CULTURE FOR SHARED, SMART, INNOVATIVE TERRITORIES TOWARDS 2020 EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY OF OLEŚNICA, 27TH – 28TH OCTOBER 2016 „CULTURE FOR SHARED, SMART, INNOVATIVE TERRITORIES - Towards 2020 European Regional development” What are the ongoing transformations within the European territories? What reorganizations are to be imagined, on a local, European or global scale, to contribute to the development of resilient, sustainable territo- ries, in interaction with today’s challenges and world? What are the roles of cultural operators and stakeholders in these chal- lenges? The conference, organised in partnership by ENCC, Wroclaw 2016 European Capital of Culture and Community Culture Center of Oleśnica will be structured on working groups that will explore the diverse di- mensions of the proposed topics: • Urban and rural territories; the role of cultural practices to imagine new forms of complementarity • Territories as ‘commons’: new strategies for citizens empowerment and the role of cultural stakeholders • Creative territories: the role of cultural practices to sustain imagi- nation, initiative, capacities and leadership • New economic models for smart territories: how to imagine monetary and non-monetary forms of exchange in order to sustain territorial development, entrepreunership and new business models Each working group will be organised using an Open Space methodol- ogy meant to sustain debate and exchange of good practices between diverse local and European stakeholders from various points of view. The outcome of this process will be the production of a shared Manifesto / declaration on the link between culture and territorial development, to be used as an advocacy support. ECoC Wrocław 2016 will organize a summary conference in November 2016, where the outcomes of the conference will be disseminated. The meeting will also aim at fostering cooperation and networking between local actors from Lower Silesia and moreover Poland and European stakeholders. P. 3 Dear Friends, I am welcoming you in the Community Culture Centre of Oleśnica, in the hospitable Community of Oleśnica. The International conference „CULTURE FOR SHARED, SMART, INNO- VATIVE TERRITORIES’’ Towards 2020 European Regional development organised on 27-28 October 2016 is an event of particular importance for our region of Lower Silesia. The main objective of the conference is to advance advocacy on diverse levels towards coherent territorial development.We want to reflect on the role and capacities of cultural centers (especially from rural com- munities and small cities), in the process of creating regional cultural policies, regardingactual local and global challenges. We want to create an open, interactive space for debate, exchange ideas and different points of view, allowing participants to co-create the conference. When in 2013 with a great enthusiasm we’ve co-organized a national conference First Contact Culture in partnership with Wandering Cultural Forum and Polish National Cultural Centre, we didn’t know that a post- conference report of inspirations will lead to the creation of the “Lower Silesian Cultural Platform” of European Capital of Culture Wrocław 2016 (co-organizer of this conference, together with ENCC network). The main outcome of our meeting now will be to develop recommen- dations towards a concept of territorial development through culture: collaboration between cities and rural areas. We are convinced this time again we would be able to diagnose areas of intervention, which should be reinforced by effective programs in the coming years. Dorota Bartczak, Director of Community Culture Center of Oleśnica P. 4 Dear colleagues, We are very happy to invite you once again to Poland and especially to Community of Oleśnica that I had the chance to visit thanks to the Erasmus project meeting gathering De Zeyp and GOK Oleśnica as well as other 10 European partners. I learnt a lot during my visit about the rich cultural history of the region and I am very happy that now more of you will have the occasion to discover this beautiful and one-of-its-kind place. We are meeting in Oleśnica to learn and share about how culture con- tributes to the sustainable development of a region and which innova- tive practices, which challenges, concerns and questions are crucial for a fruitful and effective discussion. Being a network of cultural centres, the prosperity of both big cities and small communities, have always been of our highest interest. Since several years we are working through conferences, workshops, working groups, involving many stakeholders on the transformation of old narra- tives to the ones. One in which a region is considered as a total: villages, cities and the capital. One in which each of those actors are fertilizers for each other and in which strong inter- dependence should contribute to sustainable grow and development. Thank you to all who will join us and I am very happy that so many experts from all over Europe will meet in Oleśnica. For me that mean that the future of European communities and regions is important for you and that you want to have a role in their transformations. Hence, the ENCC role is to actively participate, facilitate and empower you to achieve this transformation. I believe that we will have plenty of opportunities during these two days to discuss. Please use this time to learn, to find our more about each other and share. Peer to peer, face-to-face meetings are such precious moments, let’s make the most of it! Ivo Peeters, ENCC President P. 5 P. 6 Table of content Programme 8 Speakers and Contributors 16 Fringe events 23 Day 1: Chamber of Memories 24 Day 2: Pol Folk 26 Organisers & Partners 27 Practical information 30 Accommodation 31 Get directions 31 Transportation 32 Contact organisers 32 About community of Oleśnica & Wrocław 33 Community of Oleśnica 34 City of Wrocław 36 PROGRAMME DAY 1 - 27th October 2016 12.15pm : Departure by bus from AROMA STONE, Syców to Multicenter in Wszechświęte 1pm : Registration and welcome refreshments WELCOME SPEECHES Marcin Kasina – Mayor of the Community of Oleśnica Dorota Bartczak – Director of GOK Oleśnica Piotr Michałowski – GOK Oleśnica, coordinator of the 1.30pm - conference 2pm : Marek Sztark – Regional coordinator of ECoC Wrocław 2016 Anna Komsta and Katarzyna Drabczyńska – Wandering Cultural Forum of Lower Silesia Ivo Peeters – President of ENCC KEY-NOTE SPEECHES Creative territories: the role of cultural practices to sustain imagination, initiative, capacities and leadership Beate Kegler, University of Hildesheim Urban and rural territories – the role of cultural practice to imagine new forms of complementarity 2pm - Lone Leth Larsen, ECoC Aarhus 2017 3pm : Regional cooperation of ECoC Wrocław 2016 – opportunities for the future Marek Sztark, ECoC Wrocław 2016 The role of cooperation for development of shared and smart territories Tomasz Ignalski, Director of Chorzów Municipal Culture Center P. 9 INTRODUCTION TO OPEN SPACE WORK 3pm : METHODOLOGY by Dagna Gmitrowicz OPEN SPACE (with breaks for lunch and refreshments) host: Dagna Gmitrowicz Theme: Cultural centres in the heart of territorial de- velopment. How can we strengthen a positive impact of our actions? At this point you have a chance to discuss topics that matter with people who share similar interest and passion. Warm up your critical thinking, creative attitude and take responsibility for own actions. Wake up your curiosity and collect your wisdom. Share, contribute, exchange 3.15pm - and create. Let the time of open space be serving you, 7.20pm : community and higher aim. Open space is about self-or- ganisation, creativity and innovation. Outcomes of the sessions will be collected and shaped in a form of Manifesto, which will be disseminated on local, national and international levels. We all carry the responsibility of outcomes, therefore a simple system providing an ongoing, real-time record of the discussions was created. Please follow the link https://padlet.com/cultureforlocalterritories/os, and ensure that notes from each session were recorded there. Because we make a change that matters! 7.30pm : STUDY VISIT AND DINNER CHAMBER OF MEMORIES / BOGUSZYCE 11pm : Departure by bus to Hotel AROMA STONE in Syców P. 10 DAY 2 - 28th October 2016 Departure by bus from hotel to Multicenter in 9am : Wszechświęte 9.30am : INTRODUCTION OF THE DAY WORKSHOP SESSIONS Workshop 1: Creative territories: the role of cultural practices to sustain imagination, initiative, capacities and leadership Beate Kegler and Gregor Pellacini, University of Hildesheim 9.50am - Workshop 2: Cooperation of regions in ECoC strategies 11.30am : – examples of good practices Lone Leth Larsen (ECoC Aarhus Denmark 2017) Workshop 3: The new role of culture centers towards contemporary challenges of territorial development: the power of cooperation Tomasz Ignalski, Director of Chorzów Municipal Culture Center and Anna Komsta, Director of Wleń Municipal Center for Culture, Sport and Tourism 11.30am : VIRTUAL INTERVENTION prof. Wolfgang Schneider, University of Hildesheim 12pm : Coffee break P. 11 12.15pm OPEN SPACE - 3pm : Host: Dagna Gmitrowicz 3pm - WRAPPING UP AND EVALUATION 3.30pm : 3.30pm : Lunch 4.35pm : Departure by bus to Międzybórz SHOWS AND DINNER: POL FOLK programme proposed by the Community of Międzybórz in cooperation with the Center of Artistic Initiatives (Wrocław) Host: Katarzyna Drabczynska 5pm : Theatre and Dance Performance “Panny” by Independ- ant Manufacture of Dance (Wrocław) Director by Ewa Staroń