Words: Anna Ochmann In July 1999 I graduated the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. My feeling of happiness was mixed with an overwhelming sense of exhaustion. My pride on having manage to graduate from the Academy was coupled with a feeling of hopelessness – what should...
On work-life balance in artistic work, or rather the lack of it…
Anna Ochmann We were holding our keys in our hands. Some of them were single, others were in whole bundles. One could see keys for a flat or a studio, the tiny ones were associated with mailboxes, padlocks or keys to bicycle locks. There were classic keys, flat...
ARTzin nieZNANI/unKNOWN – #BTTO
15 Young Creators worked together to create ARTzin nieZNANI/unKNOWN - a small-circulation work of original texts and images. A fanzine (blend of fan and magazine) is a non-professional and non-official publication produced by enthusiasts of a particular cultural...
Meet a Lady from Pyskowice
Katarzyna Szota-Eksner runs a blog on Pyskowice and collects herstories that she is able to discover. Some of them has been also published in a book. She inspires others to look for non-obvious tropes and inspiring characters. Pyskowice is a small town in southern...
We are humans. We need relationships
At the beginning of the pandemic in April 2020, as the activist group Nic o nas bez nas, (nothing concerning us without us) Women's Movement Gliwice, Pyskowice we organised a queue protest against the tightening of the abortion law. We stood in the centre of Gliwice...
Digital tools and interactive books – thoughts of the educator and an older brother
Technology in the 21st century is accompanying us at every step - be it at the professional stage, where more and more people work in the office at the computer, preparing documents, presentations, creating movies or music, or in everyday life - using social media is...
Are we aware of the benefits of conscious breathing? Some inspiration not only for artists
CREATIVE AGORA is an international project in which the ARTeria Foundation, together with partners from seven European countries (Sweden, Spain, Greece, Hungary, Poland, France and Croatia), worked on tools for informal, participatory art education for adults by...
Mentors and mentees voices in BtG UX Compendium
"I would like to say a few words about the “Break-in the desk” methodology and how I use it in the mentoring process. First of all, this methodology works in the best way for artists, creatives and creative organizations, which on the one hand, want to develop their...
Bridging the Gap – Reflective Review
This is the evaluation report of the results from Bridging the Gap project. More about the project: https://www.bridgingthegapeurope.com/ Publication BtG - Reflective Review Interactive
There are no golden rules
Paolo D'Ercole, Materahub interviews Anna ochmann, ARTeria Foundation for #SocialEU project Paolo D'Ercole, Materahub: From no social to one of the most active organisations in EU projects social media promotion. What triggered this change? Anna Ochmann, ARTeria:...
“Ujawniony”
"Basically, the most important thing is life. And when there is life, freedom is the most important thing. And then you give your life for freedom. Then you don't know what's most important anymore. " This motto from Marek Edelman's book "Ghetto is fighting"...
“Danced”
A review catalogue of six editions of the regional photographic competition organized within the framework of the Street Dance Festival "(Nie)Łam się". More about the project here. Publication link
“POMIĘDZY_BETWEEN”
Catalogue of the exhibition of Anna Ochmann in the Gallery of the Municipal Culture Centre in Zabrze combined with the concert of Wenancjusz Ochmann. The event took place in the fall of 2012. Link: Pomiedzy-Between-AW
Action Creativity – Creative Silesia
Publication containing the most important conclusions after the conference "Creative Silesia" organized within the framework of the project "Action Creativity 2" in November 2012, as well as the conclusions of the participants of the discussion club meetings held...
From offline to online – how it happened in Tarnowskie Góry
Anna Gołkowska Dymarczyk and Sylwia Jata from the Góry Kultury Association speak to Anna Ochmann I meet again with Anna Gołkowska-Dymarczyk and Sylwia Jata from the “Góry Kultury" Association in Tarnowskie Góry We started our previous conversation with the live...
Cultural heritage and society 5.0
Anna Ochmann The concept of society 5.0 assumes that advanced technology will be used to solve everyday problems and promote a person-centered society. This idea was initiated in Japan in 2016 [1] [2]. It is becoming more and more popular as technology progresses and...
Creative Mentor profile master ACT
Summary of the first (analitical) phase from the Master the ACT project about defining the most important competences crucial for mentor's work in order to support employment i cultural and creative sectors. Link.
Status and Working Conditions for Artists, Cultural and Creative professionals
Report of the international group of experts working as a part of structurised dialog with the European Commission (Voices of Culture), concerning artists' and CCIs representatives' work status and conditions. Anna Ochmann, president of ARTeria Foundation participated...
Towards – Gender Equality in the Cultural and Creative Sectors
The report prepared by the European Commission on equal opportunities in CCIs also indicates, among other things, good practices, including the international project implemented by the ARTeria Foundation "Global FemART - supporting female artists and creatives in...
“Gender Equality: Gender Balance in the cultural and creative sectors”
The report "Gender Equality: Gender Balance in the cultural and creative sectors" summarizing the recommendations of experts after the discussion sessions organized, with the participation of Anna Ochmann, president of ARTeria Foundation, in Prague in 2019 as part of...
ArtENprise – Entrepreneurial competences for artists and cultural operators (European study report)
The report contains all data and information gathered during the creation of the first output of the ArtENprise project. More about the project here. Publication link.
Strength of localism and convergence of competences
Publication summarizing the realization of the project "Professional local media staff" addressed to employees of the local media from Silesia who were interested in acquiring new, supplementing or upgrading their qualifications and professional skills. Read more...
Citizen’s Guide (Informator Obywatelski)
This publication is part of the Arteria Foundation's project "Cooperativeness, Communicativeness and Creativity", which aims to broaden the space and improve the mechanisms of active public debate at the local and regional level in the Silesian agglomeration, and to...
Culture and the Policies of Change – Conference Reader
This report is a summary of discussions that took place during the conference "Culture and Policies of Change" held in Brussels on 6-7 September 2010. It is a document containing: various presentations, papers, workshop abstracts and an overall summary of the issues...
Faces of the Foundation – a photography project by the School of Fine Arts in Zabrze
Catalog created through the cooperation of the ARTeria Foundation, High School of Art in Zabrze, CS Design/creative solutions/ and the Foundation for Cardiac Surgery Development. It presents photos, portraits of the most important faces of the Foundation for Cardiac...
Global-FemART – Publication
The publication contains a short description of the Global FemArt project, articles written by Anna Ochmann on the subject of the project and introduces the figures of famous Polish women artists. Read more about the Global FemArt project here. Global FemART...
Global FemART – the women that drive the creative industries
The main objective of this document is to gather recommendations for policy makers on how to improve existing inequalities in the creative and cultural sector and to inform artists and creators about the situation and key elements of the Global FemART project. The...
BtG – Occupational Profile and Competence Standards for the Creative Enterprise Mentor in Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) (Synthesis report)
This publication considers the Creative Enterprise Mentor (CEM) as a new role linked to the European Qualification Network (EQF) within the Bridging the Gap project. The paper is based on data collected over a period of 4 months, including through 36 interviews...
BtG – European Curriculum Framework and Learning Outcomes for training Creative Enterprise Mentors
European curriculum framework and learning outcomes for mentor training in the creative industries developed by the Bridging the Gap project partners. More about th Bridging the Gap project here. Link to publication.
Learn2Create – methodological concept (report)
The report elaborated by the partners of the international project "Learn2Create - promoting work-based learning in Europe's Cultural and Creative Industries" (project website) analysing existing practices and formats of work-based learning in the countries of the...





























