Canton Valais promotes participation projects
With the aim of promoting cultural participation, the Canton of Valais supports projects that unite creative artists and the public in a joint creative process.
As part of the "Cultural diversity in the regions" initiative of the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, a joint project entitled "Art en partage - cultural participation" is being launched. This will promote artistic productions that are created between an existing or specially formed group of people and professional cultural practitioners. A cultural mediator can assist in the development of the project.
One of the aims of the initiative is to facilitate access to contemporary creation through personal contact with creative artists and to use "the potential of joint creative processes to explore social issues".
An invitation to submit projects is open until 15 April 2016. The supported projects should be realized by 31 October 2017. The conditions of participation can be found on the website of the Department of Culture: www.vs.ch/kultur > Subsidy opportunities > Art en partage - cultural participation
