Creative Community Space in Kuliai

Project promoter: Kuliai region community “Alantas” of Plungė

Project title: Creative Community Space in Kuliai

Project code: LT04-3-KM-K01-017

Project eligible expenditure: EUR 968 406 (EUR 715 924,40 grant from the EEA Financial Mechanism; EUR 126 339,60 budget co-financing; EUR 126 142 own resources of the project promoter)

Project signature date: 22 September 2021

Project implementation period: 22 September 2021 - 22 March 2024

The project aims to solve the critical problems of Kuliai region and the local community, especially the high emigration among young people and lack of cultural entrepreneurship.

One of the main goals of the project is to restore the cultural entrepreneurship skills in the region through the restoration of a buildings complex that is part of a rich cultural heritage. The restored buildings complex will be used for training, teaching and development of new cultural services and activities. Such services will be developed by utilizing the historical, cultural and natural local resources, as well as by drawing on the experiences and skills of young professional artists, creators and Kuliai festival SOFIJA organizers and facilitators. The central focus of the project is the deep history and rich cultural heritage of Kuliai region. The development of unique cultural activities will help to enhance the knowledge and understanding of the region’s history and heritage across Lithuania.

Upon the implementation of the project, 5 main goals will be achieved: (1) Kuliai Church buildings complex will be fully restored for the use for cultural activities by the end of the first year of the project; (2) the members of the community will improve their cultural entrepreneurship skills through practical seminars and events; (3) new cultural services will be established; (4) a visual and narrative identity will be developed for the region; (5) the community will be acquainted with diverse and creative cultural expression forms, such as theatre, dance and classical music performances, exhibitions, tours and other forms of cultural activities.

Throughout the project, a dialogue between local cultural institutions, municipality, community and businesses will be encouraged and stimulated.

Target groups of the project: members of Kuliai community, children and youth from the surrounding region, families experiencing social exclusion.

Project partners: Project will be implemented in partnership with Plungė District Municipality Kuliai Culture Center, Public Insitution “Domus alba”, Public institution “Taško” Theatre, Public institution “Kintai Arts”, M. K. Čiurlionis house, Association “My city Klaipėda”, Plungė District Municipality Administration, Public institution Klaipėda Youth Theatre, Plungė District Kuliai gymnasium. Donor project partners are MB Classics - Opera Opus (Norway) and Company B. Valiente (Norway).