CULTURESCAPES - phasing out 2024-2025
The biennial festival CULTURESCAPES enables artists from and around the Sahara to perform and contribute to debates on specific topics relevant to the region, and to find new partners and networks. The festival takes place in several cantons of Switzerland in cooperation with various cuItural institutions. SDC’s contribution enables specific efforts regarding research, co-productions and gives artists visibility, skills and networks to benefit the cultural scene of their countries of origin.
| Land/Region | Thema | Periode | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
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Weltweit |
Kultur & Bewusstsein für Entwicklungszusammenarbeit
Kultur & Freizeit
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10.06.2024
- 31.12.2025 |
CHF 300’000
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- 74’540 festival visitors attended one of the 230 performances from artists of partnerc ountries, 35 artists talk realised, 203 artists performed (45% women), an income of CHF 358,400.- generated
- 15 co-productions, 9 works on commission, 14 residences realised
- 50 films shown, 1743 spectators
- 45 video portraits of artists on the digital platform (45% women) published, 3268 views
- 22 tours of performances in and around Switzerland realised
- Schweizerischer Privatsektor
- CULTURESCAPES
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Sektor nach Kategorisierung des Entwicklungshilfeekomitees der OECD OTHER SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES
Sub-Sektor nach Kategorisierung des Entwicklungshilfeekomitees der OECD Kultur und Freizeit
Unterstützungsform Projekt- und Programmbeitrag
Projektnummer 7F08946
| Hintergrund | Culture is a human right and an important means of expression in society with a potential of reflection, interaction and social change. A vivid free culture scene is an important element for a society with freedom of expression as part of democratic participation. This is particularly relevant in view of increasingly repressive/authoritarian governments worldwide, with shrinking civic space. Artistic expression takes up themes that touch the public and trigger thinking. SDC supports art and culture as part of its development cooperation activities contributing to social cohesion and peace and contributes to the implementation of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005. |
| Ziele | The overarching goal of this partnership is to strengthen the diversity of artistic and cultural forms of expression, to promote artistic freedom and freedom of expression and to strengthen social cohesion and peaceful coexistence through independent, diverse and participatory cultural sectors in SDC partner countries. |
| Zielgruppen | Artists from and around the Sahara region of performing and visual arts, music, film and literature. |
| Mittelfristige Wirkungen |
Outcome 1: Individual and local competences for artistic creation in partner countries are strengthened, income generated. New and high-quality projects and productions are realised Outcome 2: Professional network expanded Outcome 3: Voices, visibility and artistic creation of partner countries are strengthened. Freedom of expression and reflection on challenges and identity in partner countries promoted Since the SDC wiII focus its portfolio to the field of film due to resource considerations, the partnership with CULTURESCAPES will be phased out by the end of 2025. |
| Resultate |
Erwartete Resultate: Around 60 artists from partner countries performed and participated in artistic events and discussion platforms of the festival in all linguistic regions of Switzerland (around 3 exhibitions, 2-3 co-productions, up to 15 guest performances and commissioned works, approx. 10 concerts, 5 to 6 tours, 3-4 residencies, 5 workshops and masterclasses and book readings and presentations, 4 film screened, 5 artists presented on the digital platform). Resultate von früheren Phasen: |
| Verantwortliche Direktion/Bundesamt |
DEZA |
| Projektpartner |
Vertragspartner Privatsektor |
| Koordination mit anderen Projekten und Akteuren | Swiss cultural institutions, Cultural institutions from and around the Sahara region, FDFA/SDC’s representations abroad |
| Budget | Laufende Phase Schweizer Beitrag CHF 300’000 Bereits ausgegebenes Schweizer Budget CHF 0 Projekttotal seit Anfangsphase Schweizer Beitrag CHF 601’000 Budget inklusive Projektpartner CHF 901’000 |
| Projektphasen | Phase 2 10.06.2024 - 31.12.2025 (Laufende Phase) Phase 1 01.12.2020 - 31.12.2023 (Completed) |
