New management for kklick

As part of a public tendering process, the cantons of St. Gallen, Thurgau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Glarus have put the communication mandates for the overall project "kklick - Kulturvermittlung Ostschweiz" as well as for the St. Gallen/Appenzell Ausserrhoden office and the Thurgau office out to tender for the period 2024-2027, according to a coordinated press release. The contract for all three mandates was awarded to Wirkpunkt GmbH headed by Kati Michalk, Richi Küttel and Rebecca C. Schnyder.

This will not change anything for the cantons of St. Gallen and Appenzell Ausserrhoden, as their joint office was already managed by Wirkpunkt. The mandate for the office of the Canton of Glarus was not put out to tender and will continue to be managed by Danièle Florence Perrin. Stefanie Kasper, who managed the office of the Canton of Thurgau for ten years, did not apply for the vacancy and has left kklick at the end of December 2023 to pursue new challenges. The new contact person for the canton of Thurgau is Richi Küttel from Wirkpunkt.

kklick - Kulturvermittlung Ostschweiz is a cooperation project between the cultural offices of the cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Glarus, St. Gallen and Thurgau. The intercantonal platform for cultural mediation has been online since August 2014 and is active as a contact point for questions relating to the topic of cultural mediation in schools in the region. kklick communicates cultural mediation offers from cultural providers (institutions such as museums, theaters, cinemas or individuals such as cultural mediators or artists), bundles information on cultural mediation and promotes the use of cultural education offers in schools.