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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