motor and communications centre for the conceptual development and networking of arts
and culture in the region
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- The Kultur!Büro. is a service facility of the Siegen-Wittgenstein
district administration, being its arts and cultural events department although not a mere
administration office itself.
- The Kultur!Büro. offers a form of management and co-operation in
cultural affairs which is new for the region: active, conceptual collaboration instead of
just financial assistance and administration. In partnership with local artists, promoters
and organizers the Kultur!Büro. is active in the development of arts
projects and themes for cultural events throughout the district.
- There is nothing office-like about the Kultur!Büro. It has an
ambience ideal for sparking off creativity, spontaneous discussion and teamwork sessions.
It is a forum for dialogue and visions, a workshop for new concepts and strategies in arts
management, a place of learning by doing for anyone in the region involved in taking arts
to the public.
- The Kultur!Büro. is housed in the "Lÿz"
Arts and Media Centre, where it has its own PR and desktop publishing facilities. In the
same building there is a gallery which exhibits contemporary art from the region, a
compact library of information brochures, as well as a "Little Theatre" for
touring cabaret and variety acts or for local productions, and "Schauplatz", a
stage equipped for experimental multimedia artforms.
- Successful concepts are the result of discussions, team sessions and inquiries
conducted by the Kultur!Büro., which develops not only its own projects
but also ones suggested by its various regional partners (district councils, clubs,
individuals etc.).
- One focus of the Kultur!Büro.'s work is on organizing,
part-financing, publicizing (product placement) and the running of cultural events, from
small exhibitions to arts spectaculars of nationwide appeal.
- Another of the Kultur!Büro.'s most important activities is compiling
and making available the latest data from the field of arts and culture as a source of
information and a medium to long-term planning aid for the media, private citizens, events
organizers and all others involved with the arts.
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A selection of Kultur!Büro. projects
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- The "Kulturhandbuch" (Arts Directory) for the Siegen-Wittgenstein district as
a loose-leaf binder, periodically up-dated
- Kultur!Aktuell, an information service for
the media and a fortnightly cultural events calendar listing all dates throughout the
region
- The "Kleines Theater Lÿz", the
"Little Theatre" available to local musicians, singers, actors, variety and
revue artists for rehearsal and performances. Regular events ranging from political revues
and variety shows to music concerts, whether with local acts or artists on tour, go to
make up the "Lÿz" season, presented in two informative programmes per year.
- The Arts and Media Centre "Lÿz", concept-planning and organization of the
complete arts and cultural events programme in the "Kleines Theater"
("little theatre") and the "Schauplatz" (stage equipped for
experimental multimedia artforms)
- Concept-planning and on-site organization of the "Motor Omnibus Centenary"
spectacular (March 1995)
- KulturPur, an international
festival of music and theatre (every Whitsun) in a marquee complex on the ridge of the
"Rothaar" range of low mountains near Hilchenbach-LÜtzel (world-famous theatre
troupes, international dance productions, musical top acts, comedy shows and open-air
variety acts)
- Paul McCartney paintings, World
premiere in the "Kunstforum Lÿz".
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A selection of Kultur!Büro. decorations
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- 1992:
"Racism foreign friendship price" of the foreign representative of
the city of Siegen, hands over to Georg Klein for
the organization of the big event "Rassismus
beSIEGEN"
- 2000:
"German location price 2000" of the board of curators "alive
city centre" (Kaufhof, ministries of NRW, publishing
houses, AG of the retail dealers etc) hand over
to Wolfgang Suttner for outstanding performances
to the revaluation of the city centre because of
Paul McCartney paintings (14/02/00)
- 2000:
"Siegerländer Haubergsknipp",
hands over from the FDP-circle federation to Wolfgang Suttner for his special
merits around the region (31/03/2000)
- 2001:
1. Siegener Online-Award for the Internet-scene of Kreis-Kultur!Büros.,
2. Place, but the best culture-Internet-scene of the region, hand over to Ralf
Gerecht of the organizer's community to Siegen Virtuell (15/09/00)
- 2001:
Price of the ministry of economic affairs NRW for the draft of a Cultural founder's
centre, lent from Minister Schwanhold to the circle
of Siegen-Wittgenstein, hand over to Reinhard Kämpfer,
economic promotion and Wolfgang Suttner, Kultur!Büro. (26/11/2001)
- 2002:
1. Rock-Musikometer-Award of the fun-band
"Handmade"
Because of the special merits of the Kultur!Büro. around the promotion of native
musicians and artist (Kulturhandbuch), hand over
to Wolfgang Suttner (25/01/02)
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contact:
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Wolfgang Suttner
Kulturreferent des Kreises Siegen-Wittgenstein, Kultur!Büro.,
Tel. 0271/333-2400 / Fax: 0271/331073 / WSuttner@siwikultur.de
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