Preliminary project title Solstice and Equinox rites and celebrations in Europe:
our common past, present and future
Name Valmiera Culture Centre
Type of organisation Municipal institution
City Valmiera
Address Rīgas 10
Telephone 6 4207201
E-mail Kulturas.centrs@valmiera.lv
Website www.valmiera.lv
The characteristics of the organisation (main areas of educational activities, who are adult learners, etc.) Main activities in 2011:
• International Winter Music festival;
• Valmiera city amateur collective events;
• Child vocalist competition „Cālis 2011”;
• Dance competition of creative work;
• 6th International air-balloon festival "Valmieras Kauss 2011“;
• Valmiera city festival;
• Flower festival "Uzziedi, Valmiera!“;
• International festival “Legends of European”
• ceremonial festival dedicated to anniversary of The Republic of Latvia;
• Christmas and New Year events
In Valmiera Culture Centre takes place not only city festivals,
but also national range and international culture festivals
Amateur Collectives:
Total Number of collectives – 16 amateur collectives, ~ 940 participants
Chorus (Senior chorus “Sudrablāse”; Politically repressed men chorus “Baltie bērzi”; Kammerchor “Kaķi”; Mixed chorus “Valmiera”; Men chorus “Imanta”; Woman chorus “Jumara”, Youth chorus “Skan” and “Konsonanse”
Dance ensembles (Folk dance ensemble “Gauja”, Middle-age generation dance group “Agrā rūsa”, Middle-age dance group “Pastalnieki”)
Another (Song friends group “Gaujmalietes”; Big-band “Valmieras puikas”; Brass band “Signāls”; Applied art studio “Valmiera” and Fine art studioalmiera Culture Centre
Events in 2011:
Art events: 73 -Incl. Concerts, entertainment evenings, national festivals
Free events: 94 -Incl. Concerts, performances, exhibitions, entertainment evenings
Number of visitors of Art Events: 36135
Number of visitors of Free Events: 52610
Contact person Name/surname Solveiga Boicova
Position Project manager
Telephone +371 28395899
e-mail solveigakb@inbox.lv
Contact person Name/surname Agnese Cvetkova
Position Project manager assistant
Telephone +371 26440915
e-mail liria@live.ru
Summary of the project
Aims, objectives, general approach The aim of this project is to gather testimonies of Solstice and Equinox rite celebrations in Europe, creating awareness in European community about our common past, from which Solstice celebrations is a vital and conjunctive component, leading us to united Europe and conception of European identity.
Activities
(number and aims of partners’ meetings, main national activities between partner meetings) Activities:
• Project planning meeting
• Development of web platform
• Project meeting nr. 2 - exploration of Autumn Equinox rituals
• Project meeting nr. 3 - exploration of Winter Solstice rituals
• Project meeting nr. 4 - exploration of Spring Equinox rituals
• Project meeting nr. 3 - exploration of Summer Solstice rituals
• Workshops in local communities
• Photo exhibitions in partners local communities
• Development of photo book
• Development of manual on methodology for using innovations and creativity in context of culture and traditions and adult education
• Project evaluation meeting
Expected outcomes
(results, effects, products, also such as reports, websites, etc.) Results:
Skills development connected with:
- photography,
- innovations and creativity in context of culture and traditions and adult education,
- ICT use,
- intercultural communication,
- knowledge of the English language.
Products:
- web platform,
- photo exhibitions in local communities describing Solstice traditions in partner countries,
- photobook,
- videos describing Solstice traditions in partner countries,
- workshops in participant countries,
- manual on methodology for using innovations and creativity in context of culture and traditions and adult education.
Group of adult learners at which the project is targeted Students, post graduate students, women from rural areas, people in preretirement age and seniors interested in culture, traditions photography.
Working language of the project English
Duration 2 years (September 2012 – August 2014)
Role in the project coordinator X partner
Potential partners
Types of organisations, countries, etc. NGO’s and other institutions working in field of culture and traditions.
