Chair of the Commission
UBC National Coordinator for Lithuania
Senior Specialist
Director
Espoo chairs the Cultural Cities Commission with the City of Kaunas as Vice Chair. The new chair city Espoo concentrated the 2024-2025 period to rebuild the network.
Commission works to strengthen the joint voice of arts and culture of UBC member cities in Baltic Sea Region and to augment the expertise of culture professionals active in the UBC network. Commission works to emphasize the possibilities of arts and culture to strengthen the resilience of citizens and Baltic Sea Region´s cultural identity and cultural heritage. Art and culture play an important role for sense of well-being for citizens. Vivid art and culture scene in the city can increase attractiveness for investments and promote ecosystems for creative industries.
The UBC
Cultural Cities Commission (CCC) promotes and develops tools for the cultural field to enhance professionalism in the field. In addition, it creates strategic partnerships with central national and international bodies dealing with policy making in the cultural field.
UBC Cultural Cities Commission is a platform for all participant cities to work together and share best practices. We warmly invite all the cultural professionals for collaboration in the Cultural Cities Commission.
4th November 16.30-17.30 in XVIII UBC General Conference, Słupsk/Dolina Charlotty, Poland
5.2.2025 On-line webinar from Kaunas. Bridging Culture and Data: Opportunities and Challenges of a Digital Platform in data driven decision making.
19.-20.3. 2025 on-site joint meeting with Safety Cities Commission in Espoo, Finland. Viewing safety and security also from a cultural perspective introduced innovative ideas for participants. This approach offered a fresh, broader outlook on culture’s role and impact, especially on citizen´s identity. (37 participants)
1st On-line meeting 15 March 2024
1st On-line webinar 22 March 2024
2nd On-site meeting, Tartu, Estonia, Capital of Culture 2024, 12-14 September 2024
Presentation from Felix Schartner Giertta from Council of the Baltic Sea States, BSR Cultural Pearls project that focuses on the topic of the power of culture and its positive impact on social resilience and community building.
2nd On-line meeting 12 April 2024
1st On-site meeting in Espoo 6-7 June 2024
2nd On-site meeting, Tartu, Estonia, Capital of Culture 2024, 12-14 September 2024
1st On-line meeting 5 February 2025
1st On-site meeting – Cultural Cities and Safe Cities Commissions Meeting in Espoo, 19-21 March 2025
