16 Giugno, 2015

Re: Request for Partnership for “network of Towns” European for Citiezens Programme

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLICANT ORGANIZATION

Accademia d'Arti Discanto is a non-profit organization, with cultural multi-task. Established in 1993, with aimed to spreading innovative forms of education, training, orientation, the cultural marketing and project management with relate to the importance and the high qualified of Arts & Cultural paths in European & International level. Accademia d'Arti Discanto is also a Body Training Accredited, code A0596 of the Region, Executive decree n. 9 of 01/09/14. Since 2014 our location is in Villa Vecelli Cavriani (www.villavecellicavriani.it; www.accademiadiscanto.it).

Accademia d'Arti Discanto projects has been cofinanced by:

European Union – European Social Fund, Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Policies, Arcus S.p.A (Conserning The Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Tourism); The Veneto Region and the ANG (National Agency for Youth).

Over the years, thanks to advanced projects in music and cultural field, Discanto has gained significant experience and partnership.

The most recent are: Conservatoire de Musique "Lucien Robert" in Tamines (Belgium), Asociacion Aragon City of Rome Fundacion in Zaragoza (Spain), Conservatorio di Mannheim in Germania, Conservatorio nacional de Lisboa, Foundacion Chadoo Poland, European University of Cyprus, Choir of (), Protocol Academy (Rome),

Accademia d’Arti Discanto – sede di Villa Vecelli Cavriani Pag. 1 Via Caterina Bon Brenzoni 3 – 37060 (VR) Tel. +39 045 6340799 – P. IVA 03179430230 www.accademiadiscanto.it – [email protected] www.villavecellicavriani.it – [email protected] Body of Architects and Landscapers of Verona, Consortium of fashion (Verona), TOP 5 S.R.L, Association of the Knights of St. Sylvester Pope in Rome, Association Veneta “Friends of Music”; Association of Young Musicians AGIMUS LOMBARDIA (A Ministerial body), Social and Sanitary Institutions, Educational Institutes in Verona Province, ENAC National Canossiano Verona, Amani.it, MusicArte (Institutional network for the dissemination of culture and musical practice in Veneto), Kids Art Tourism (for the promotion of didactic and cultural events for kids in museums)

Collaboration with Public Entity: the Veneto Region, Verona Province Institution, Municipality of the town , Municipality of the town , Municipality of the town Monteforte d’Alpone, Municipality of the town , Municipality of the town ; Municipality of the town ; Municipality of the town ; Municipality of the town Mozzecane.

Accademia d’Arti Discanto – sede di Villa Vecelli Cavriani Pag. 2 Via Caterina Bon Brenzoni 3 – 37060 Mozzecane (VR) Tel. +39 045 6340799 – P. IVA 03179430230 www.accademiadiscanto.it – [email protected] www.villavecellicavriani.it – [email protected] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF NETWORK OF TOWNS CALL:

Under this measure, municipalities or regions and associations working together on a common theme in a long-term perspective are invited to develop networks of towns to make their cooperation more sustainable and to exchange good practice. Networks of Towns are expected to integrate a range of activities around the subjects of common interest to be addressed in the context of the Programme’s objectives or annual priorities, to have defined target groups for which the selected themes are particularly relevant and involve community members active in the subject area, and to aim at sustainability.

Maximum duration: 24 months per project

Accademia d'Arti Discanto and the Municipality of the Town Mozzecane (Near Verona) is searching to create a european network of towns through the suggestion and the support of European Union funds.

We are considering to participate in a new european project called: Strand 2: Democratic engagement and civic participation "Network of towns" about "European for citizens" programme (https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/europe-for-citizens_en)

The Municipality of Mozzecane delegating Academy of Arts Discanto, as a nonprofit organization representing the Town for the design and implementation of the entire project. So, we are searching to create strong relationship with other Four European Towns in order to create a net and cooperate, to know each other in terms of: tourism, culture, opportunities of mobility and cultural exchange for youth, artists and volounteers and

Accademia d’Arti Discanto – sede di Villa Vecelli Cavriani Pag. 3 Via Caterina Bon Brenzoni 3 – 37060 Mozzecane (VR) Tel. +39 045 6340799 – P. IVA 03179430230 www.accademiadiscanto.it – [email protected] www.villavecellicavriani.it – [email protected] disadvataged people of the city, opportunities to organize some events or activities inside the Town but also in to the other european cities, in order to create a sort of European Networking of Town Festival concerning more fields like:

1. culture (like for example promotion and valorization of monuments or cultural sites, museums.. ) 2. music (envolvement of musicians) 3. arts (envolvement of artists) 4. envolvement of youths, volounteers and disadvataged people in cultural activities 5. agricolture (promotion of typical products ot rural tourism, food etc)

The Partner could be envolved, in order to start to cooperate with us and with other european municipalities and their citiziens.

The partner has no cost, and will also has the opportunity to strengthen its institutional mission, expanding the European network and increasing the possibility of involvement and opportunities for citiezens

The partner has to choose one or more field in which could be interested, in order to envolve citiezens (experts, youths, volounteers, artists and so on) in to a exchange programme in with the other European Citiezens involved by the municipalities partner organization. The citiezens envolved, in the differents fields, could realize and participate to a European Festival that took place in Villa Vecelli Cavriani in Italy (near Verona). Citiezens have no cost in Italy, they have lodging, accommodations and transport, calculated trough individual cost of the European Union. During the festival, citienzens of different countries can promote their country in different way, they can cooperate through specific project, ideas, seminars, courses, performances to be showed during the festival.

Accademia d’Arti Discanto – sede di Villa Vecelli Cavriani Pag. 4 Via Caterina Bon Brenzoni 3 – 37060 Mozzecane (VR) Tel. +39 045 6340799 – P. IVA 03179430230 www.accademiadiscanto.it – [email protected] www.villavecellicavriani.it – [email protected] At the End we would like to create a web site that shows the Networks of Towns created and the development of the activities, in which citiezens can promote their Town but also have the opportunities to share their ideas, priorities, touristic and cultural elements in oder to start to raise awarness that we are european citiezens and we can collaborate in different ways.

PROCEDURES FOR PARTICIPATION

Each organisation involved in the project (applicant and partners) must register in the Participants' portal and receive a Participant Identification Code (PIC). The PIC will be requested in the application form. To access the Participants' portal, you will need your ECAS username and password.

• Applicants must attach the following documents in the Portal:

1. Legal entity form . Private organisations must also include: • A copy of an official VAT document if your organization has a VAT number • A copy of the resolution, law, decree or decision establishing the entity in question (applicable only to non profit organizations and twinning committees) 2. Financial identification form duly completed and certified by the bank (only for private entity)

Each organization involved have also to sign the Request of Partnership Agreement

Accademia d’Arti Discanto – sede di Villa Vecelli Cavriani Pag. 5 Via Caterina Bon Brenzoni 3 – 37060 Mozzecane (VR) Tel. +39 045 6340799 – P. IVA 03179430230 www.accademiadiscanto.it – [email protected] www.villavecellicavriani.it – [email protected]