Innovative approaches to culture - an incubator of new crossborder community developments
| Approximate total Project budget in EUR: | 222 118.19 |
| ERDF co-financing in EUR: | 188 800.46 |
| Project Duration: | 01/2010 - 12/2010 |
| Priority: | Attractive Living Environment and Development of Sustainable Community |
| Direction: | 3. Development of Active and Sustainable Communities(Small Project Facility) |
| Application Call: | 2 |
| Project is finished | |
Summary Description of the Project:
Saldus, Mazeikiai and Telsiai districts cover neighbouring territories of similar size and number of inhabitants. They have a lasting cooperation history among the municipalities of towns and villages, most of it is focused on the sector of culture.
In the framework of the project many innovative approaches will be used, such as developing a new education and training programme, creating of working places in the sector of culture, application of information technologies, creating new culture products, e.g., youth dance night festival, common poetry book. Another innovative matter is a cross-border culture cooperation plan which has never been prepared and implemented among the three partner districts earlier.
In the framework of the project many innovative approaches will be used, such as developing a new education and training programme, creating of working places in the sector of culture, application of information technologies, creating new culture products, e.g., youth dance night festival, common poetry book. Another innovative matter is a cross-border culture cooperation plan which has never been prepared and implemented among the three partner districts earlier.
Progress report:
Within the Project:
- Poets and photographers have had common seminars and field work to create, submit, evaluate and select photos and poems for a joint "Poetry book" and its presentation event.
- Teachers and students of arts schools have had common creative workshops and seminars to study each others experience and create works for three mobile exhibitions.
- Dance groups and choreography teachers have had creative seminars to prepare a modern dance festival, youth improvisation theatre participants have prepared a programme for two summer camps and a performance.
- IT based sound, light and related equipment has been purchased to organize training seminars for the technicians and staff of culture centres about how to apply modern technologies at performances and other culture events.
Lead partner:
| Saldus novada pašvaldība |
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Striķu 3, Saldus, LV-3801 , Latvia Tel.: +3716380900 Fax: +371 63807910 Website: www.saldus.lv Contact person: Sarmite Ozolina, director of development department E-mail: dome@saldus.lv |
