks at the role of cultural
institutions in developing artistic programmes
along the city’s waterfront spaces.
The award also included a return flight
to – and accommodation in – China,
where Camilla had the opportunity to work
alongside Dr Wang himself. Dr Chris Wang
is based in Shanghai and is responsible for
bringing some of the highest quality Chinese
productions to Edinburgh each summer. He
also produces the World Clown Festival,
which is the largest gathering of clowns in
the world!
QMU and Dr Wang are looking to create
more exciting opportunities for cultural
management students in the future, and
are currently developing a partnership with
Donghua University, which it is hoped will
open up international study options for
students at both institutions.
Reflecting on her experiences in Germany
and China, Camilla said: “It was an invaluable
opportunity for my personal and academic
development. The award and the placement
have allowed me to gain an insight into the
cultural production system in both Hamburg
and China. The dialogue and the interviews
with local producers and curators helped
me to contextualise and reflect on what the
master's has taught me.
"I learned about specific cultural demands
and needs, and also came to understand
some of the difficulties faced while producing
cultural events and art programmes, and
how to overcome them. I feel that I have
added a rich international perspective to my
practice, which I believe will help me to work
cross-culturally in the near future.” ❒
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