THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION SELECTS AGAIN THE CULTURAL COOPERATION PROJECT CreArt LED BY THE CITY OF VALLADOLID, AND WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF 11 EUROPEAN CITIES, AND WILL RECEIVE A GRANT OF 1,500.000 €

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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION SELECTS AGAIN THE CULTURAL COOPERATION PROJECT CreArt LED BY THE CITY OF VALLADOLID, AND WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF 11 EUROPEAN CITIES, AND WILL RECEIVE A GRANT OF 1,500.000 €

The European Commission has again selected the CreArt Network of European Cities for Artistic Creation, led by Ayuntamiento de Valladolid, which will receive and manage the European Grant to continue its program of activities over the next 4 years. CreArt is one of 15 projects selected, among 111 proposals under the Creative Europe Open Call for large scale cooperation projects.

From the European Commission, they have rated positively the quality of the new partnership, made up of 12 medium-sized cities from 9 countries distributed throughout Europe (Valladolid - ES, Genoa and Lecce - IT; Liverpool - UK; Clermont - Ferrand and Rouen FR; Zagreb - HR; Kaunas -LT; Lublin and Katowice -PL; Aveiro - PT; Skopje - MK) with extensive experience in coordinating cultural programs in the field of contemporary art; Its program of training, exchange and promotion activities covering a wide range of visual arts and focused on developing 3 of the European Commission's priorities (transnational mobility, capacity building through training and education and audience development ); or the continuation of a complete Communication plan both off-line and on-line which has been very effective in the dissemination of the CreArt activities and the Creative Europe program at local, national and international level.

The new CreArt project will be developed between 2017 and 2021 and has a total budget of 3.096.148 € (The European Commission will provide a Grant of 1.548.074 €). The project will start in the following months, as a continuation of the current project, that ended in April, and in which after 5 years of work, more than 200 artists have benefited from the exchange opportunities; we have organized 20 AiR programs in 4 European cities; 3 workshops led by renowned artists and curators; circa 10 seminars, conferencesand encounters, organized with the collaboration of experts and professors from European Universities; 4 travelling exhibitions, stopping in 3 different cities every year from the North to the South of Europe, with the participation of 80 artists and 4 highly regarded curators. Also from within our Network –and

inviting other cities to join in- we have introduced the annual celebration of the “European Day of Artistic Creativity” (21st March). Furthermore, and we have coordinated, together with the Kea European Affairs Agency, the study titled: “Contribution of Artistic Creation to local development”.

These 5 years of CreArt have contributed to improve the social innovation, economic growth, image and internationalization of our cities: the participant cities in the project highlight the positive impact on the local management thanks to the experience gained during these years; the enrichment of the local cultural offer through the CreArt activities and the artistic projects launched on the occasion of the European Day of Artistic Creativity; and the positive impact In the artistic community.

 In CreArt we are convinced that training and the organization of exchanges are essential to all sectors involved in the cultural activities of our cities (artists, curators, managers, technicians, politicians, the press, ...). For this new project we are committed to increase the number and variety of activities and the opportunities for cultural stakeholders in general. We would like to develop a programme designed to help a sector that has been especially affected by the current economic crisis. We will do this by promoting smart and sustainable growth in the public administrations. An inclusive, coherent and more creative programme.

DATA OF THE PROJECT

DURATION June 2017- May 2021

BUDGET 3.096.148  €  UE Grant: 1.548.074 €

COUNTRIES: SPAIN, UK, ITALY, FRANCE, CROATIA, LITHUANIA, PORTUGAL, MACEDONIA, POLAND.

COORDINATOR Fundación Municipal de Cultura. Ayuntamiento de Valladolid (España)

CO-ORGANIZERS:

  1. Comune di Genova (Municipality of Genova) (Genova –IT)
  2. Hrvatsko Drustvo Likovnih Umjetnika (Croatian Association of Artists) (Zagreb – HR)
  3. Mairie Clermont Ferrand (Municipality of Clermont – Ferrand) (Clermont-Ferrand – FR)
  4. Katowice – Miasto Na Prawach Powiatu (Municipality of Katowice) (Katowice-PL)
  5. Ville de Rouen (Municipality of Rouen) (Rouen-FR)
  6. Gmina Lublin (Municipality of Lublin) (Lublin-PL)
  7. City of Skopje (Municipality of Skopje) (Skopje-MK)
  8. Città di Lecce – Comune di Lecce (Municipality of Lecce) (Lecce-IT)
  9. Liverpool City Council (Liverpool – UK)
  10. Vsl Artkomas (Kaunas – LT)
  11. Camara Municipal de Aveiro (Aveiro –PT)

 

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT

1. To continue with the permanent and professional system for transnational mobility, cultural exchange and joint work experiences among the different players in the creative and cultural sector.

2. To develop more training opportunities for cultural agents: Artist in residence programs, workshops, seminars, conferences, encounters.

3. Introduction of work methodologies for specific groups (children, youth and adults) that will promote creativity as a skill for personal development through educational programmes.

4. To take advantage of technological tools for the communication, dissemination, exchange of creativity and cultural management ideas through the CreArt website and the platform of ideas and projects.

5. To enhance audience development through the institutionalization in different cities of the European Day of Artistic Creativity and the European travelling Exhibitions.

6. To identify and research, within the framework of conferences, seminars and encounters, the best practices in culture-led development

7. To help develop a social status for artists, based on the Proposal Resolution of the European Parliament (2006/2249)

8. To enhance the creation and dissemination of the cultural offer in the cities of the Network

9. To encourage the development and modernization of Visual Arts sector and cultural industries, helping to consolidate the creative sector at local and European level.

10. To help improve the education and training of the workers and entrepreneurs in the Cultural and creative sectors.

 

PROJECT WEBSITES

www.creart-eu.org

www.europeandayofartisticcreativity.org

 

SOCIAL MEDIA

www.facebook.com/CreArtRedCiudadesCreacionArtistica

www.facebook.com/CreArtNetworkCitiesArtisticCreation

www.facebook.com/EuropeanDayArtisticCreativity

https://twitter.com/Creart_es

 

 

 

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