Leeuwarden-Ljouwert's Application for European Capital of Culture 2018
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Leeuwarden-Ljouwert’s application for European Capital of Culture 2018 leeuwarden-ljouwert iepen mienskip REFERENCE GUIDE Afsluitdijk 32km man-made enclosure dam Natuurmuseum Fryslân Frisian Nature Afûk Organisation to promote Frisian Museum Symbols for art forms & disciplines Language and Culture Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid ARK Fryslân Floating architectural centre Netherlands Institute for Sound and Blokhuispoort Former prison built around Vision 1500, now a cultural beehive Nederlandse Museum Vereniging BUOG Inventors and executers of Association of Dutch Museums extraordinary events NOM Development Agency Northern Dairy Campus A base in Leeuwarden from Netherlands agricultural university of Wageningen Noordelijke Hogeschool Leeuwarden (NHL) with a focus on innovation University of Applied Sciences De Kruidhof Botanic garden in Fryslân Noordelijk Film Festival Film festival taking architecture/design performing arts/theatre D’Drive Friesland College Art division of place in Leeuwarden-Ljouwert and on a the Friesland College number of Wadden islands Doarpswurk Organisation that stimulates Noorderslag ETEP European Talent the social cohesion and sustainability of Exchange Programme the Frisian Countryside OECD Organisation for Economic Co- Elfstedentocht Skating tour on natural operation and Development ice that covers all 11 cities in Fryslân, Oerol Annual international theatre festival attracting over 1.5 million visitors on the island of Terschelling cultural heritage/history photography EUNIC European Union National Institutes Oldehove An unfinished church tower in for Culture the centre of Leeuwarden-Ljouwert, Fierljeppen Pole-vaulting over a canal 16th Century Film in Friesland Art house venues in PeerGroup Site specific theatre group Fryslân Poppodium Romein Music venue in an old Hûs en Hiem Organisation to improve the church in Leeuwarden-Ljouwert architectural quality in Fryslân ROC Friese Poort Intermediate vocational In SITU European Network for artistic education dance poetry/literature/language creation in public space Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG) Friesland College Intermediate vocational University in the city of Groningen education Schouwburg De Lawei City theatre in Fries Museum Frisian museum with a Drachten collection ranges from old treasures and Skûtsjesilen Flat-bottom sailing costumes to contemporary visual art Slachtemarathon Walking and running Fries Film Archief Frisian Film Archive event (marathon) with cultural Friezen om útens Frisians who live abroad programme on the Slachtedijk Fryske Akademy Frisian Academy Slieker Film House for art house films film/documentary science/technology Het Nieuwe Instituut Institution for Stadsschouwburg De Harmonie City Architecture, Design, Fashion and theatre in Leeuwarden-Ljouwert E-culture Stenden University of applied sciences HCL Historic Centre Leeuwarden Stichting Alde Fryske Tsjerken Foundation INCAS3 Research institute for solving Old Frisian Churches industrial and social technological Stichting Cultureel Ondernemen problems Foundation for Culture- Interreg Programme that aims to Entrepreneurship multimedia/online design sculptures/installations stimulate cooperation between regions Stichting Landgoedconcerten Oranjewoud in the European Union Foundation Estate concerts Oranjewoud It Fryske Gea Regional nature conservation Stichting Schrijvers School Samenleving organisation (SSSS) Foundation Writers School Jeugd Dansopleiding Fryslân (JDOV) Youth Society Dance Education Stichting Staten and Stinzen Foundation Jeugdtheaterschool|Meeuw School for of Stately Homes Youth Theatre Stroom Den Haag Centre for Visual Arts Keatsen Frisian handball and Architecture music sport Keramiekmuseum Het Princessehof The TAAK International platform that develops Princessehof Ceramic Museum innovative art projects and educational Keunstwurk Regional organisation for art programmes Koninklijke Tichelaar Makkum Oldest Tresoar Frisian historic and literary centre compagny in the Netherlands (1572) in Tryater Frisian Theatre Company the field of ceramics Tûmba Centre for World Citizenship and Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut voor Equal treatment Onderzoek der Zee (NIOZ) Royal !Uit Festival Festival to celebrate start of paintings/drawings symposium/debate Netherlands Institute for Sea Research cultural season Koninklijke Vereniging Het Friesch University Campus Fryslân (UCF) Paarden- Stamboek (KFPS) Royal Network of the Fryske Akademy, the Association of Friesian Horses Stud Book Waddenacademie, Wetsus, Stenden Kunstkade Organisation offering creative Hogeschool, NHL, Van Hall Larenstein, activities the universities of Groningen, Twente, Loop Leeuwarden Running event in Wageningen and Delft Leeuwarden-Ljouwert Van Hall Larenstein University of applied multi disciplinary Meertens Instituut Research centre for the sciences diversity in language and culture Vera Club for the International Pop Mercator European Research Centre on Underground in Groningen Multilingualism and Language Learning Waddenacademie Wadden Academy, Minerva Academie voor popcultuur embedded in the Royal Netherlands Minerva Academy for pop culture Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) Museum Belvédère Museum for modern Waddenland the dense web of islands in art at Oranjewoud/Heerenveen the Wadden Sea Region and the built-up Muziekkoepel De Koperen Tuin Small communities along the coast music venue (open air) in the Wetsus Centre of excellence for Prinsentuin Park sustainable water technology Criss-Crossing Communities Iepen Mienskip The title of Lwd2018 is Iepen Mienskip. Iepen is the Frisian word for ‘open’, whereas Mienskip represents our sense of community. Lwd2018 connects different kinds of communities with each other. This is why our slogan is Criss-Crossing Communities. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTERS I Basic principles 1 Q 1 – 15 1 - 35 II Structure of the programme 37 Q 1 – 3 37 - 83 III Organisation & financing 85 Q 1 – 2 85 - 101 IV Infrastructure 103 Q 1 – 3 103 - 107 V Communication 109 Q 1 – 2 109 - 111 VI 113 Evaluation & monitoring 113 - 116 Q 1 VII Additional information 118 Q 1 – 2 118 - 119 2 PREFACE In the pre-selection report, the jury members of the European Capital of Culture 2018 competition gave us a welcome opportunity to reflect on our work to date. This bid book can be seen as a response to the questions raised by the jury. Some important changes were required. Our grass roots movement has broadened to incorporate both national and international cultural operators. The result is a European cultural programme with top-level artists, intermingled with events that address the citizens of Leeuwarden-Ljouwert. To make this programme feasible, we needed to strengthen our organisation. We sought the support and advice from international and national artists and cultural operators. Furthermore, we managed to get the support of enterprises, schools, universities, welfare institutions and touristic organisations, all of which are necessary to realise the events and the side programmes. At the suggestion of the jury, the City of Leeuwarden-Ljouwert and the Province of Fryslân worked together to carve out a common, long-term agenda. This agenda includes the cultural policy, but it also concerns policy in social, economic, educational and ecological fields. The total agreed investment across the City and Province comes to more than H850 million. Key political decisions, made to guarantee that Lwd2018 happens, are part of this wider agenda. With regard to the legacy of Lwd2018, there is room in the agenda for integrating the outcome of Lwd2018. Under the independent leadership of Mr Oeds Westerhof, this second bid book has been made possible thanks to the support and involvement of a lot of people with different skills and backgrounds. We are very grateful to them and to our volunteers. They have demonstrated what Mienskip is all about. Yours sincerely, Paul Visschedijk President of the Supervisory Board 3 basic principles I 4 Lwd2018, 1 Why does the city which you represent wish to take this is why part in the competition for the title of European Capital of Culture? Be they cultural, social, economical or ecological, the challenges facing Leeuwarden- Ljouwert are the same challenges facing cities and regions throughout Europe. We apply for the title European Capital of Culture because we need a large-scale cultural intervention that can fuel new approaches to these challenges. We want to exchange ideas and experiences with Europe, in the field of the future of our natural heritage, the relationship between the city and the countryside and the balance between community and diversity. The way we aim to approach these issues stems from our belief in the power of communities. Across Europe, we are inspired by examples of communities that are working together to enrich the collective quality of life. Our goal is to serve as a network for connecting these initiatives, experimenting with them, sharing our experiences and learning from each other via grass roots connections. We present a broad cultural programme that is underpinned by methods that promote connection, dialogue and interaction. Enter Mienskip. A Frisian word for a process that Wherever there is a challenge, individuals will has been around for generations, it is synony- unite their talents for the common good. Our mous locally with an instinctive action-driven, local culture of Mienskip seeks to engage with bottom-up organised form of solidarity. Core ongoing developments in present-day Europe: values – among them mutual