Lublin 2016 – Appendix - Kultura Enter

Charter of the Laboratories and Task
Groups of the Lublin ECC 2016 (selection)
methodology
Laboratories and task groups (LTG) build Lublin’s ECC 2016 programme. We would like to present
some guidelines that may help you develop a programme and run a laboratory.
The ideas behind the ECC 2016 programme
• The programme is to be an “open book” comprising projects and initiatives not only in the filed of
art, but also those merging culture with social activities, education, business, tourism and sport.
• The programme is to create long-term and “structural leaven,” and to define trends that introduce
permanent changes instead of focusing on one-time events.
• The programme is to “look forward” and offer innovative initiatives yet unknown in Lublin and
Europe.
• The leader should monitor the whole process of a project’s development and have a vision for its
effects. The leader should know and convincingly present the way to complete the project and the
possibilities of future development.
• The ECC programme is based on “4 x E principles” and “Methodology for ECC projects” defined
in the First Application.
THE FOUR PRINCIPLES: 4 x E
• Empathy: The development dynamic of the Lublin European Capital of Culture programme is
stimulated by the proximity of the other – other people, other shores, other worlds. Cultural projects
are expected to transcend the backyards of local production, to look to the east as a gateway
between the worlds, to give voice to lost memories, to address the future, to reach outside the city
and embrace rural culture. Such a multitude of parallel dialogues requires empathy, a sense of respect
for the other, a steady concern, and a will to listen and understand.
• Effectiveness: The principle of effectiveness strives to integrate culture in everyday reality, to promote
a conviction that it can be used to further social change and to influence the city and people-
’s lives. Effective projects will not be transient, one-off events but will offer longer-lasting results
that aim to reap positive social benefits in the future.
• Ecology of culture: This principle concerns the efficient management of cultural resources from
the use of energy-efficient lighting to the efficient management of institutions and projects. Attention
to the environment in which culture is produced is another aspect of such ecology. People living
in the vicinity of culture centres and street stages need a conversation that engages them in
participation. Great cultural projects like the European Capital of Culture are not all good news
– they also mean the burden of large numbers of visitors and increased noise levels at night, which
can only be managed once the principles of ecology of culture are in place.
• Experiment: Lublin has a long tradition of “unruly” art that transcends conventions and presents
alternatives to ossified forms of culture. As the European Capital of Culture, Lublin will rely
on its tradition of experimentation, acquiring open spaces for innovative and alternative cultural
expression.
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