Motovila’s event First Steps Toward International Cooperation, organized in Murska Sobota on 25th August 2021, also included a discussion on the contribution of culture towards the future of Europe, which was part of the activities included in the European initiative AMPLIFY: Make the Future of Europe Yours.
Motovila engaged the participants in a conversation about the challenges that cultural organizations are facing in their local environment (eastern Slovenia, especially the region of Prekmurje), and the main challenges and obstacles that they need to overcome in order to encourage more international (cultural) cooperation in their environment. The speakers exposed several challenges, among which they emphasised especially the professionalisation and motivation of staff in the local environment, working in the cultural and creative sectors (both public and NGO), access to audiences (cultural education), and national co-funding schemes for projects supported by the EU programmes., access to audiences (cultural education), and national co-funding schemes for projects supported by the EU programmes.
