Art campaign to mark the enlargement of the European Union
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> in order to realise a Europe-wide art campaign I am asking you as a
> European artist for your assistance. As a symbol for a new Europe which is
> growing together in solidarity, I would like citizens throughout Europe to
> open 10000 sunshades or umbrellas on the day of the EU enlargement.
> However, I need more participants from your country. Please help me!
>
> 1. Open your sunshade/umbrella for a short time on 1 May 2004 at 13 (12
> Central European Summer Time).
> 2. Register your sunshades/umbrellas by e-mail as soon as possible. You
> only need to give the number of sunshades/umbrellas and your country to do
> this, e.g. "2 umbrellas, LT".
> Please tell many other people about the project. Everyone can take part.
>
> Already peoples and artists in 31 countries assured their participation in
> the largest art-action of all times: Ireland, Germany, F.Y.R.O.Macedonia,
> Tschechien, the Netherlands, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Kazakhstan,
> Ukraine, Martinique, Malta, France, Belgium, Poland, Portugal, Espana,
> Argentinia, Canada, Brasilia, Hungaria, Slovenija, Slovensko, Greece,
> Sweden, United Kingdom, Turkey, Norway, Suomi, Romania, Bulgaria, Estonia.
> Already 1511 sunshades/umbrellas takes part.
>
> For peace in Europe and in the world!
> The art-project expresses the readiness for respectful cooperation, for
> peace and for communication in a new Europe of the future. During the
world
> is shocked by terror and war, the art campaign take a sign for peace and
> friendship in europe and in the world.
>
> For more information see: www.more-umbrellas.de
>
> Many thanks for your help!
> Yours faithfully
> Michael Werner
> Dr. Karl Senft Str. 9
> 93142 Maxhütte
> Germany
> www.more-umbrellas.de
>