{"id":8871,"date":"2025-11-26T13:59:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T11:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/?p=8871"},"modified":"2026-02-26T12:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:28:08","slug":"cosmo-art-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/uncategorized\/cosmo-art-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"COSMO-ART Conference – 30 nov-6 Dec 2025, Sol Plaatje University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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30 November – 06 December 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sol Plaatje University<\/h2>\n\n\n\n


Most presentations are available on COSMO-ART YouTube channel.<\/mark><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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[English version below<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organis\u00e9 par le programme de recherche ANR COSMO-ART<\/mark><\/a>, en partenariat avec l’IFAS-Recherche, cette conf\u00e9rence internationale, intitul\u00e9e “Gestion de l’art rupestre en Afrique australe: vers une approche cosmopolitique”, vise \u00e0 explorer les d\u00e9fis pos\u00e9s par les diff\u00e9rentes probl\u00e9matiques li\u00e9es \u00e0 la gestion des sites d\u2019art rupestre. Si la conf\u00e9rence se concentre sur les sites d\u2019art rupestre d’Afrique australe, les cas d’\u00e9tude provenant d\u2019autres r\u00e9gions sont les bienvenues \u00e0 des fins de comparaison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La patrimonialisation de l\u2019art rupestre, processus particuli\u00e8rement complexe, implique de multiples parties prenantes dont les valeurs et int\u00e9r\u00eats peuvent se recouper, mais aussi diverger. G\u00e9rer les sites d\u2019art rupestre de mani\u00e8re inclusive et durable n\u00e9cessite donc une approche holistique reconnaissant la diversit\u00e9 des pratiques et les diff\u00e9rentes d\u00e9finitions du patrimoine selon les acteur. La conf\u00e9rence souhaite ainsi r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir aux questions : Qui sont les usagers des sites et dans quelles mesurse les fr\u00e9quentent-ils ? Quelles valeurs sont attribu\u00e9es \u00e0 l\u2019art rupestre, et par qui ? Comment ces valeurs sont-elles mobilis\u00e9es, \u00e9ventuellement adapt\u00e9es et transmises (de l\u2019\u00e9ducation au d\u00e9veloppement touristique) ? Quelles sont les menaces per\u00e7ues qui p\u00e8sent sur ces sites ? Comment les mesures de conservation inspir\u00e9es des pratiques occidentales et les syst\u00e8mes traditionnels peuvent-ils coexister ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cette conf\u00e9rence internationale marquera la cl\u00f4ture du projet de recherche COSMO-ART. Elle pr\u00e9sentera \u00e0 la fois les m\u00e9thodes d\u00e9velopp\u00e9es dans le cadre de COSMO-ART et leurs r\u00e9sultats, tout en ouvrant un espace de discussion avec des chercheurs et professionnels du patrimoine internationaux, afin de collectivement mettre en \u0153uvre une approche cosmopolitique de la gestion des sites d\u2019art rupestre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Retrouvez les r\u00e9sum\u00e9s des communications ici.<\/mark><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n


Voir le programme ci-dessous.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Retrouvez l’enregistrement des communications sur la cha\u00eene YouTube du programme.<\/mark><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Organised by the ANR COSMO-ART research project<\/mark><\/a>, in partnership with IFAS-Research, this international conference \u201cRock Art Site Management in Southern Africa: Towards a Cosmopolitan Approach<\/strong>\u201d aims to explore the challenges posed by overlapping issues involved in the management of rock art sites. The focus is on rock art sites in southern Africa, but case studies from other regions are welcome insofar as they are relevant for comparison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rock art heritage-making is a particularly complex process, involving multiple stakeholders with sets of values that sometimes overlap, but can also diverge. Managing rock art sites in an inclusive and sustainable manner therefore requires a holistic approach that recognises the diversity of practices and the different ways in which stakeholders define what constitutes heritage. This raises questions such as: Who are the users of the sites and to what extent? What are the values attributed to rock art and by whom? How are these values used, possibly adapted, and communicated (from education to tourism development)? What are the perceived threats to these sites? How can Western-inspired conservation measures and traditional custodianship systems work together?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The COSMO-ART international conference will mark the conclusion of the COSMO-ART research project. It will both report on the methods developed within COSMO-ART and their results and open up discussion with international delegates to work together towards the effective implementation of a cosmopolitan approach to managing rock art sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the abstract book here.<\/mark><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n


Watch the presentation recordings on the programme’s YouTube channel.<\/mark><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Read the programme below.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n