November 2009 Special Edition www.purposeforeurope.eu Łódź European Capital of Culture 2016 candidate Table of contents 05 From the Editors Interview 06 The Honorary Committee Interview: Artur Zaguła Presentation 14 Part One: Łódź 20 Part Two: Łódź – European Capital of Culture 2016 – candidate Analysis 32 European Capital of Culture – Objectives, Facts and Procedures Text: Artur Zaguła Career in Culture 34 Responsibility with Profit in Mind Interview: Maja Ruszkowska-Mazerant Culture Industries 40 Creative Alternative Text: Maciej Mazerant Workshop 42 Magnetic Force Text: Monika Ptasińska Young Culture 46 The City – Spatial Experiments Interview: Maja Ruszkowska-Mazerant Feature 60 Let it Be Clearer! Text: Kuba Wandachowicz On the Margin 62 A Few Words about the ECC 2016 Interview: Artur Zaguła On the Margin 64 Talk about ŁECC 2016 Interview: Artur Zaguła Łódź - European Capital of Culture 2016 www.lodz2016.com 4 Purpose For Europe Special Edition www.purposeforeurope.eu www.purpose.com.pl
[email protected] Maja Ruszkowska-Mazerant Editor-in-Chief Maciej Mazerant Editor Artur Zaguła History of Art Department Tomasz Kaczkowski Design Editor Paweł Walczak Layout Purpose – Entrepreneurship in Culture Design 1BT (www.1bt.pl) Translation Cover Manufaktura Fotografii Photos Urząd Miasta Łodzi [City of Łódź Office], Monika Ptasińska Originator of the „Zostań twarzą ŁESK 2016” [Be a face of ŁECC 2016] project Special issue of the periodic finance by the Bureau of Promotion, Tourism and International Cooperation, City of Łódź Office www.purposeforeurope.eu 5 From the Editors And so, already we have the second issue of Purpose – Entrepreneurship in Culture, dedicated to the endeavours of Łódź to win the European Capital of Culture 2016.