Cultural Cities

Contact persons

Tiina Kasvi

Chair of the Commission
Cultural Manager
The City of Espoo Cultural Unit, Economic Development, Sports and Culture

Tel.+358 50 3019426
e-mail: tiina.kasvi@espoo.fi

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UBC Cultural Cities Commission

All UBC members achieve an added value through shared tools and network based cultural cooperation. 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 and stimulates third parties to provide research on cultural issues that are important for the local level.

City of Espoo has now started to work as the Chair of the UBC Cultural Cities Commission and City of Kaunas will continue working as the Vice Chair, for the years 2024-2025.

We warmly invite all the cultural professionals for collaboration in the Cultural Cities Commission.

Arts and culture in cities have the potential to contribute to social and economic development, innovation policy and promote sustainable tourism. Culture and shared cultural heritage can strengthen a city’s social capital. Culture also plays an important role for sense of well-being for citizens and culture can increase attractiveness for investments and promote ecosystems for creative industries.

UBC Cultural Cities Commission is a platform for us to work together.

On-line meeting Friday 15th March at 13.00 CET (14.00 EET)

On-line webinar Friday 22nd of March at 13.00 CET (14.00 EET).

Presentation from Felix Schartner Giertta from Council of the Baltic Sea States, BSR Cultural Pearls project.

We will focus on the topic of the power of culture and its positive impact on social resilience and community building.

We invite you to reflect on the following themes:

  • culture as a force in consolidating and empowering communities
  • the role of culture and creative industries in responding to various challenges faced by medium-sized cities and towns in the Baltic Sea Region
  • new beginnings for collaboration and partnerships

After the presentation a joint discussion about the theme, social resilience and the power of culture.

About – BSR Cultural Pearls

On-site meeting in Espoo 6.-7. June 2024.

Contact persons:

Tiina Kasvi, Cultural Manager
The City of Espoo Cultural Unit, Economic Development, Sports and Culture
+358 50 3019426 e-mail: tiina.kasvi@espoo.fi

Taiju Kiesilä, Senior Specialist
The City of Espoo Cultural Unit, Partnerships and Promoting Culture
+358 40 6368 974 e-mail: taiju.kiesila@espoo.fi

Sofiia Yakovyshyna, Project planner
The City of Espoo Cultural Unit, Partnerships and Promoting Culture
+358 406366459 e-mail: sofiia.yakovyshyna@espoo.fi

Lina Duobaite
Kaunas City Municipal Administration
Head of Foreign Relations Division
Email lina.duobaite@kaunas.lt

Inga Zinkevičiūtė, Culture manager
Kaunas Municipal Vincas Kudirka Public Library
+370 61370543, inga.zinkeviciute@kaunas.mvb.lt

Gailė Partikaitė
Kaunas City Municipal Administration
Specialist of Foreign Relations Division
Tel. +370 37 42 40 11 | +370 679 44 769
Email gaile.partikaite@kaunas.lt 

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