The Brno Culture Newsletter presents an overview of what is happening in the city’s theatres, clubs, summer festivals and other cultural events in Brno.
Dear fans and aficionados of Brno culture,
The time when the holidays were a time for places such as theatres to rest and take it easy is long gone. Although the season ends as far as the calendar goes, it’s the start of a couple of months of summer theatre and programmes out in the open air. Brno becomes a moving showcase of events, with one festival following another...
There’s no chance for visitors to get bored at the more traditional ones, such as the theatrical Bishop's Court, which already launched this Sunday, or Ibérica, packed with southern temperament and emotion.
And there are also newer ones gradually becoming established with growing popularity, such as the Pop Messe music festival and the Brazil Fest Brno, a heady whirl of dance. Together with other open-air programmes, including summer cinemas, heritage sites and, of course, the recently opened underground reservoirs on Žlutý kopec, it is more than clear that Brno will be firmly on the radar of tourists from home and abroad. And that especially the people of Brno themselves can enjoy a varied and relaxed summer in their home town.
However, since it’s all about money after all, don't get too complacent over the promise of a holiday just yet. As we do every year, we announce subsidy programmes in nine cultural areas for 2025/26. A total of 36 million will be distributed and applications can be submitted from mid-August. Perhaps your project will come to enrich our summers of culture
in Brno in the years to come.
Wishing you all a beautiful start to the summer!
Markéta Vaňková
Mayor of Brno
FROM US FOR YOU
Announcing cultural subsidy programmes for 2025-2026
Every year, Brno City Council's Department of Culture announces subsidy programmes to support the independent cultural scene in Brno. This year is no exception and the city of Brno will once again be promoting culture in nine cultural spheres. A total of CZK 36 million is planned for distribution under these subsidy programmes. Applications can be submitted from 15 August to 30 September 2024 via dotace.brno.cz/oblastkultury/, where you will find all the latest information and instructions.
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Evaluators of cultural subsidies for 2025-2026
Who will evaluate cultural subsidies in the next two years? The new line-up of the nine evaluation committees has been approved, with the replacement of external expert evaluators.
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New grant programme to mark the anniversary of Bohuslav Fuchs
We have announced a new subsidy programme to mark the 130th anniversary of the birth of the urban planner, architect and theoretician Bohuslav Fuchs, the father of functionalist Brno. It will support artistic and cultural events in the field of music, theatre and the fine arts with a specific focus on audiovisual arts and performing arts inspired by the life, work and legacy of Bohuslav Fuchs. The grant programme is to run for two years, i.e. 2024-2025, and events and projects must be implemented in 2025.
Applications for this grant can be submitted from 5 July 2024 to 10 September 2024, by data message only.
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Develop Brno's cultural and creative scene with us
The Culture and Creative Industries Strategy is in place until 2025, so it is high time not only to evaluate it, but also to start drafting a new one. For that, of course, we need you. We don’t want to create cultural policy from on high, and so your suggestions, opinions and comments are crucial for us. We invite you to the meetings of the advocacy groups for the various cultural and creative areas, which are a unique opportunity to discuss what interests you in the area of your choice in relation to the city, where there is room for change, innovation or further development. The discussions will help us to set out concrete steps for future years.
Registration for the next meeting:
17 June - Literature
24 June - Dance
We look forward to seeing you!
Twin City Days
This year, the Twin City Days was on the theme of CULTURE. Brno was visited by cultural centre staff, producers, directors, researchers and representatives of the cities of Kaunas, Debrecen, Bratislava, Vienna, Kharkiv, Stuttgart, Rennes, St. Pölten, Poznan and Leipzig. Together with colleagues from the Department of Foreign Relations, Creative Brno and TIC Brno, we prepared a three-day programme on the following themes: "Creative Industries - How We Support Them", "Citizen Involvement in Culture and the City's Cultural Strategy" and "City Cooperation with Cultural Events and Work on City Branding". During the workshops we had the opportunity to share our experience and discuss the problems we are dealing with, and also to visit several organisations around Brno. Special thanks for their cooperation go to the CO.LABS cultural centre, Vašulka Kitchen Centre, Brno City Museum, KUMST Creative Hub and TIC BRNO, as together we managed to get guests from abroad all fired up about Brno.
How is the folk scene in Brno faring?
We met to discuss how arts and crafts and folk traditions are faring in Brno and what could be done to promote Brno’s folk scene.
Together we discussed issues related to interdisciplinary and inter-institutional cooperation, cultural infrastructure, the promotion of cultural events and other means of supporting the cultural scene. In doing so, we came across a number of potential opportunities, challenges, and successful practices. We created a record of the meeting, which you can read here.
OPPORTUNITIES
For Creative Brno: 6th grant call
In May, Brno City Council approved the call for proposals for the For Creative Brno programme. There is a total of CZK 1,000,000 in this call earmarked for creative projects taking place at the turn of this year. Applications for this call will be open from 15 June 2024.
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KUMST: Tech & Creative meeting
The KUMST creative hub is holding the first meeting of designers and tech companies!
Why does designer-company collaboration make sense and how can it work? The programme will include a panel discussion and a workshop section where designers and companies can connect and collaborate on selected topics.
The meeting will take place on 13 June at 3:00 p.m.
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Creative Europe: call
Share your views on the Creative Europe programme. The European Commission has launched a public consultation to get feedback from everyone, in addition to organisations and individuals directly involved in or benefiting from the Creative Europe programme. The results of this consultation will serve as the basis for the European Commission's report to the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union.
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Eastern European Music Academy: call for summer 2024
The Eastern European Music Academy specialises in career development, networking opportunities and providing an in-depth insight into the music industry. The call offers a comprehensive 12-week programme that includes sessions led by industry experts, extensive networking opportunities and the exclusive chance to attend Germany's Most Wanted: Music festival in autumn 2024. The Academy is for musicians aged from 18 to 30. The closing date for applications is 30 June 2024.
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EVENTS IN BRNO
Discover the world of ceramics, tea, tea art and tradition. On 22 - 23 June the Lužánky Leisure Centre invites you to the 17th annual Ceramics and Tea Days
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On June 15, Zaazrak|Dornych will host the exhibition Breathing Hard at The Pastures by artist Iva Davidová. The artist will be presenting her bachelor thesis, which she is defending in the Video Studio at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Brno University of Technology.
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Visit the new exhibition in the grounds of Špilberk Castle, Sculptures at the Castle II, by sculptor Martin Skalický, who is dedicated to the figurative form, which he imbues with a special timelessness.
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On 18 June the Jiří Mahen Library will host Literary Salon No. 20, where Czech author and therapist Iva Hadj Moussa will present her new novel Těžké duše (Heavy Souls).
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Students of the Faculty of Informatics of Masaryk University cordially invite you to the opening of the MIND THE PASSAGE exhibition, to be held on 16 June at the KUMST creative hub. Come and enjoy a site-specific installation created specifically for KUMST.
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Come along on 14 - 16 June to celebrate the end of the school year and the start of the summer season at the unique Lužánky Open 2024, offering an incredible line-up of music, entertainment, refreshments and a great atmosphere!
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On Wednesday 19 June, the atmospheric western black metal of the Colorado band Wayfarer returns to the Kabinet Múz club. The evening will be opened by the great American post-metal Dreadnought.
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From 31 May to 19 September, Brno hosts the multi-genre cultural festival Brno Live. Come and enjoy this series of concerts in the public space throughout the summer.
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