If we conceptualize a form of Patronage of Space which bridges contemporary and historical space, without being patronizing, how can that patronage be infused by simultaneous concerns for historical continuity, sustainability, and at the same time change, rather than being frozen in time, conceptually segregated and catering to conservative notions of historical representation?

The Lopud Seminars are conceived to create an impetus for innovation, dialogue and exchange by bringing together cultural practitioners of different fields in small enclosed workshop-like Debate Sessions to interconnect different agendas and practices, that we have identified and localized in individual and institutional efforts and talents in the respective fields of contemporary art, architecture, preservation, performance, theory. In the light of an expanding international horizon, we plan to endorse alternative co-operations based on ongoing negotiations of the production of cultural meaning and spatial practices within sites of transformation.> >