Closing the Gap er et ENCC-program, der sigter mod at bygge bro mellem sociokulturelle centre og lokalpolitik. Det handler om at skabe et frugtbart og potentielt transformerende samarbejde mellem sociokulturelle centre og lokale myndigheder.
En af programmets nøgleaktioner er organiseringen af seks rundbordssamtaler i forskellige europæiske lande, hvor kulturcentre og lokale kulturaktører, lokale myndigheder og internationale gæster samles for at diskutere og dele udfordringer og bedste praksis, samt studiebesøg og matchmaking-initiativer.
Den tredje rundbordssamtale i Closing the Gap-programmet afholdes af ENCC-medlemmet Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium i Holstebro, Danmark, fredag den 23. februar 2024.
PROGRAMME
8.45 - 9.00 Arrival of colleagues and partners from Holstebro and region
9.00 - 12.30 Roundtable with practitioners, experts, and policy makers: the potential of "uninstitutionalising" cultural houses; understanding the existing gap and building bridges through dialogue.
Introduction: Piet Forger, programme coordinator and ENCC board member; Kap Bech Jensen, director of Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium
Speakers: Irene Rolopo, consultant; Louise Godt and Emma Meyer, EU cultural advisors, Central Denmark EU Office of the Danish Government; Kristian Krog, director of Maltfabrikken.
Coffee break
Working groups: discussing different dimensions of the issues at stake
Main conclusions and next steps
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch and networking
14.00 - 17.30 Study visits (optional)
Slagteriet, Holstebro
Sygehus grunden, Holstebro
Speakers
Piet Forger has been the head of the department for cultural affairs at the city of Leuven, Belgium since 2015. He is the initiator and vice president of Vitamine C, a Flanders-based network of cultural professionals.
Irene Ropolo is involved in co-creation of European projects and, in particular, in systematising skills, knowledge, opportunities and objectives.
Kristian Krog is the managing director and co-founder of the independent Danish cultural centre Maltfabrikken. For the last 15 years he has played a central role in transforming an abandoned factory into an international institution.
