About us
VšĮ „Kaunas 2022“ is implementing the project European Capital of Culture for 2022. One of the programs of the project is “We, the people”. The aim of the program is to enable different communities to nurture their culture, become hospitable hosts of their own place, share culture with Kaunas residents, Lithuanians and Europeans.
Goals of program implementation:
• to gather and activate local communities, to reveal the cultural potential and uniqueness of each neighbourhood of Kaunas city and district;
• to promote a participatory culture, to stimulate civic activity of residents of Kaunas city and district by including them into decision-making and cultural enrichment;
• to network organizations of various sectors in specific neighbourhoods of Kaunas city and district;
Program vision:
Involvement / diversity – to get to know and acknowledge the culture, created by the residents of Kaunas city and Kaunas district; get to know and acknowledge existing sharing practices (joint activities, interests, hobbies, living environment, etc.); get to know the cultural supply; promote cultural participation.
Connections / networking – to increase circulation between the culture of Kaunas city and Kaunas district residents; to create connections between people and their cultural and artistic initiatives, to promote mutual creative experiences.
Entrepreneurship – to notice the possibilities of meaningful cultural potential in local communities and to implement them; to create new culture expressions; to solve emerging challenges through creative practices and cultural contexts.
We aim to empower different communities to nurture their local culture through artistic means and share it with people around.
we develop and promote
co-creative practices
we develop a participatory culture
we build a network of local people and organizations
we expand the artistic and cultural worldview
we aim to listen and make a connections
we communicate the value of community art to local leaders and businesses
we help local communities creatively address local challenges
The main methods of the program:
• Cooperation;
• Volunteering;
• Co-creation.
Fluxus principles applied in the program:
• Combining different disciplines;
• Randomness;
• Adventure;
• DIY culture and aesthetics;
• Simplicity;
• Constantly changing movement;
• Eliminating the line between art and life;
• Escaping everyday life and routine.
„Visi kaip vienas“ manifestas
Mums bendruomenė yra:
• atviri žmonės, norintys veikti;
• žmonės, kuriems nėra „vienodai“ jų aplinka ir kasdienybė;
• tai žmonės, kurie jungia kitus žmones;
• kurie kuria norinčių ir veiklių žmonių grandines;
• kurie nori kasdienybę paversti lengvesne, spalvingesne;
• kurie jungia skirtingas disciplinas ir dėl to nesigaili;
• kurie ieško nuotykio savo gyvenamojoje vietoje;
• kurie nebijo atsitiktinumo;
• kurie nebijo klysti;
• kurie savo gyvenamojoje aplinkoje ieško paslapties, intrigos;
• kurie nebijo „pasidaryti patys“ ar paprašyti kitų pagalbos;
• kurie mato veiklų vertę ne investuotų pinigų sumoje, o žmonių savanoriško ir geranoriško įsitraukimo gausoje;
• kurie sudėtingoje kasdienybėje ieško paprastumo;
• kurie nebijo judėjimo ir kaitos;
• kurie naikina ribą tarp meno ir gyvenimo;
• kurie „išsijudina“ ir stengiasi išjudinti kaimyną iš kasdienybės ir rutinos.