"Arts as a force for social change" – Liz Gardiner
On June 16th, Intercult invited four socially engaged and changemaking women artists and practitioners to present the frame of their community building methodology. Liz Gardiner is an artist, teacher doctoral candidate with the University of the West of Scotland, free-lance consultant specialising in cultural planning and executive director of Fablevision. Liz is interested in arts and activism and she said something controversial from the outset: "The arts are not a magic talisman. The arts do not produce social change automatically. [...]
Webinar – Arts as a force for social change
We are living in a time of crisis where arts and cultural organisations are marginalised and isolated but it is a fact that they become stronger when they are embedded and supported by their community. How can cultural organisations and individuals increase art in the community and be of help to the wider community? This event is a part of the summary activities of our Erasmus+ funded project "I_Improve" where for the last three years we are promoting audience engagement [...]
Summary of the panel discussion on the Cultural deal for Europe- the Nordic chapter
In this panel discussion we held together with Culture Action Europe on 30/4, Swedish cultural operators gathered for a conversation about what Cultural Deal for Europe Nordic cooperation brings with it for challenges and opportunities in Sweden. The Cultural Deal for Europe is a call by the European cultural society to recognise and include culture in the European project to shape the Europe of the future. Participant: Niels Righolt, CKI Denmark, Vice-President of Culture Action Europe Karin Lundmark, Administration for [...]
Kreativa Europa Desk Kultur/Kulturrådet har intervjuat Iwona Preis, VD på Intercult, om Kreativa Europaprojekt Memory of Water.
Kreativa Europa Desk Kultur/Kulturrådet har intervjuat Iwona Preis, VD på Intercult, om vårat Kreativa Europaprojekt Memory of Water. Memory of Water är ett konstnärslett projekt som utforskar vilken påverkan konstnärer kan ha på post-industriella och sjönära områden i Europa. Konstnärer från flera europeiska länder samarbetade med stads- och kulturplanerare, politiker och engagerade kulturorganisationer för att skapa inkluderande evenemang och konstnärliga interventioner i de havsnära städerna Levadia, Gdańsk, Govan, Limerick och Stockholm. 📌Mer om projektet hittar ni via denna [...]
A Cultural Deal for Europe NORDIC CHAPTER
Culture is the anchor that binds us together. It is the cornerstone of the European project and a driving force for the continent's future. Culture has enormous inherent value and makes a huge contribution to the economy. Culture has always been a vital social glue and resource, capable of healing wounds during difficult times. The severity of the COVID-19 pandemic's ongoing crisis, as well as the threats that lie ahead, necessitate unprecedented and concerted action. Culture Action Europe proposes we [...]
Building social capital: a methodology
International cooperations and transnational projects have long since been Intercult’s forté, but times and focus have changed during recent years. We have therefore expanded our focus. For Intercult to remain relevant, on a local, national och international level, we needed to adapt. International projects are no longer the primary interest of our financial beneficiaries and our audience, so we have explored our roots and started honing our local community skills instead. This way, our projects have real communal impact but [...]
I_Improve Conversations
2021 is here and we are preparing for the last year of the I_Improve project! Time has truly flown by and we are very excited for this last run. A lot has happened these past three years, and to learn as much as possible from our experiences all of the partner organisations have participated in the I_Improve Conversations. This is an informal video series, where we reflect about our choices, the differens projects, the Change maker process, and more. The [...]
Memory of Water – a final reflection of project coordinator Iwona Preis
From 2018, Intercult has been a lead partner in Memory of Water project co- funded by Creative Europe - building upon collaboration of 6 partner cities, based on local participation and co-creation. Memory of Water explores post-industrial cultural heritage on waterfronts in the context of urban planning and community development. Over two years, the participating partners : Intercult in Sweden, Stad Ostend in Belgium, the Municipality of Levadia in Greece, BSCC Poland, Fablevision in Scotland, and Ormston House in Ireland collaborated on twenty-three interconnected activities like city labs, international residencies, and a filmed documentary. [...]
Memory of Water – a final reflection of project coordinator Iwona Preis
From 2018, Intercult has been a lead partner in Memory of Water project co- funded by Creative Europe - building upon collaboration of 6 partner cities, based on local participation and co-creation. Memory of Water explores post-industrial cultural heritage on waterfronts in the context of urban planning and community development. Over two years, the participating partners : Intercult in Sweden, Stad Ostend in Belgium, the Municipality of Levadia in Greece, BSCC Poland, Fablevision in Scotland, and Ormston House in Ireland collaborated on twenty-three interconnected activities like city labs, international residencies, and a filmed [...]