Topic for Working Group A -  Role and worth of a cultural centre

 **Role and worth of a cultural centre in the community 
  What is the commitment of a cultural centre to the community of where it is active? 
  What does a cultural centre WANT to do, what CAN it do, what SHOULD it do?
  Linked to territory and public space.**


Members 

  
 <img src="sandy_picture.jpg" /> **SANDY FITZGERALD** ("CITY ARTS CENTRE":http://www.cityartscentre.ie)  **Group leader**

 <img src="huset_Bent.Blindbaek.jpg" /> BENT BLINDBAEK ("HUSET":huset-aarhus.dk)

 <img src="thedrum.jaqueline.contre.jpg" /> JACQUELINE CONTRE ("THE DRUM":http://www.the-drum.org.uk)

 SEVERINE SCAPPIELLO ("LA FRICHE LA BELLE DE MAI":http://www.lafriche.org)

 RICHARD BROWN ("JUNCTION":http://www.junction.co.uk)  

 <img src="mejeriet_petra.kuritzen.jpg" /> PETRA KURITZÉN ("MEJERIET":http://www.kulturmejeriet.se)

 <img src="lacittadelteatro_elena.distefano.jpg" /> ELENA DI STEFANO ("LA CITTA DEL TEATRO":http://www.lacittadelteatro.it)

 BÖRJE MATTSSON (BRUKET)

 <img src="a38_Susan.Bende.jpg" /> ZSUZSANNA BENDE ("A38":http://www.a38.hu)

 <img src="schlachthof_gudrun.goldmann .jpg" /> 
GUDRUN GOLDMAN ("SCHLACHTHOF":http://www.schlachthof-bremen.de)

 <img src="buenaventura_francesco.ronzon.jpg" /> FRANCESCO RONZON ("BUENAVENTURA":http://www.buenaventura.it)

 ALICE LUCATO ("BUENAVENTURA":http://www.buenaventura.it) 

 MADIS MIKKOR ("POLYMER":http://www.kultuuritehas.ee)

 RAOUL GRUNSTEIN ("KORJAAMO":http://www.korjaamo.fi)

 IVO GHIZZARDI ("HALLES DE SCHAERBEEK":http://www.halles.be)

 <img src="melkweg_cor_schlosser.jpg" /> COR SCHLOSSER ("MELKWEG":http://www.melkweg.nl)

 SARAH TUCK ("CITY ARTS CENTRE":http://www.cityartscentre.ie)

 
<img src="daltrocanto_erica.brandolin.jpg" /> ERICA BRANDOLINO ("BUENAVENTURA":http://www.buenaventura.it - VENICE-GROUP)
 
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Background information on behalf of Buenaventura for this Working Group

 Buenaventura in [Castelfranco Veneto] (30.000 inh.), Northern Italy, has existed for 5 years and currently experiences a phase of transition. We are completely self-financed and do not receive any public support. 

 The dilemma for Buenaventura is linked to the question of territory and public space. Since they need to leave their current location within 2 years, they need to find a new building. The easiest way for them is actually to take a bank loan and BUY an estate. The more difficult way is to negotiate and persuade the authorities of the necessity of Buenaventura in Castelfranco. The centre´s activities is for the community and is also involving the community and therefore this should be supported by the municipality. The municipality owns several buildings in the city that are empty and not in use. They are locked to the public. Should Buenaventura take up the fight since they have a commitment to the community to pave way for the possibiltiy to use public buildings?

 Read also the [Buenaventura presentation for Sandy] to see what was written before his visit at Buenaventura 14-18 of March.

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[Instructions on how to use the mailing list]

[Task for the group leader]

[Proposal of time plan before the meeting]
 
[Time plan at the meeting]

[Concept for Buenaventura meeting] presented at the Berlin-TEH meeting

[General tendencies in Italy]  by Elena di Stefano, from "La Citta' del Teatro":http://www.lacittadelteatro.it

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