Wimmer, Michael – TRANS

Wimmer, Michael: geb. 1950 in Wien, Österreich. Musikerzieher, Politikwissenschafter. 1987 – 2003 Geschäftsführer des ÖKS (Österreichischer Kultur-Service). Berater des Europarats, der UNESCO und der Europäischen Kommission in kultur- und bildungspolitischen Fragen. Lehrbeauftragter an der Universität Wien zu vergleichenden kulturpolitischen Fragen. Verfasser von Studien zu “Kulturpolitik in Österreich”, “Kulturpolitik in Slowenien”, “Funding and Ressourcing of Youth Art”. Organisation diverser europäischer Kooperations-Projekte an der Schnittstelle zwischen Kunst und Bildung. Gründungsmitglied des europäischen Netzwerkes artsandeducation. Projektleiter einer Studie “Kunst und Lernen” im Auftrag des Österreichischen Bundesministeriums für Bildung, Forschung und Kultur. Internationale Beratungstätigkeit im Bereich Kunst, Kultur und Bildung. Seit 2003 Gründungsmitglied und Geschäftsführer von “Educult – Institut für Kulturelle Bildung”. Seit 2004 Experte beim Wissenschaftszentrum Wien.

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Wimmer, Michael: born 1950 in Vienna, Austria. Studied at the Vienna University for Music and Performing Arts Organist and Music Educator. Studied Austrian Cultural Policy and Comparative Studies of European Cultural Policies at the Vienna University for Political Sciences. 1987 – 2003 Director of the Austrian Culture-Service. Lecturer at the Institute for Political Sciences at the University of Vienna on the development of Austrian cultural policy and international comparison of cultural policies. Lecturer at the International Centre for Culture & Management in Salzburg, Austria. Lecturer on the Curator Courses of the Institute for Cultural Science in Vienna and Krems, Austria. Expert for the Council of Europe in the field of cultural policy – Author of the Austrian National Report “Cultural Policy in Austria” – Reporter and author of the report “Cultural Policy in Slovenia”. Founding member of the European Network “artsandeducation”, commissioned by the Austrian Ministry of Education and Culture, the Council of Europe and the European Commission. Expert of the European Commission/General Directorate for Culture and Education on educational and cultural policy issues. Editor of a comprehensive study of the Austrian and international framework of “Art and Education – Education in and by art processes”. Evaluation of cultural education policy in Amsterdam commissioned by the Amsterdam Funds for the Arts. Since 2003 Founding member and General Manager of Educult – Institute for the Mediation of Arts and Sciences.

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Email: michael.wimmer@educult.at