Carinthia's culture: new projects and strategies in focus!

Carinthia's culture: new projects and strategies in focus!

In Carinthia, significant cultural developments will be due in the coming years. On September 26, 2023, the constituent meeting of the Carinthian cultural committee took place, in which Angelika Hödl was elected as the new chairman and Alina Sign as her deputy. For the first time in the history of the committee, two women are at the top, which Governor Peter Kaiser (SPÖ) took note of. Kaiser underlined the importance of voluntary work within the body, which consists of a total of 32 members and as many replacement members.

cultural priorities and initiatives

A central point for the future is the development of a new cultural strategy. The tender procedure for this is already underway, and you are planning to start developing in early 2024. As part of this strategy, workshops are planned in all districts in order to discuss important aspects of cultural development. "In any case, we want to maintain the implementation of cultural focus that was initiated by the members of the cultural committee," emphasized Kaiser. After the focus on folk culture this year, photography will be in the spotlight in 2024, followed by one year to the culture of memory 2025.

The initiatives in Carinthia also include financial increasing cultural prices from around 66,300 euros to 91,000 euros. This appreciation shows the endeavor of the state government to promote the importance of culture and to bring more federal funding to Carinthia. Furthermore, 15 funded projects and numerous educational offers for pupils and adults will start with the dark history of National Socialism, as reported kärnten.orf . Nadja Danglmaier from the Carinthian Culture Committee emphasized that the content of these initiatives is offered bilingual in order to include the entire state. "It was also important to us that the program did not become too central in Klagenfurt and Villach for the year of memory," she added.

The developments in the Carinthian cultural sector are not only significant for local culture, but also set a sign in difficult times. Governor Kaiser emphasized the priority of learning from the past in order to counter a strong extremism. These cultural measures aim to strengthen democracy and social values ​​through art and education, such as ktn.gv.at reported.