Preparations Intercult began conversations with the regional authorities and simultaneously with the separate cultural department of Gothenburg City at an early stage. A plan emerged for a central event in Gothenburg itself with satellite events in several other smaller municipalities, making one programme, which would take place during the Swedish EU presidency. Due to the [Read more...]
Funders and cultural relations Nordic countries have a long track record of international collaboration among themselves and SEAS Helsingør/Helsingborg/Copenhagen did not present much of an intercultural challenge! The Norwegian, Swedish and Danish coorganisers and partners shared in a successful grant application to the Nordic Culture Point KulturKontaktNord to support the presentations. And – a new [Read more...]
We worked very closely with entrepreneurial, independent producers from Odessa’s alternative music and cultural events scene, especially with the DJ and performance collective Ukr.Tele.Kom (who worked with Hotel ProForma on Relief) and the venues Club Skraf and Exit Club who provided the link to the younger and emerging artists in the region who the institutions [Read more...]
Skegness International was lucky with the weather: there was plenty of sunshine and hardly any rain despite being deliberately scheduled in the autumn in order to extend the usual holiday season. The Skegness hotels reported an increase in off-season bookings during the event – one comment was “You can’t get a bed in Skegness – [Read more...]
The external evaluation is designed to be a useful tool for people who are, or are thinking of, engaging in transnational collaboration in Europe. You can also read about the issues that the main organiser’s team faced as Black/North SEAS was organised. External evaluation of SEAS Read the articles to find out more on the [Read more...]
