SÆT KULTUREN I SPIL CULTURE in Action

Culture in Action

- A tool for sustainable development of cultural institutions

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xxxxxxxxxxxxxx side 2 IndholdsfortegnelseIndholdsfortegnelse xxxxxxxxxxxxxx side 4 Page 3 Foreword xxxxxxxxxxxxxx side 6 Page 5 Culture creates democracy Page 6 11 recommendations for mutual learningxxxxxxxxxxxxxx side 8 Page 8 Create new relationships across culturalxxxxxxxxxxxxxx institutions and users side 10 Page 11 Out of the comfort zone Page 13 From the development of audiences toxxxxxxxxxxxxxx the development of institutions side 11

Page 14 How we worked

This publication is the result of lessons learned by all partners in the Culture in Action project. The partners SKIS involved are listed on Pages 14-15.

Editorial team: Astrid Myrup (Communications Con- sultant), Malene Dybbøl (Project Manager), Sia Ander- sen (Development Consultant), Marcelo Lerer (Graphic Artist). Printers: Stenby Tryk Translation into English: Culturebites Front page Photo: Malene Nors Tardrup 2 Rammer+ Forord Foreword Culture in Action (CiA) was a four- priate ways of disseminating art and year development project (2012- culture, on the basis of work in social 2015) under the auspices of the housing areas, but with relevance to The Purpose Over-The aim of the Culture in Action Regional Cultural Agreement, Kultur- a broader audience. project was for artistic and cul- MetropolØresund. 22 cultural institu- In the CiA project, the working groups tural institutions: to take advan- tions from Ballerup, Frederiksberg, in the six municipalities started on the tage of each other’s professional Gentofte, Herlev, Ishøj and Copen- basis of their local challengesskriftLorem ipsum and dolor sit amet, and institutional approaches and hagen, six social housing initiatives came up with models, which could consectetur adipiscingexpertise; elit. to expand the user and and cultural departments in the six be further developed with the specific Fusce quis lectus quisaudience sem focus of the individual municipalities took part in the project, frameworks and collaborators avail- Lorem ipsum lacinia nonummy. Proininstitutions; mollis and to evolve meth- collaborating across sectors and in- able. On Pages 14-15 you can read ods and platforms, which would stitutions, and with local citizens and a little about how eachlorem municipality non dolor. In hac hab- ensure that art, culture and cul- other collaborators. From 2013, the tackled the project. itasse platea dictumst. Nulla tural heritage played an essential Centredolor for Arts & Interculture sit (CKI) ultrices odio. Donec augue. role in the lives of all citizens in served as a knowledge partner in the Throughout the project,Phasellus the munici dui.- Maecenas facili- the cultural region. project. palities and institutionssis taking nisl vitae part nibh. Proin vel est constantly shared knowledge, and vitae eros pretium dignissim.To create cultural provisions for The purpose of CiA was to develop interviews were conducted with Aliquam aliquam sodalescitizens orci. who, for various reasons, cultural institutions and their provi- the stakeholders: new users, social Suspendisse potenti.today Nunc do adnot- make use of, or con- sions with the aim of ensuring a more housing staff and representatives of ipiscing euismod arcu.sider Quisque irrelevant the provisions democratic cultural landscape. This different types of cultural institutions. and environments of the art and involved cooperation with new users In this publication, we sharefacilisis the mattis main lacus. Fusce cultural institutions, and to offset and strengthening the cooperation lessons learned and thebibendum, recommen velit- in venenatis boundaries amongst users of cul- between local cultural institutions. dations from CiA collaborators.viverra, tellus The ligula dignissim ture engendered by age, place of CiA was not about traditional audi- aim is to pass on inspirationfelis, quisto other euismod mauris tellus residence and cultural identities. ence development, but about launch- municipalities and culturalut urna.institutions, Proin scelerisque. Nulla ing co-creative processes and initia- who wish to involve new users in the in mi. Integer ac leo.Cultural Nunc urna Agreement, KulturMe- tives: initiatives, which led to cultural development of cultural provisions. ligula, gravida a, pretiumtropolØresund, vitae, Project descrip- institutions developing new, appro- Happy reading! bibendum nec, ante.tion Aliquam

3 “We need a new Grundtvig to rethink the role of culture and make it relevant to many more people than those who are already initiated. Cultural opera- tors need to be much more offensive in terms of acquiring new users. Culture provides space for the debate, which is the essence of democracy.”

(Ulla Tofte, Director of the M/S Maritime Museum of Denmark)

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5 11 recommendations for mutual learning In the light of lessons learned 1. Get out of the institution. Meet 7. Consciously relinquish control. from CiA, here are a number of users on their home turf and then Let your users help define the con- recommendations and points for invite them to visit. tent, at the same time maintaining municipalities and cultural insti- your professional overview and the tutions, who wish to work more 2. Start with small steps. Send pro- strengths and goals of the cultural in the area of sustainable devel- fessional staff into the field to meet institution. opment: externally, internally and the users. Start small and let rela- 8. across institutions. On the fol- tions evolve. Set the bar high. Do not be afraid lowing pages, we describe the of having professional ambitions, 3. Build upon others’ relations. recommendations in detail. but be prepared to adjust your ideas Involve social housing staff and oth- and let them move into unexpected ers who already have good contact areas in the encounter with new with the area you wish to work with. users.

4. Building relations is no quick fix. 9. Involve artists. Consider involv- Building and maintaining positive ing professional artists. It raises the relations requires time, presence level and ensures a product that and persistence. makes participants proud of being part of the project. 5. Small but good. Consider whether a long-term process for fewer peo- 10. Drop target figures and impact ple will provide cultural institutions measurement. Measurable results with more insight into their new rarely reflect the development that users than a focus on quantity. is happening, when you work on changing practice in cultural institu- 6. Be open. Start with the interests tions. and needs of the new users and take no final decisions about con- 11. Translate knowledge into everyday tent before you know who they are. life. Make sure that the knowledge generated is incorporated into the entire organisation: for example, in the form of strategies and policies. 6 “The most important lesson learned from the CiA project is the importance of mutual learning. In other words, the cultural institutions reflect on the cultural and social contexts, into which their projects enter. On one hand, this reflection can make art and culture relevant to new users. On the other hand, it can develop the cultural institutions’ sense of self, both professionally and in terms of dissemination. “

(Hjørdis Brandrup Kortbek, Post-Doctoral Researcher in Cultural Studies. Department for the Study of Culture, University of Southern Denmark)

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Bringing together various able young person and a support museum, library or theatre. professional competencies leads laoreet blandit, eros urna vehicula lectus, et vulputate mauris arcu ut 8 to the development of new methods administrative levels. Replacements and platforms. It creates solid knowl- at managementOLoremverskrift ipsumlevel, dolorlocal sitelec amet,- con- edge, because the methods get test- tions and secteturchanging adipiscing political agendas elit. Fusce quis ed in various contexts and by people created turmoil and frequently made Lorem lectus quis sem lacinia nonummy. from different types of professional it difficult for an individual member of background. staff to prioritiseProin mollis the long-term lorem non deve- dolor. In ipsum lopment workhac habitasseinvolved in theplatea project. dictumst. An important prerequisite for CiA was Nulla ultrices odio. Donec augue. a commitment to a four-year col- Despite thePhasellus challenges, dui. 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Inviverra, many tellusplaces, ligula the dignissimmain felis,leads to new learning ties could insist on inter-disciplinary project engenderedquis euismod other mauris projects tellus to ut urna.Work on building relations enables a collaboration to create a common perpetuateProin the collaborationscelerisque. in Nulla a new in mi. Intecultural- institution to take stock of its development. The local CiA groups context andger involving ac leo. newNunc partners. urna ligula, gravidaactivities and provides an opportu- were facilitated by coordinators from a, pretium vitae, bibendum nec,nity for both new users and collabo- culture departments, but operated ante. Aliquam ullamcorper iaculisrators to ask critical questions about by the joint commitment and ambi- lectus. Sed vel dui. Etiam laciniaits practice. By getting involved in a tions of all the collaborators involved. joint project, you get an opportunity risus vitae lacus. Aliquam elemen- to learn more about your own and As a first-time project with a complex tum imperdiet turpis. In id metus.other people’s skills, and you learn structure, it was a great challenge to Mauris eu nisl. Nam pharetra nisisomething new. anchor the project at the political and nec enim. Nulla aliquam, tellus sed laoreet blandit, eros urna vehicula lectus, et vulputate mauris arcu ut 9 It is naïve to believe that you can plan a specific result for a new initiative. It involves testing and trying out things again and again. And building steadily. This is the surest route to success, and the cheapest. Mistakes are the most important lessons along the way.”

(Esben Danielsen, CEO of the Danish Foundation for Culture and Sports Fa- cilities. Formerly Orange Innovation and Roskilde Festival)

Foto: Malene Nors Tardrup 10 Out of the comfort zone When getting involved in a project correct answer, but about moving in 1. Time perspective. Building rela- like CiA, all collaborators must ac- the same direction. tions is incredibly time consuming knowledge the fundamental premise and does not yield quick results. of complex development projects. Every year cultural institutions have How do we justify using the time it People must have the courage and their OLoremattendanceverskrift ipsum figures dolor and sit the amet, num- con- takes for staff to establish trusting the will to challenge their own prac- ber ofsectetur people they adipiscing are in contact elit. Fusce with quis relations? tice in a variety of areas. measured.lectus Inquis this sem context, lacinia it nonummy.would be aProin good mollis idea tolorem drop non target dolor. fig- In hac2. O utside the usual context. Both Four years is a short time for this type ures,habitasse concentrating platea instead dictumst. on posi Nulla- physically and methodically, the in- of development project. That means tive stories.ultrices This odio. kind Donec of project augue. does Pha - stitutions need to move out and it was not so much about arriving at not become a quantitative success meet users in new locations. How sellus dui. Maecenas facilisis nisl the correct answers as about arriving in the space of just a few years. You do you actually base your approach at the right questions and continuing do notvitae create nibh. positive Proin velrelations est vitae with eros on the needs of new users? to challenge ourselves by asking new thousandspretium of dignissim.users all at Aliquamonce. CiA aliquam ones. For those taking part in CiA, re- revealedsodales that youorci. can Suspendisse create mean potenti.- 3. Context and content. In terms of linquishing control was an extremely ingfulNunc experiences, adipiscing which euismod have arcu.an the professionalism of an institution, dramatic step, but several claim that impactQuisque on the peoplefacilisis who mattis take lacus. part. Fuscewhat does it mean when staff takes Lorem“the consciousipsum loss of control” was Next bibendum,time round, velit you incould venenatis involve viverra, a step back and do not have all the the most important lesson from the their tellusfamilies ligula and dignissim school felis,classes, quis answers up their sleeves? Can the project. graduallyeuismod reaching mauris a larger tellus group ut urna. of Proinnew users have even greater influ- people. Along the way, cultural insti- ence on the project? scelerisque. Nulla in mi. Integer ac dolor Thingssit that are difficult or unsuc- tutions develop methods that equip leo. Nunc urna ligula, gravida a, cessful in a development project them to get new users involved on 4. Measurability. How does long-term should not be regarded as mistakes, a continuouspretium vitae,basis. bibendumIf you focus nec, too ante. development work relate to target but as lessons to propel the pro- muchAliquam on target ullamcorper figures in iaculis this lectus. con- figures? It involves a huge loss of ject further. You develop prototypes text, Sedyou riskvel jeopardisingdui. Etiam laciniathe gains. risus vitaecontrol for a cultural institution to and models to be tested and further lacus. Aliquam elementum imper- operate in a field, in which it cannot developed in the local context. It is Culturaldiet institutionsturpis. In idare metus. challenged Mauris eu outline relevant criteria for success in not about reaching a predetermined on atnisl. least Nam four parameters:pharetra nisi nec enim. advance, but in which they are first generated in the process. 1111 “Inreach is the process of realisation that is about translating lessons learned from outreach work into changes within the institution. It’s about being able to translate the new skills, experiences and partnerships, which staff have acquired, consciously imple- menting them in the continuing work of the institution in the form of internal strategies, programmes, profile, products.”

(Niels Righolt, Senior Consultant and CEO, Danish Centre for Arts & Interculture (CKI)

12 Photo © Tina Enghoff From the development of audiences to the development of institutions Outreach has become a concept, on on the valuable knowledge and potential which most cultural institutions have been for development implicit in the encounter working. But the twin-term, “inreach” has with other notionsOLorem ofverskrift culture.ipsum dolor sit amet, con- not yet secured much of a foothold. The sectetur adipiscing elit. Fusce quis experienceLorem of the six municipalities in- That is why inreach work requires a volved in CiA revealed that involving the change in thelectus institutions’ quis sem perception: lacinia nonummy. inreach perspective in the work of cultur- both of themselvesProin andmollis of loremtheir new non us dolor.- In al institutions is a good idea. By thinking ers. They musthac dare habitasse to ask themselves: platea dictumst. in terms ofipsum inreach as a natural extension Who developsNulla who –ultrices and how? odio. Donec augue.Audience Develop- of outreach, a cultural institution can gen- Phasellus dui. Maecenas facilisis ment & Outreach erate sustainable development, which is If outreach worknisl isvitae to turnnibh. into Proin inreach vel est vitae rooted in dolorthe organisation. sit work, the knowledgeeros pretium that emerges dignissim. from Aliquam Audience development is the new encountersaliquam must sodalesbe collated orci. and Suspendisse general term for the work done by The outreach perspective is all about incorporated into the organisation. It potenti. Nunc adipiscing euismodcultural professionals to make art reaching out to the audience: for ex- proved particularly difficult in the institu- and culture more relevant and ac- ample, by moving out of the institutions tions where itarcu. was Quisque chiefly afacilisis single mattis em- lacus. Fusce bibendum, velit in venenatiscessible to the public. Audience to new locations and inviting users to ployee from a large organisation who development is not generally viverra, tellus ligula dignissim felis, actively take part. Inreach is not an op- was taking part in the project. Experience about marketing and ticket sales, posite to this. It is about bringing the from CiA revealedquis that euismod it is absolutely mauris estellus- ut urna.but about applying a strategic knowledge gained from the outreach sential for the Proinsuccess scelerisque. of a project Nullafor the in mi. Inteapproach- to making your cultural encounter “back home” and using it to leaders of theger institution ac leo. toNunc take urnaon the ligula, gravidaprovisions accessible to your develop the institution from within. This inreach elementa, ofpretium the task, vitae, ensuring bibendum that nec, target segments: both existing means that the inreach work makes an the new knowledgeante. Aliquamis translated ullamcorper into the iaculisand new. The modern way of ap- impact on the cultural institution’s sense organisation’s strategies and day-to-day lectus. Sed vel dui. Etiam lacinia proaching audience development of self, forcing it to act as a learning or- work. It is by virtue of incorporation into involves launching initiatives that ganisation. If you work only on outreach the organisationrisus that vitae the lacus.project Aliquam will go elementum imperdiet turpis. In id metus.engage audiences in new ways in the traditional sense of the word, the from being about the individual employ- and create ownership: by means Mauris eu nisl. Nam pharetra nisi risk is that it becomes a parallel process ee’s commitment in the field to creating of co-creation and active partici- that has no serious impact on the work of resonance in necthe enim.practice Nulla of the aliquam, entire tellus sedpation. Such initiatives are often the institution. That means you miss out organisation. laoreet blandit, eros urna vehiculareferred to as “Outreach”. lectus, et vulputate mauris arcu ut Photo © Tina Enghoff 1313 How we worked Ballerup Furesø Herlev Collaborators: The Culture Depart- Collaborators: Furesø Municipal- Collaborators: Herlev Municipal- ment of Ballerup Municipality; the ity; the Immigration Museum; Galak- ity; Herlev Library; Culture Caravan; Hede-/Magleparken social housing sen and Stien culture centres; the Herlev Music School; and Herlev Art master plan; Baltoppen LIVE; Bal- Regnbuen Youth Club; Furesø Music School. lerup Library; the Vognporten Youth School; Furesø Libraries; the For- Culture Centre; and the Tapeten Vol- glemmigej women’s group; and the unteer Centre. Kærnehuset child care centre.

Target groups: Young people in Target groups: Mainly children Target groups: Children and young Hede-/Magleparken. and young people from the Farum people from the Hjortegården hous- Midtpunkt housing estate and 3rd- ing estate Young people from the Youth Council 6th formers from Lyngholm School in Hede-Magleparken and from Bal- (many of whom live in Farum Midt- In Herlev they worked on pres- lerup Youth Council took part in the punkt). ence, visibility and the co-creation planning and execution of cultural of new cultural experiences in the events: for example, the Haralds- Furesø worked on a variety of pro- Hjortegården housing estate. Peri- minde Memorial Concert, a large- jects. For example, in the Stien patetic workshops involving family scale outdoor concert event. They culture centre and Immigration Mu- activities and workshops with young also worked on getting contempo- seum, in Curator for a Day, school- people and artists, an annual market rary circus performances out into children designed exhibitions and re- festival and collaboration with the the neighbourhood and organising ceived feedback from the Museum’s Subkult youth event. Several activi- related workshops for children and curators. The photography project ties have turned into traditions that young people. Friendship involved young people in will be carried on. workshops and collaboration with an anthropologist and an art photogra- pher Foto: Malene Nors Tardrup 14 ww w

Frederiksberg Ishøj Copenhagen Collaborators: The Riddersalen Collaborators: Ishøj Municipal- Collaborators: The City of Copen- Theatre, the Storm P. Museum, ity; ARKEN Museum of Modern Art; hagen’s Culture and Leisure Depart- Frederiksberg Library, Frederiksberg Ishøj Library; the Vejleåparken social ment - School and Leisure; Culture Municipality’s Culture and Leisure housing master plan; Strandgård Valby, the SURF Valby social housing Department and Frederiksberg Mu- School. The process was followed master plan; 3B and PAB in Folehav- nicipality’s Social Housing initiative along the way by Hjørdis Brandrup en, Hornemanns Vænge and Valby Kortbek, Post-Doctoral Researcher, ejendommene; and Nikolaj Kunsthal. University of Southern Denmark.

Target groups: The focus was on a Target groups: Children aged 9-11 Target groups: Young people, main- local target group consisting of fami- from the 4th form at Strandgård ly boys, aged 13-19 . lies, children and local mothers from School, most of whom live on the the social housing estates of Stjernen Vejleåparken housing estate. In collaboration with the photogra- and Danmarksgården and a regional pher and video artist, Tina Enghoff, target group of young people and An eight-week course for selected the young people produced short other citizens in Frederiksberg. children entitled Places in Ishøj, Plac- films based on their everyday lives. es in Me. The course was based on The co-creative artistic processes Several processes, which included the world of the children and loca- resulted in independent works of workshops, interviews and commu- tions in Vejleåparken, thereafter ex- art of high quality, also generating nal cultural experiences etc. As a re- amining other locations in Ishøj with noticeably positive social effects in sult of the processes, the new users various creative and participatory the neighbourhood across target contributed to the theatre produc- activities. The course ended with a groups. The short films were pre- tion, The Best of All Possible Worlds private view at ARKEN, to which par- sented at Nikolaj Kunsthal’s annual at the Riddersalen and to the PLAY ents and classmates were invited to video art festival, FOKUS. computer game exhibition at the see the children’s work and a poster Storm P. Museum exhibition that presented the eight- week course.

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