Baltic Sea Region Cultural Pearls for More Resilient Cities and Regions (BSR Cultural Pearls)

 

The BSR Cultural Pearls project, co-funded by the EU’s Interreg Baltic Sea Region programme, aims to strengthen social resilience in Baltic Sea Region municipalities, towns and cities by harnessing the potential of local assets of culture and creativity.

 

The project contains several key components:

  • a repository of good practices on increasing social resilience through culture,
  • a social resilience Playbook containing tools specifically designed to help municipalities develop a social resilience action plan,
  • a capacity-building and peer-mentoring programme to support municipalities in implementing these plans, 
  • the BSR Cultural Pearls Award, which recognises outstanding culture-driven social resilience work developed by municipalities.

 

Title Baltic Sea Region Cultural Pearls for More Resilient Cities and Regions
Abbreviation BSR Cultural Pearls
Lead partner Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS)
Programme Interreg Baltic Sea Region programme 2021-2027
Partners 1. Council of the Baltic Sea States (SE);
2. Alytus municipality (LT);
3. ARS BALTICA (DE);
4. Baltic Sea Cultural Centre (PL);
5. Danish Cultural Institute (DK);
6. Heinrich Böll Foundation Schleswig-Holstein (DE);
7. Loov Eesti/Creative Estonia (EE);
8. Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture;
9. Regional Council of Ostrobothnia (FI);
10. Ministry of Justice, European Affairs and Consumer Protection of Land Schleswig-Holstein (DE);
11. Varde Municipality (DK);
12. Vidzeme Planning Region (LV).
Objective

To enable smaller cities and regions increase their social resilience and maintain the quality of life with local assets in an innovative way.
Target groups Local and regional public authorities (towns, cities, municipalities).
Outputs 1. Repository of good practices on social resilience.
2. Tools for municipalities to develop social resilience plans.
3. Uptake and peer-mentoring programme to help municipalities implement their social resilience plans.
4. BSR Cultural Pearls Award, recognising the culture-driven social resilience work of municipalities.
Budget

Total budget: 3 863 116.00 EUR
Vidzeme Planning Region budget: 179 492.00 EUR, of what Programme cofinancing: 143 593.60 EUR and Vidzeme Planning Region contribution: 35 898.40 EUR.
Implementation period

1.01.2023.-31.12.2025.
Contact person

Project coordination: Felix Schartner Giertta, Project Coordinator, BSR Cultural Pearls, Phone: +46 73 026 73 12, Email: schartner.giertta@cbss.org

The VPR representative: Lelde Ābele, Project Manager, Phone: +371 29266757, Email: lelde.abele@vidzeme.lv
Project website https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/bsr-cultural-pearls/
Applicant website https://culturalpearls.eu/

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