The Project
"CULTURE UP – Capacity building of Cultural Institutions and Local Authorities in non–urban and peripheral areas", sets out to share and exchange knowledge and practices of cultural development across the public, private and civil sector in five European non–urban and peripheral areas.
"CULTURE UP – Capacity building of Cultural Institutions and Local Authorities in non–urban and peripheral areas", sets out to share and exchange knowledge and practices of cultural development across the public, private and civil sector in five European non–urban and peripheral areas.
The project has defined the following specific objectives:
- Exchange and knowledge-sharing of concrete experiences to strengthen capacity of cultural development in non–urban areas both on an artistic, and institutional and local authority level (by exploring best practices, participatory and bottom-up approaches, peer-to-peer methodology of hands on training).
- Create awareness on cultural development in non–urban areas and support existing initiatives
- Develop European partnerships on cultural development in non–urban areas and show the way for a stronger European awareness in smaller cultural institutions and newcomers as a potential path for innovative development and solutions to local challenges
- Create an outline strategy for an institutionalized new learning model of operating European cultural development in non–urban areas
Project partners will investigate through transnational working group meetings, and learning teaching and training activities the following:
- How local authorities and the surrounding community support and strengthen cultural and artistic innovation and practices
- How we ensure a thriving cultural life in rural and peripheral areas
The project includes nine partners from five European cities, which have been engaged in former, coming or aspiring European Capitals of Culture (ECOC), both as host city and as neighboring cultural institutions and local authorities in the region, working with diverse age groups of children, youth and adults.
- Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune, Denmark
- Kulturskolen Ringkøbing-Skjern, Denmark
- Sastamale Community College, Finland
- Tampere Art Museum, Finland
- Provincie Fryslan, Holland
- Stichting Keunstwurk, Holland
- Novi Sad – European Capital of Culture’ Foundation, Serbia
- Cultural Center Rumenka, Serbia
- Galway County Council, Ireland