Cultural Promotion
Cultural Promotion
The subject area of culture has a high priority in Waldeck-Frankenberg. The district has set itself the goal of preserving cultural affairs and the history of the district as a cultural asset. It offers consultations and working groups on questions of local and regional culture, documents cultural values and handles relevant inquiries or requests for information.
Cultural Promotion
The district is also active in the area of material cultural promotion. This ranges from the promotion of projects, singing societies, theater groups or the district music school association to the preservation of cultural assets, support for concert series, the acquisition of musical instruments, the purchase of works by local artists for the collection of the district hall, as well as to non-material cultural promotion in the form of consulting, networking and exchange.
Culture Award
In order to promote cultural creativity, the district offers a cultural award at regular intervals - from the call for entries, to the preparation of jury meetings, to the preparation of resolutions for the district committee. The award is presented to cultural workers who have rendered outstanding services in the form of a ceremony. A list of previous award winners can be found here.
In 2021, the prize will be awarded for the 20th time. It serves to promote cultural forces at district level and is divided into a main prize worth up to 2,500 euros and a youth prize worth up to 500 euros. Individuals, groups of people, clubs and associations are now invited to submit proposals for the Culture Prize and the Youth Culture Prize. Self-applications are also possible. Nominations can be made by individuals or groups of individuals who are exceptionally active in the cultural field in the district or in relation to the district. The nomination should be accompanied by documents expressing the special, exemplary commitment to be honored, such as photos, offprints, press reports.
Proposals for potential 2023 award recipients will be accepted through May 31 at email: petra.froemel@lkwafkb.de.
Exhibitions in the district house
The administrative offices of the district are not only locations for official activities, but often also venues for exhibitions of all kinds. This includes the regular staging of the exhibition series "Art in the County Hall" with works by local artists or artists who are connected to the county by birth or longer stay.
History of the district
In addition, the district is also the contact for the historical development in Waldeck-Frankenberg, documents it and is in regular exchange with institutions such as historical societies and archives in Waldeck-Frankenberg.