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  • Bringing neighbours closer

    Bringing neighbours closer

    Welcome to the Interreg V-A Latvia–Lithuania Programme 2014–2020!

    About the programme
  • Bringing neighbours closer

    Bringing neighbours closer

    Welcome to the Interreg V-A Latvia–Lithuania Programme 2014–2020!

  • Bringing neighbours closer

    Bringing neighbours closer

    Welcome to the Interreg V-A Latvia–Lithuania Programme 2014–2020!

LLI-338 Paradigm shift from “traditional” to creative industries – the essence for sustainable regional development (CCI & sustainability)

“Paradigm shift from “traditional” to creative industries – the essence for sustainable regional development” is an initiative to establish an educational platform, unifying intellectual capacity of experienced cross-border partners: Kuldiga Municipality, Nida Art Colony of the Art Academy of Vilnius (higher education), Klaipeda Culture Communication Centre (Klaipeda Municipality), and the Centre of Competency Based Professional Education Liepaja Music, Art and Design Secondary School. The project intends to tackle one of the most important cross-border challenges – the intellectual capacity of area’s labor market, which is one of the most crucial resources for regional development. Project’s objectives are implementation of an educational program for two years for 160 participants, and modernization of partners’ workrooms and studios with ICT, multimedia (Klaipeda), conference (Nida), textile (Liepaja) and 3D prototyping (Kuldiga) equipment. Participants from the fields of art, design, education, business and other will be invited to apply for trainings and workshops, while public lectures on creative thinking and exhibitions will be offered for a wider public, but the modernized studios will be available for wide range of trainings and co-working purposes in the field of creative industries.

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Phone: +371 63322469
E-mail: dome@kuldiga.lv
Website: www.kuldiga.lv
Address: Baznicas street 1, Kuldiga

3 November 2021

Presentations by international tutors of the project No. LLI-338 “CCI & Sustainability” are now available

After completion of the project No. LLI-338, CCI & Sustainability, project partners are hereby sharing part of the project’s results – the content of educational workshops, which were implemented during 2018-2020.

These presentations were prepared by various international tutors, who participated in educational workshops in Kuldīga, Liepāja, Klaipeda and Nida. This material might be of interest to persons, related to the fields of culture and creative industries. We hope that the material will be of inspiration to you!

Follow this link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DFARC4mvFziJgQd4FjdJXJcBrZo8z65L?usp=sharing.

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27 May 2021

Completion of the project No. LLI-338 “Paradigm shift from “traditional” to creative industries – the essence for sustainable regional development” (CCI & Sustainability)

The project No. LLI-338 “Paradigm shift from “traditional” to creative industries – the essence for sustainable regional development” (CCI & Sustainability) has been successfully completed by the team of Latvian – Lithuanian project team. Kuldīga District Council was the lead partner, whereas Klaipeda Culture Communication Center (Klaipeda Council), Nida Art Colony of Vilnius Academy of Arts, as well as The Centre of Competency Based Professional Education Liepaja Music, Art and Design Secondary School acted as project partners.

Aim of the project was to unite the institutional and administrative resources of the project partners in order to establish a new educational platform in the field of creative industries, which would allow to foster knowledge and skills of area’s labor resources according to labor market needs. Based on observations of the needs in the labor market, our economies experience the tendency to migrate from the so called traditional industries to the creative. Therefore, CCI & Sustainability addressed the issue of improving such knowledge and skills of labor resources, which lead to improved creative thinking, management and communication competences, as well as the skills of working with multimedia, ICT and prototyping tools and equipment.

Improvement of area’s labor market skills is a joint challenge for the whole Programme area, and it is also one of the most important resources for regional development. During the Project, an educational programme was delivered to almost 200 participants, as well as modern equipment was purchased for the project partners’ workrooms, auditoriums and studios. Thus the Kuldīga District Council was able to purchase a set of 3D prototyping tools and devices for woodworking, the Klaipeda Culture Communication Center and the Liepaja Music, Art and Design Secondary School acquired new multimedia and ICT equipment, as well as new textile machines, whereas the Nida Art Colony modernized its wi-fi and internet resources and purchased furniture for seminars and conferences. The educational programme delivered within the scope of the Project, offered its participants to learn new knowledge and skills in the areas of service design, user experience (UX), presentation skills and multimedia content creation etc. Public lectures’ and exhibitions’ programme was made available to wider public.

The project No. LLI-338 “Paradigm shift from “traditional” to creative industries – the essence for sustainable regional development” (CCI & Sustainability) was implemented with support of Interreg V-A Latvia – Lithuania Programme 2014-2020. Total budget of the project was EUR 220 193,06 including ERDF financing EUR 187 164,08.

* This information is prepared with European Union financial support. The content of this information is entirely under the responsibility of Kuldiga District Council, and in no circumstances can it be considered an official position of the European Union.

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3 July 2020

Open call for applications for Kuldiga Creative Summer School

Kuldīga Artists’ Residence, Kuldiga District Municipality announces an open-call for applications to Kuldiga Creative Summer School “Service Design in Museums”. During the five days’ workshop, participants will have an opportunity to learn the service design methods as a universal and widely applied instrument of design thinking – a perfect tool for daily work. The Summer School will take place from August 16 to 20 in Kuldiga.

The case study this year is selected in collaboration with association “Creative Museum”. Participants will have an opportunity to use the challenges of Latva’s museums and other heritage institutions as the field for experimenting with service design methods.

Pandemic situation caused by Covid-19 and consequent distancing regulations have changed society’s daily behavior and work culture globally. Changes have affected various service organizations both in the private and public sectors, including – museums and heritage institutions, and thus a series of challenges have been highlighted. Accessibility, which includes the principles of universal design, hospitality, usability, content and interpretation of museums’ exhibitions, is among them, and has been acknowledged as a value already prior the pandemic. Situation caused by Covid-19 has accelerated the necessity for new ways to reach and communicate with customers, innovative digital solutions, and above all – the ability to adapt to volatile situations, and ensure a friendly and safe environment for both, the customers and employees.

During the 5 days of the workshop, participants will learn all the stages of service design method – research, problem definition, development of solution and its prototype, testing of prototype, improvement of solution, and completion of the solution. On the last day of the workshop, August 20, a public lectures’ programme will be offered on topics related to design and service industries.

Kuldiga Creative Summer School is being organized within the scope of cooperation project No. LLI-338 “Paradigm shift from “traditional” to creative industries – the essence for sustainable regional development” (CCI & Sustainability) with support of Interreg V-A Latvia – Lithuania Programme 2014-2020. The Lead Partner is Kuldiga District Council, collaboration partners – Klaipeda Culture Communication Center (Klaipeda Council), Nida Art Colony of Vilnius Academy of Arts and The Centre of Competency Based Professional Education Liepaja Music, Art and Design Secondary School. Total budget of the project is EUR 220 193,06 including ERDF financing EUR 187 164,08.

Participation fee for 6 participants from Latvia and Lithuania is covered within the project CCI & Sustainability, including accommodation, catering and tutorship. For more information and application form, please contact Juta Kasakovska, Project coordinator of Kuldīga Artists’ Residence, JUTA.KASAKOVSKA@KULDIGA.LV. Applications shall be submitted by July 15, 2020. 

This information is prepared with European Union financial support. The content of this information is entirely under the responsibility of Kuldiga District Council, and in no circumstances can it be considered an official position of the European Union.

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28 May 2020

CCI & Sustainability – project news in the situation of COVID-19 restrictions

With the unexpected global intermission of socialising, as well as economic operations and public events, caused by COVID-19 restrictions, also the “CCI & Sustainability” project is facing challenges, resulting in the necessity to prolong the project’s end date.

Two of the project’s partners – Kuldīga County Municipality (LP) and the Centre of Competency Based Professional Education Liepaja Music, Art and Design Secondary School (PP5) – are facing the risk to deviate from the project’s work-plan regarding equipment procurement procedures. Though preparation of documentation for the needs of procurement procedures is in process for both partners, and in the case of PP5 – procurement has been already partly implemented, prolongation of project’s completion date was still required, considering unpredictability of international shipments of equipment items.

The other reason to extend the project’s deadline is related to restriction of socialising: the last of 8 project’s educational activities was not implemented in May 2020, as previously planned, and is now intended for imlementation in Autumn 2020.

As a result of the above-mentioned facts, “CCI & Sustainability” end date was prolonged to March 31, 2021.

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2 July 2018

CCI & Sustainability (LLI-338): Kick-off Meeting

Project’s partners are welcome to attend the kick-off meeting, which will take place on July 18, 2018 at 11:00 at the premises of Kuldīga Development Agency. Creative & administrative issues are on the plate, and if the weather is good – a tour around the Kurzeme’s creative City Kuldīga and its creative industries’ spots will be arranged.

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Looking back at project’s implementation during 2018-2021, we are delighted to see the results.

195 participants received 5 days’ long intensive training modules under guidance of theme-specific guest tutors:

  • Education and the 21st century – August 13-17, 2018, Kuldīga, Latvia, organizer – Kuldīga District Council, No. of participants – 29;
  • Creative coast –  June 11-15, 2018, Liepāja, Latvia, organizer – Liepaja Creative Industry Cluster, No. of participants – 8;
  • Visual Communication: from Business Philosophy to Social Contexts – November 19-23, 2018, Klaipeda, Lithuania, organizer – Klaipeda Culture Communication Center, No. of participants – 24;
  • UX Nida – user experience design workshop –  November 26-30, 2018, Nida, Lithuania, organizer – Nida Art Colony, No. of participants – 21;
  • Visual thinking: design opportunities and practical solutions –  October  21-25, 2019, Klaipeda, Lithuania, organizer – Klaipeda Culture Communication Center, No. of participants – 21;
  • Fresh UX Academy –  November 11-15, 2019, Nida, Lithuania, organizer – Nida Art Colony, No.of participants – 20;
  • Modern Technologies – appliance, sharing, coordination –  June 17-20, 2019, Liepaja, Latvia, organizer – The Centre of Competency Based Professional Education Liepaja Music, Art and Design Secondary School, No. of participants – 25;
  • Synergy of audio and visual identity –  November 19-23, 2019, Liepaja, Latvia, organizer – The Centre of Competency Based Professional Education Liepaja Music, Art and Design Secondary School, No. of participants – 22;
  • Service design in museums –  August 16-20, 2020, Kuldīga, Latvia, organizer – Kuldīga District Council; No. of participants – 25.

In addition, project partners have succeeded in modernising their educational spaces and studios:

  • LP, Kuldīga District Council – 3D prototyping (woodworking) equipment and tools,
  • PP3, Klaipeda Culture Communication Center – computer and multimedia equipment for information center and studios,
  • PP4, Nida Art Colony of the Vilnius Academy of Arts – conference space improvement by wireless network (computer and IT equipment) modernization and furniture procurement,
  • PP5, The Centre of Competency Based Professional Education Liepaja Music, Art and Design Secondary School – multimedia equipment for video-audio lab, as well as textile lab equipment.

Explore the Digital_catalogue_LLI-338  and the video https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EElHz7IGvomk8WhSzl5-FFZhqyvLs8Rq?usp=sharing – both speak about the educational platform, created within the scope of this Project!

Get inspired and see the presentations by international tutors of LLI-338 educational modules during 2018-2020 here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DFARC4mvFziJgQd4FjdJXJcBrZo8z65L?usp=sharing.

The role of and need for education cannot be underestimated. It does not have physical or geographical borders. Any participant, any person in need from any organisation, region or country, is welcome to attend educational activities, conference spaces, workrooms and studios of project partners. The proper technological support – equipment items purchased within the scope of the project – lays basis for a more powerful future collaboration with other organisations in various countries. In this project, everyone is a winner.

Last updated: 26.06.2024 15:10