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target groups<br />

The project is aimed at tourists from all over<br />

Poland and residents of Bodzentyn and its<br />

environs. Workshop leaders include people<br />

from families with long traditions of crafts<br />

(e.g. weaving) as well as experienced artists<br />

who have settled in the commune of<br />

Bodzentyn.<br />

funding<br />

The project was funded by the town and<br />

commune of Bodzentyn and the regional operational<br />

programme Regional Economy and<br />

Tourism Promotion. Project partners included<br />

Bodzentyn Commune and Around Bald<br />

Mountain Local Action Group.<br />

People, a good idea and consistency are key.<br />

This is confirmed by the fact that even more interesting<br />

destinations have applied to join our festival this year.<br />

The festival has became a tool for engaging the<br />

community. Don’t let financial problems stop you. Our<br />

latest festival received no external funding and we still<br />

somehow pulled it off. All we do is tap into our region’s<br />

potential.<br />

always a big challenge, as the festival is an<br />

outdoor event. During the first two festivals<br />

the weather was atrocious, which caused serious<br />

problems, but we didn’t give up. Each<br />

year the festival attracts more visitors.<br />

challenges<br />

Difficulties There are many each time<br />

– from mental to financial. You have to overcome<br />

stereotypes and clichés. In small towns<br />

this can be a challenge, but it is not impossible,<br />

as our Festival shows. The weather is<br />

Photo: Jacek Poprawiak<br />

Odnowica Rural<br />

Revival Association<br />

Established in 2004 at the heart of the<br />

Świętokrzyskie Mountains in the buffer<br />

zone of the Świętokrzyski National<br />

Park (Bodzentyn Commune), Odnowica<br />

brings together people from different<br />

backgrounds. The Association is dedicated<br />

to promoting the revival of rural<br />

areas on the path to sustainable development<br />

through culture and arts, and<br />

through the education of children and<br />

young people using modern curricula.<br />

The Association organises concerts, performances,<br />

exhibitions and workshops.<br />

Its education and promotion efforts<br />

have earned it numerous awards.<br />

Odnowica’s flagship projects include<br />

the Festival of Wandering, Dawid<br />

Rubinowicz, Wedding Revisited, The<br />

Power of Striped Cloth: Weaving in the<br />

Świętokrzyskie Region.<br />

Odnowica Rural Revival Association (Stowarzyszenie<br />

na Rzecz Odnowy Wsi “Odnowica”)<br />

Świętokrzyskie Province<br />

Dąbrowa Dolna 41, 26-010 Bodzentyn<br />

odnowica@op.pl<br />

www.odnowica.milaparila.pl

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