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European Cultural Foundation

& its work in the

European Union

Neighbourhood

Philipp DietachmairKUMA Talks, May 16, 2012

Project Cultural Development in Belarus,Vilnius, April 2011

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EU Neighbourhood Programme

There is no new vision orstrategy for Europe without the

historical, cultural, economic,political and human ties weshare with our EU neighbours

Belarus History Book 10thgrade (A. Liankevich)

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EU Neighbourhood Programme

A sincere and organically growing communicationand collaboration process with cultural innovators inthe EU Neighbourhood will bring new joint visions forthe wider Europe artistically, socially and politically

Cultural Policy workshop (Kaliningrad 2005)

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EU Neighbourhood Programme

Skilled cultural managers establish strongorganisationsand form powerful communitiesof cultural change-makersin turbulent societies

Clubture Croatia, Zagreb

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Across the wider Europe:

EU & neighbouring countries

Belarus

Ukraine

Moldova

EU Neighbourbood Programme

Turkey

Algeria Egypt JordanLebanon MoroccoPalestine Syria Tunisia

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5 dimensions of our work

1. Capacity building

2. Supporting arts innovation3. Community development4. Participation in policy development

5. (pan-)European collaboration

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1. Capacity building

Arts management trainingfor cultural entrepreneurs

Belarus Pilot Workshop, Vilnius April 2011

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1. Capacity building

Development ofcultural organisations

Biblioteka Odesa

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2. Supporting arts innovation

Small-scale grants for

local projects encouragecultural innovators &support alternativeartistic expressions

DJ Lavr (Belarus) by A. Liankevich

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3. Community development

Powerful local communities of professionals

Zagreb Right to City Movement fighting for Badel cultural factory

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3. Community development example

Ukraine Culture Network (2010)

Lutsk

Lviv

Ivano-Frankivsk

Chernihiv

Kyiv

Zhytomyr

Kharkiv

Luhansk

Donetsk

Poltava

Kremenchuk

Khirovohrad

Kherson

Odesa

Dnipropetrovsk

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4. Participation in policy development

Strong civic voices for moreaccountability in public artbudgets, cultural planning &

policy reformRight to the City Movement Zagreb

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5. (pan-)European collaboration

Collaboration must be two-way, recognizing theinequality of resources, butnot of human capacity orcultural expression

Adventures of the Trash People Canakkale, Turkey

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5. (pan-)European collaboration

On the ground practicefeeds into new EUcultural policies for theneighbourhoodcountries

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5. (pan-)European collaboration

Tandem Cultural Managers Exchange:EU, Ukraine, Moldova and Turkey

Tandem study visit Ukraine, Kyiv (May 2011)

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Challenges

Middle-Town: Imagining the Unspectacular, Trabzon, Turkey

Political TurbulenceSocioeconomic Volatility

Westernization vs.LocalOwnership

Complexity

vs. Quick Fix Aspirations

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www.eurocult.org/activities/neighbourhood