Umbrella association of Salzburg cultural sites

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Umbrella association of Salzburg cultural sites
legal form society
Seat Salzburg AustriaAustriaAustria 
founding 1988

place Salzburg
Board Karl Zechenter (Chairman), Friedl Göschl (Strv. Chairman), Alf Altendorf (Treasurer), Robert Wimmer (Secretary), Elisabeth Schmirl, Piet Six
executive Director Thomas Randisek
Former board members Robert Wimmer, Tomas Friedmann, Ingeborg Proyer, Myrto Dimitriadou, Gerhard Wohlzog, Michael Bilic
Members 78
Employee 2
Organization type Advocacy
Website Kultur.or.at

The umbrella organization Salzburg cultural sites - organized as a non-profit association - is the network and the cultural-political interest group for the »free« contemporary, emancipatory and autonomous cultural work in the state of Salzburg .

History and organization

The umbrella organization was founded in 1988 in the city of Salzburg by representatives of the autonomous cultural institutions Das Kino , Elisabethbühne , Toihaus , Kleines Theater , ARGE Kulturgelände , Frauenkulturzentrum and Gegenlicht .

The first managing director was Gerald Gröchenig, followed by Birgit Feusthuber and, since 1993, Thomas Randisek. The honorary board consists of six members. Tomas Friedmann was the chairman from 2007 to 2015, and Karl Zechenter has been chairman since November 2015.

For its 78 members - 44 urban initiatives and 34 from rural areas - the umbrella association performs political lobbying work to secure and increase the funding volume, legal advice, legal representation and consulting in subsidy and funding issues, assistance with contacts with authorities, in insurance and AKM - and various administrative matters. He advocates improvements, including a. through public-critical events on the topics of cultural policy and media policy .

Workshops and series of seminars create the necessary accompanying further training for the practice of cultural work. The umbrella organization advocates necessary legal improvements that strengthen the structural protection of cultural initiatives and the social protection of cultural workers (»fair pay for cultural work«).

The association is involved in the implementation of the “ Stolpersteine ” project in the city ​​of Salzburg .

financing

The work of the advocacy group is financed through membership fees and advertising income, as well as funding from the City of Salzburg and the State of Salzburg .

Publications

In cooperation with the regional broadcasters FS1 and Radiofabrik, the umbrella association publishes the TV format KULTmagazin and the radio series Radio Innergebirg .

The KULTPLAN (event calendar for adults), the culture poster with an overview calendar (since 1989) and the "kids-KULTPLAN" (event calendar for children since 2008) are published monthly.

Members

In the city and state of Salzburg a. represent the following institutions

The prerequisites for membership in the umbrella association of Salzburg cultural sites are:

  • Present and future-oriented as well as emancipatory cultural work
  • Mediation of in-house productions and projects
  • Mediation and facilitation of contemporary art and culture
  • Content-related and organizational independence from regional authorities, political bodies and state institutions
  • Independence from political parties and religious communities
  • Non-profit
  • Democratic behavior
  • self-organisation
  • Positioning against inhuman ideological currents
  • Enable active participation
  • Gender-sensitive approaches

Partnerships

The association is a member of the IG Kultur Österreich as a representation of Austrian interests and performs tasks as their national representative.

The association has been a partner in community television FS1 since May 2012 .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Board of Directors - Dachverband Salzburger Kulturstätten , accessed on November 14, 2017
  2. ↑ http://www.stolpersteine-salzburg.at/de/start Website Stolpersteine ​​Salzburg, accessed on November 19, 2017.
  3. ^ Media of interest representation , accessed on November 14, 2017.
  4. ↑ List of members - Dachverband Salzburger Kulturstätten , accessed on November 14, 2017.
  5. ^ Mission statement of the association. Retrieved June 3, 2020 .