Cultural Policy

Culture on camp

Agenda

• The on-camp projects

• What is culture on camp?

• Current state of the project

• SWOT analysis

• Questions

The on camp projects

• Every year

• For youth movements of Leuven

• To promote a certain theme on the summercamp

• By Vleugel F

Youth movements

• A ‘big thing’ in Belgium

• For youth and by youth on Sunday afternoon

• A lot of ‘different’ movements

The on-camp projects

• Vleugel F, organization subsidized by the city to support youth movements around Leuven

• On camp projects: promote a certain theme for their summer camp

• Mostly a competition between these movements around the theme

Previous years

2008: Ecology on camp. Chiro Spirit and Low Impact Man.

Previous years

2010, Cooking on camp. Akabe Heverlee and TV chef Jelle Temmerman.

This year: Culture on camp

• Promotion of culture in youth movements

• Why culture? To show that games or activities can easily start from culture

• To create a link between the culture facilities of Leuven and the youth movements

Partners

• Magda: culture-educational network of Flemish Brabant.

• Gives advice around cultural activities on schools, publications on culture and youth,…

Partners

• 30 CC

• Organization of theater, music, opera, literature shows

• Organization of the public library

Culture on camp

• Again a competition between youth movements: seduce Sien Eggers

• With a cultural activity; for instance theater, music, art,…

• In cooperation with an artist who’s expert in the discipline they want to work in

• Capture the end-product and send to Vleugel F

• Why a competition? Motivational, easy to get other youth movements involved,…

• Why Sien Eggers? Cultural icon + very popular with young people

Culture on camp

• To enroll: send an idea how to seduce Sien through a fill-out form on the website

• 4 participants: Akabe Heverlee, Scouts Leuven, Chiro Spirit & JNM Leuven

Website

• http://www.mijnleuven.be/jeugdwerk/lijst/cultuur-op-kamp

• Tips, tricks,…articles which can work inspirational

• Interviews with similar projects, like Tapisplein VZW & Bazar

Current state of the project

• Akabe Heverlee: Action painting

• Vleugel F provided an artist through Art Forum

• 6 may the activity will take place

Current state of the project

• Scouts Leuven: graffiti

• In cooperation with graffiti artist Sir-5

• 13th of may the activity will take place

• Chiro Spirit: Gigantic crayon piece on the marketplace

• JNM Leuven: eco-graffiti

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strengths: Competition, experience in working with children and youth, personal network

• Weaknesses: youth movements are already way too busy, culture can be anything, price is maybe not appealing enough

Thanks for listening

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