K@2 Centre - Karosta, Liepaja, Latvia
This culture and information centre offers a myriad of creative activities for children, young people, and adults of different backgrounds, genders, social class, nationalities, and interests living in Karosta, Latvia, as well as visiting artists. A newspaper, film, and photodocumentary project, all of which draw in large part on the efforts of children and young people, have been launched as part of the Centre's activites.
Communication Strategies
The Centre offers a space and facilities for people from the community to launch cultural activities. During the year, artists visit the centre to work in and with the community.
With the support of UNICEF, the alternative interactive news bulletin, Karosta News, was launched. This bulletin was constructed by children from Karosta who wished to share their perspective on what is important in their everyday lives. Artists visiting the Centre were asked to help the children in constructing the articles or contributing to the project by making their own statement about the community of Karosta. "Crazy Girls", a documentary about three girls, is currently up for screening at the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm. The documentary was made within the framework of Karosta News.
For a period of four months, children in Karosta worked on a series of film and photo stories addressing different issues that play an important role in their lives. These productions were shown each week from September 1 to November 30, 2001 on a billboard screen on the central square in Karosta close to the offices of the K@2 Centre. The day after the public screening, the same items were shown on TV Dzintare, the local television station. A final compilation of the items was planned to be made into a movie that could be presented on different occasions such as film festivals both nationally or internationally. In December, 2001, the Karosta Kids Media Group was invited to different events throughout Latvia to present their work and answer questions/start a dialogue with the public, especially their peers.
With the support of UNICEF, the alternative interactive news bulletin, Karosta News, was launched. This bulletin was constructed by children from Karosta who wished to share their perspective on what is important in their everyday lives. Artists visiting the Centre were asked to help the children in constructing the articles or contributing to the project by making their own statement about the community of Karosta. "Crazy Girls", a documentary about three girls, is currently up for screening at the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm. The documentary was made within the framework of Karosta News.
For a period of four months, children in Karosta worked on a series of film and photo stories addressing different issues that play an important role in their lives. These productions were shown each week from September 1 to November 30, 2001 on a billboard screen on the central square in Karosta close to the offices of the K@2 Centre. The day after the public screening, the same items were shown on TV Dzintare, the local television station. A final compilation of the items was planned to be made into a movie that could be presented on different occasions such as film festivals both nationally or internationally. In December, 2001, the Karosta Kids Media Group was invited to different events throughout Latvia to present their work and answer questions/start a dialogue with the public, especially their peers.
Development Issues
Cultural development, Children, Youth.
Key Points
Karosta is a district of Liepaja, the third largest city in Latvia (a former Soviet naval base with a community of approximately 7,000 Russians and Latvians that stayed there after the Soviet army left the country). Karosta grapples with criminal activity, unemployment, and other social problems.
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