ACD - Agency for Cultural Diplomacy

ACD-Agency for Cultural Diplomacy (Agentur für Kulturdiplomatie) was founded by Tatjana Christelbauer MA and Mag.iur Erhard Christelbauer MBA and registered by the Federal Police Office in Vienna Austria on Mai 12th in 2016 as a non-profit international cultural association whose founding members are academic professionals, interested in and active in the research on theories and in the praxis of Cultural Diplomacy, spotlighting the contribution of the civil society organizations (CSOs) and individuals. Reg. Nr.680217381

PIC Code: 913360731

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ACD-mission statement

is to contribute to the current Austrian national, European and global sustainable development policy implementation and the realization of the 17 sustainable development goals through the active engagement of its members and cultural ambassadors and partners (Cultural Diplomacy2030) who are engaged in activities, mainly embedded in the fields of art, social sciences, cognitive humanities, international relations, and intercultural education.

Our motto:

Let´´s Brick and Play Well!

1,2,3 ...ALLE sind dabei!

Since its founding date in 2016, ACD-Team has developed a number of initiatives, to support the realization of the UN SDGs through art projects, media promotion, and educational projects and partnerships (SDG4+SDG 17) such as:

F*Air, CD-Airshow Tours, “Artimpact2030”, inTalk Sessions, Dance Arts&Diplomacy, Arvore da Vida2030, educational projects such as Let´s brick!, IkuBi2030 Children radio project in Kenya, SprachenWeb, C-19 -response -project Women.Art.Solidarity, public events such as Vienna meets … Diplomacy on Stage, online educational format on UNESCO Futures of Education inTalk Sessions with Focus groups, solidarity project M4life in Maragoli, Kenya, intercultural exchange projects such as Let´s Brick! Austria-Japan, initiatives to support the SDG5+3+ 8 + SDG10 through the development of cross-sectoral partnerships, such as COOPS for decent work KuBiPa2030, Art&Health: BGF2030

In cooperation with the governmental and non-governmental sector, public sector, private sector, and civil society ACD-team and its cultural ambassadors are active in the development, exchange, and promotion of the UN Agenda2030-oriented methods and strategies, considering the Sustainable Development Goals (17 SDGs) and the UN Agenda 2030 as a value compass and as the common frame for activities, from an understanding of ^sustainability^ as "ability to love our next", thus, to leave no damages behind.

#stayinlove

ACD-President provides its members with free consultancy, educational materials, and advice for the creation of projects. By the need, ACD-Ambassadors, Members, and Partners are supported by ACD-advisory members and experts from ACD-partnership organizations and institutions.

ACD-General Assembly takes part in a two years interval. The event format “Diplomacy on stage” was created by ACD-President and includes academic programs with Keynotes and Lightning Talks delivered by ACD-Team, Ambassadors, and Guest Speakers from Education, Politics, Art, Creative Industries, Diplomacy, Media, and beyond. Within the Open Space Talk Sessions, Art Program, Culinary Diplomacy Salon, and “Emerging Acts”, participants have the opportunity to exchange their ideas, experiences, suggestions, grow their network, under the motto “Connect&Act”.

ACD- public events in Vienna are taking place in cooperation with established institutions such as Vienna Diplomatic Academy, Haus of United Nations, Kunst Haus Wien, Vienna 3^rd District Hall, among other places.

As an international community, ACD organizes online meetings and coordinates events and communication mainly via e-mail, social media pages, and also by the use of Whatsup calls.

ACD-is a member of the IG Kultur since 2020

Since 2016, the following initiatives have been created by ACD-President and brought to realization with ACD-Members, Ambassadors, Participants, and Supporters:

- Cultural Diplomacy2030 ACD-events, conferences, lectures, and projects with partner organizations and institutions;

A4S4CD2030:

arts, sciences, diplomacy communication 2030

- Žalike2030: Frauen.Mythen.Literaturlandschaften

Culture of solidarity in a time of crisis. Artistic response to the COVID-19-crisis

- EUROPE Air*Stars and F*Air by ACD-Airshow Tours organized travels to international Aero manifestations as a form of cultural exchange, peacebuilding, and cultural diplomacy

- ArtImpact2030-Initiative: introductory workshops on 17 UN SDGs and the link to artistic practices and communication, Talk Sessions and projects starting from the elementary level in education (IkuBi2030, Let's brick!), introductory seminars for teachers, creative workshops for scholars, students, and young social entrepreneurs

- „Orange Feather Greet“ and Rosa ... NO prejudices: art projects, cooperation with designers and other professionals from creative industries focussing on attentive human relations, in particular focusing on (gender-related challenges, such as (in)equality, body integrity, conflict mitigation, and violence prevention)

- Art&Health: BGF2030

- CD-Careers: COOPS for Decent work, KuBiPa.-initiative, Pact for skills:

cultural diplomacy career development by the motto: “Create your opportunities, connecting Arts, Sciences and Diplomacy”

- the initiative „Vienna meets ... Diplomacy on Stage“ event series for development of cooperation among civilian society and governmental institutions, local and international professionals from arts & science and international cultural institutes; Mitteleuropa- partnership and cooperation among central European countries;

- ACD-Cross-cultural Culinary bridges (Storytelling activities on cross-cultural culinary ties, receptions;

ACD – SDG-learning 4 Children/Youth: educational projects in cooperation with KulturKontakt agency Austria);

- ACD-Dance Arts platform projects such as Árvore da Vida2030, WienModerndance in cooperation with ACD-Ambassador in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Ms. Andrea Raw

-Wheels of Arts with ACD-Dance arts Ambassador Antonio Fini in Italy, Albany, and the US

Financials

ACD has been fully financially founded by ACD-President since its establishment in 2016.

Some ACD-projects and meetings which have been supported by the Austrian State Chancellery and Vienna Magistrate MA7 with the grant, include LOGO of the supporting institution and written announcement with our gratitude within all written and online documents.

Legal Representative: Tatjana Christelbauer MA

Experiences in CD: work studies, organization of conferences, lectures for the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy icd Berlin on Cultural Diplomacy in the practice of the civil society org., Arts and creative industries,

Cultural diplomacy seminars and events in Vienna,

Creation of projects, documents, and activities of the ACD-team members in the field of education, art, intercultural mediation, consultancy on social integration, and intercultural education at the Lower Austrian Government, Education department 1992-2020; Arts&Sciences performance lectures, fine arts, dance arts, and museum education;

public relations activities include strategic communication with members of the ACD, partners, institutions, social media promotion of activities by micro-blogging and blog articles, design of promoting and educational materials for project activities, found raising, report writing, meetings, all in kind, in a philanthropic aspiration, by possible capacities.

See more here: and https://www.tatjana-christelbauer.com

ACD-Team:

1. Founder, president: Tatjana Christelbauer MA /CRO-AT

2. Co-founder, Vicepresident/financials: Mag.iur. Erhard Christelbauer MBA /AT

3. Honor president: Dr.Paolo Petiziol /IT

4. Vice honor president: Dr.Anja Fabiani /SLO

5. 1st financial auditor: Mag.Iris Toto /IT/AL

6. 2nd financial auditor: Egon Biechl /AT

ACD-Advisory Board (Free Membership):

1. Dr.Vladimir Bilandzic /RS/CRO

2. Dot.Edoardo Petiziol /IT

3. Mag. Mira Bayr Varga /AT/RS