The Brno cultural newsletter brings you an overview of events and opportunities in the coming period concerning theaters, clubs, festivals, and cultural events in Brno.
Dear ladies and gentlemen,
Will culture stop thriving in Brno without the title of “European City”? I am convinced that it will not. Because Brno has never been short of creative and capable people. And the city’s support for culture is at an exceptionally high level. And I can assure you that from my new “position” I will do everything I can to keep it that way. Even though we are not living in easy times. However, I have never considered culture as something superfluous; it is an integral part of my life and I see it as an indispensable part of the development of the whole society. With its help, we look for hope when we are floundering, and we cannot let it down when it finds itself in trouble. I see the search for possible solutions as an important task for the coming months.
So the “non-progress” of Brno is of course unfortunate, but it is certainly not an obstacle to further development. The fifteenth meeting of the Brno Cultural Forum, where leading experts in the field of cultural evaluation will speak, will offer lessons and inspiration on what to improve. Precise organization and sophisticated dramaturgy, which are the basis for exceptional artistic achievements, also characterize the culminating eighth edition of the Janáček Brno International Opera and Music Festival. However, it is the establishment of the Janáček Cultural Center that will be the most important contribution of Brno to the legacy of the famous composer. We are beginning the search for a contractor and I believe that we will start construction next year. For me, this is a priority for this term of office and the main reason why I have made culture part of my portfolio.
I appreciate the future of us working together, and I look forward to it.
Markéta Vaňková
Mayor of the City of Brno
FROM US TO YOU
Do you have the date 23 November filled in your calendar?
If not, be sure to write it in! The XV. Brno Cultural Forum on EVALUATION. The conference at the CO.LABS cultural center will focus on the importance of evaluating processes in the cultural and creative industries. Not only do we in Brno know something about it, but also the experts who will speak in the panel debate. Our invitation was accepted by Petr Pouchlý, Zora Jaurová, and Jiří Ježek. The discussion will be moderated by Blanka Marková.
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Mayor Markéta Vaňková will be in charge of culture in her new term of office
In mid-October, the Brno City Council met in a new composition for the first time after the elections. The Mayor, Markéta Vaňková, deputies, and councilors were elected at the constituent meeting. In addition to culture, the mayor will also be in charge of creating the city budget and foreign relations.
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Janáček into the shower and for a walk with the dog
The International Opera and Music Festival Janáček Brno will be held in Brno for the eighth time this November. In addition to the rich main musical program, you can get to know Leoš Janáček from many different angles thanks to the accompanying activities of TIC BRNO. How about taking a shower (with) Janáček?
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Grants in the field of heritage conservation for 2023
From 1 to 31 November 2022, you can apply for a subsidy for the restoration of a cultural monument or for a subsidy for owners of listed buildings that are not cultural monuments. More information can be found on the City of Brno’s website, or you can contact szaboova.marie@brno.cz.
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This year we unveiled two new honorary graves at the Central Cemetery
The headstones of honorary graves are created on the basis of art competitions coordinated by the Department of Culture. This year, two important Brno personalities have received the work. We unveiled a tombstone for Erik Knirsch and Vlastimil Zábranský. On our website socharske.brno.cz you can see the new tombstones and read about their artistic treatment.
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Vote in the sixth edition of the participatory budget “We hear you” (Dáme na vás)
With your votes you can once again help select the winning projects of this year’s participatory budget Dáme na vás. Only you decide what the city will implement in the coming years. Voting takes place from 1 to 30 November 2022.
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OPPORTUNITIES
The new edition of Creative Vouchers is here
Get new clients from South Moravian companies and help them improve their products, services, or communication with customers for up to 100 000 crowns from the City of Brno. For the eighth time, a creative gallery is opening where you can offer your services. In January, the application process will open for companies that would like to use your services.
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Culture Moves Europe – call for individual mobility of artists and cultural professionals
The Culture Moves Europe call for individual mobility provides financial support for travel costs (transport, accommodation, etc.) for artists and cultural workers within the Creative Europe program countries. The aim is to carry out a project with an international partner. The call is open until the end of May 2023.
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Grant call to support innovation in cities
The European Commission has launched a €50 million European Urban Initiative call to support innovation in cities and their capacity to build sustainable development. This call mirrors and puts into practice the values of the New European Bauhaus (NEB). It will also enable the implementation of projects in the second generation of NEB projects. The call is open until 19 January 2023.
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Public cultural service providers without a founder will have their energy prices capped
Last week, the government approved an amendment to the regulation on electricity and gas pricing in an emergency market situation. Thanks to the initiative of the Ministry of Culture, providers of public cultural services that do not have a founder (theaters, museums, galleries and other cultural institutions, operators of film, music, or theater festivals, music ensembles, etc.) will have the same conditions in terms of capped electricity and gas prices as cultural institutions established by the state, regions, and municipalities.
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Jindřich Chalupecký Award 2023 – open call
The prestigious art competition Jindřich Chalupecký Award is open to artists under 35 years of age who have been active in the Czech Republic for a long time. The application process takes place via the new online platform award.sjch.cz from 25 October to 20 November 2022.
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Grant program to support creative or study activities
Until 7 November 2022 it is possible to apply for subsidies for individual projects of natural persons within the framework of the call from the National Recovery Plan. The call is open to visual artists, writers, translators, playwrights, musicians or dancers. You can apply for a grant to enable you to pursue your own creative or study project for a limited period of time.
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Be part of the Prague Quadrennial 2023
Don’t miss the unique opportunity to collaborate on a project by students of the Department of Alternative and Puppet Theater of DAMU, who will represent the Czech Republic in the student section of the Prague Quadrennial 2023. Ten selected projects will be included in the PQ 2023 exhibition and will receive a financial reward.
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CO.LABS Cultural Center offers internship for students
CO.LABS is looking for students with an interest in contemporary performing arts who would like to be involved in the running of an independent, creative and dynamic organization. The internship is open for the following areas: lecturing, marketing, project production.
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Enter the EU Prize for Cultural Heritage
Europe’s most inspiring architects, craftsmen, heritage experts, professionals, volunteers, public and private institutions, and local communities now have a new chance to be recognized for their achievements. Applications for the EU Heritage Prize/Europa Nostra Prize 2023 are open until 25 November 2022.
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EVENTS IN BRNO
The Líšeň Theater invites you to the festival “The Fall of the Empire”, which will take place from 17 to 29 November.
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HaDivadlo presents the new play Humanism 2022 – a scenic mosaic of a holiday in wartime.
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A guided tour of the exhibition Uncertain Sequences of Agency at Fait Gallery will be given by the author Milan Maur and the curators.
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Design Week awaits us as part of the Jindřich Halabala Prize, a student competition for furniture and interior design.
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CED invites you to a debate between Russian and Belarusian intellectuals on 19 November at the Husa na provázku Theater.
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The CO.LABS Cultural Center is dedicated to supporting women this season – they will be launching several new projects to mark the occasion.
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The 13th edition of the traditional festival of Nordic culture Days of the North will take place at the Art Cinema, this time focusing on the North and the world.
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The third concert of the 11th season of the Bacha na Mozarta! series. The first manifestation of the Venetian concertante style in Czech music.
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Experience Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s legendary classic in an exceptional adaptation with photo illustrations by Eliška Podzimková.
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The walk through Brno’s industrial past will lead from Pekařská Street to Na Hlinky Street. The event is part of the Brno Industrial project.
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