Upper Austria's folk culture award 2024: Recognition for creative projects

Upper Austria's folk culture award 2024: Recognition for creative projects

In a solemn ceremony last Friday, Governor Thomas Stelzer, together with Michaela Keplinger-Mitterlehner, the deputy general director of the Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich. Popular Culture Prize 2024 awarded. This award is awarded every two years to outstanding initiatives in the field of folk culture and expresses recognition for the importance of cultural associations and associations in Upper Austria.

The Main Act of the evening was the project of the "Humor Prevention" association, which was awarded the main prize of 7,400 euros for the "First Impro Festival Linz". This amount of money is intended to support the further promotion of creative and cultural projects and represents an incentive for the commitment in folk culture.

Funding prices for further initiatives

In addition to the main prize, funding prizes amounting to 3,700 euros each were awarded to various projects. The award winners are:

• „Donauschwäbische Spaziergänge“ – Landsmannschaft der Donauschwaben in OÖ
• „Laufentenclub“ – Werkskapelle Laufen Gmunden-Engelhof
• „Barrierefrei Gartln“ – Landjugend Tarsdorf
• „BHV Rohrbach“ – Bezirksheimatverein Rohrbach

Governor Stelzer praised the initiatives and emphasized that the award winners demonstrate the lively cultural activity in Upper Austria. "The joy and commitment ensure that folk culture remains young, dynamic and fresh. It is a valuable enrichment for the diverse and colorful cultural offerings in Upper Austria," he said proudly.

The allocation of the Upper Austria. Folk culture prize not only offers a platform for creative forms of expression, but also ensures that folk culture in the region is lived and promoted in a variety of ways. With this award, the cultural heritage is kept alive and new talents are encouraged to become active.