Main aims:
Strengthening and developing cultural institutions in rural areas as active regional stakeholders, thereby making a range of cultural forms of expression available to the region's population
Target groups:
Regional cultural institutions such as museums, theatres, libraries, cultural centres, music schools, literature venues, districts; municipalities and cultural operators such as initiatives, artists' platforms
Expected results:
Getting participating cultural institutions interested in and open to new tasks and further developing them into cultural anchor points in their respective regions; highlighting the importance of art and culture as a means of transforming public perceptions; sustainably strengthening cultural-policy structures in municipalities and districts
Six projects in four regions received support from 2015 to 2020; 18 regions received advice and support in developing their own transformation plans in 2018 and 2019
EU24.1 million (2015 to 2023)
Initial results of evaluations are expected in summer 2020; five additional regions are being supported in the second project phase from 2020 to 2023