The project will develop a local cultural model that enables children, young people, women, older people and people with disabilities to participate more actively in cultural life. Through the Cultural Advisory Board and the Local Cultural Ambassadors Network, local residents will take a direct role in cultural planning, while arts education, mobile cultural gatherings, arts workshops and oral history activities will enrich Gürpınar’s cultural life and local memory.
A local needs assessment will be conducted to identify barriers to accessing arts and culture in Gürpınar. The municipally owned Gürpınar Cultural Centre will be improved in terms of accessibility, technical infrastructure and inclusive use. A Cultural Advisory Board and Local Cultural Ambassadors Network will be established to support the participatory management of the centre, while its programme of events will be developed together with local residents through planning workshops. Activities will include a Children and Youth Arts and Culture Academy, an arts workshop programme for women, mobile cultural gatherings in neighbourhoods and intergenerational oral history projects.
Working across theatre, music, literature and other artistic disciplines, the association carries out activities aimed at improving children’s and young people’s access to the arts. It organises the International Üvercinka Theatre Festival, runs an arts academy and produces theatre productions.
