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Czech Republic: ESC Farmstudio - A Centre of Contemporary Art (SDA ESC H1)

Dates

04/07/2024 - 18/07/2024

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CZK 1500

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Age: 18 - 30

Max number of volunteers: 8

Still room for: 1

Languages: English

Vegetarian food: Yes

Access with disability: Yes

Nearest airport: Praha (Prague) (PRG)

Nearest bus/train station: Bus stop: Vysoka.

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Work

Work will be diverse and manual, you will be able to choose according to your interests and physical abilities. The tasks will include plastering, woodworking, renovation of wooden and metal elements, painting, mowing the grass, landscaping etc. No previous experience is required. Bring work clothes that can get dirty and/or damaged, good shoes, a cap to protect yourself from the sun and a raincoat in case of rainy days. The work takes place in the same area where you will be accommodated.

Accomodation and food

The complex includes a residential building, a gallery building (former granary), a studio building (former stables and barns) and two uncovered buildings of former barns. You will sleep in the residential building in two big rooms with 13 beds, and blankets and sheets will be provided for you. Wifi is available. There is also a kitchen, 3 toilets and 2 showers. You can also use a washing machine. You will cook all your meals together as a group, preferably vegetarian.

Location and leisure

Farmstudio is a former farm in the village of Vysoka located close to the protected natural area of Kokorinsko. The village of Vysoka is a place with a population of about 1,000 inhabitants, there is a grocery store, pastry shop, two churches, a post office and a pub near the football pitch. The telephone signal of the main operators is available. The closest big city is Melnik, located 8 km away, where you can also find doctors, pharmacies and ATMs.

In your free time you can go swimming in a nearby natural lake or hiking in the protected landscape area Kokorinsko, make a campfire or visit the city of Melnik or Prague. It is possible to watch a movie in an improvised summer cinema.

Project hosted by

This project is organized in cooperation with an NGO Farmstudio, an independent cultural centre located on a historic agricultural farm in the village of Vysoka. Farmstudio focuses on contemporary live art and culture in connection to cultural and natural heritage and organizes international art residencies, contemporary art exhibitions, creative workshops and multi-genre cultural events. The area is undergoing a gradual reconstruction and the goal of the project is to help with this reconstruction. At this project, you will actively contribute to the achievement of UN SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities.

Directions to meeting point

From Prague airport, take the trolleybus line number 59 to “Nadrazi Veleslavin” station. Change to green metro line A in the direction of Depo Hostivar. At the “Muzeum” stop, change to red metro line C in the direction of Letnany. Get off at the stop “Ladvi”. Take bus 349 in the direction of Melnik leaving at 14:40. Get off at “Melnik, aut.nadr.” stop and change to bus 474 leaving at 15:28. Get off at “Vysoka” stop at 15:51, where your campleader will be waiting for you. Detailed travel information will be provided in the infosheet.

Additional comments

Presentation of an independent art centre Farmstudio - history, development and vision, photography workshop and guided tour of a contemporary art exhibition. During the project, a Volunteering Day will be organised with a cultural programme consisting of a music, theatre or dance performance.

Requirements

The project is suitable for volunteers interested in contemporary art, cultural heritage and nature who are not afraid of manual work.

Allergies notice: cats are moving freely around the area, and some places might be dusty.

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