Guidelines for diversity-oriented cultural promotion
Kultur Stadt Bern has published a «Guide to diversity-oriented cultural promotion». It summarizes the most important findings on diversity-oriented opening.
According to the press release, Kultur Stadt Bern is guided by the principle of participatory justice. In a city with a diverse population, cultural promotion services should be as widely accessible as possible and reflect the reality of this diversity. The guidelines record the knowledge gained and should also be able to be used by other public and private cultural funding bodies. The main focus of the guide is on project funding and working with commissions and juries.
In light of social change, the city's cultural promotion department initiated a multi-year transformation process in 2020. Based on the key question «What can we do to promote diversity?», the attitudes and working methods of both the Culture Department and the commissions were analyzed and measures were developed and implemented.
These guidelines reflect the knowledge and experience gained by Kultur Stadt Bern. The reflection process was accompanied by external experts Anisha Imhasly and Rahel El-Maawi, who also wrote the guidelines on behalf of Kultur Stadt Bern. The process was financially supported by the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia as part of the «Intercultural Society» initiative (now Innovation and Society) from 2020 to 2024.
