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Klaipeda Cultural Communication Center

Klaipeda Cultural Communication Center / Kulturpolis started to develope ideas of cultural industries in 2006. That year was established new Art Courtyard in the heart of old city. New cultural space was presented after two years of experiments with crafts and design ideas. And today we have  a place for art education, possibilities to get known better a creative process, cultural exchange, a new way for leisure.The informal education seminars for adults “Senamiesčio akademija” / Old Town Academy Here was established n 2007.  There people can take part in any art workshop (print making, ceramics, lag etc.). These 4 studios (ceramics, painting, printmaking, photography etc...) are connected with artist residence and gallery.

Workshops – practical seminars of various art spheres in where artists are working with registered in advance persons. In this year there are planned workshops: ceramics, graphics, traditional and contemporary textiles, photography’s, wear designs, floristic, paintings…

In “Master classes” artists shares their secrets of art. Other activities of the Art cortyard are painting,  art actions, exhibitions, cinema projects, youth music group concerts, meetings with art curators and artists, lectures.  

Designers of new identity idea…
Art, crafts, trade, design, kitsch, folk art, advertising… It is obvious that everything is changing - identity as well, and forms that represent it must adjust to the modern world. We do not loose what is not existent. The real symbolism never changes, changes only its significance in our lives, because we change ourselves. Every new culture is related to the past culture, cultural values are found anew. Let's look at them afresh!
Project "Traditional Crafts and Arts for Promoting Entrepreneurship and Tourism along Kurshi Coastline of the Baltic Sea" is being implemented by Ventspils City Council, Ventspils Craft Union, Klaipeda City Council and Klaipeda Culture Communication Centre. The aim of the project is developing crafts in Kurzeme and Klaipeda regions, thus contributing to the development of tourism and preservation of culture heritage in both regions.
History of the project

2006-2007
The Baltic Sea Region INTERREG IIIB Neighborhood programme, INTERREG IIIA PRIORITY SOUTH Project “Traditional Crafts and Arts for Promoting Entrepreneurship and Tourism along Kurshi Coastline of the Baltic Sea” 2006-2007
In order to call the attention of society and especially of the youth for the ethnic tradition of historically rich the Curonian spit and that tradition

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