45 million euros for culture: rural regions in the way!
45 million euros for culture: rural regions in the way!
Berlin, Deutschland - in Berlin was presented on June 18, 2025, an important project for cultural promotion in rural regions of Germany. The “Aller.Land” program focuses on strengthening democracy and social cohesion through community cultural activities. A total of 30 regional cultural projects are supported with a total funding of 45 million euros - that is 1.5 million euros per project. In cooperation with other institutions, the Ministry of Culture and Media (BKM) ensures the implementation of this ambitious plan, which runs until 2030. Barnim reports of the ceremonial announcement, in which important participants such as Wolfram Weimer, the Minister of Culture, and Silvia Breher, the parliamentary state secretary, were present.
A central goal of the funding program is the integration of the people on site. The focus here is on citizen participation and the development of common concepts for innovative cultural projects. Among other things, community music festivals are organized and empty buildings are converted into meeting places. In addition, artists are invited to actively shape the local culture.
initiatives for rural areas
The program "All.Land - shape together. Strengthen structures." was launched in 2023 to improve the cultural offer in structurally weak rural regions. According to Kulturstaatsminminmin.de, 97 regions received a funding of 40,000 euros for concept development in the previous year. This support was a first step to develop sustainable and participatory models for cultural projects. In this model, the focus was on the integration of committed people on site.
It is interesting that the concept of rural cultural support has not been discussed only since yesterday. A dialogue process was launched in Baden-Württemberg in Baden-Württemberg under the initiative of Minister Theresia Bauer. The focus was on promoting regional cultural actors and the creation of networking structures in order to better take into account the needs of the rural population. Baden-Württemberg) notes that cultural identity and specific needs in rural regions differ significantly from urban patterns.Support for creative projects
The selection of the funded projects is made by independent specialist juries that evaluate the proposals according to criteria such as regional networking and citizen participation. This shows that the value of culture in rural areas lies not only in the implementation of events, but also in the active participation of the community.
With the program "Aller.Land", the cultural infrastructure in Germany is significantly strengthened. Another reason for anticipation is the fact that up to 69.4 million euros will be provided for innovative cultural concepts by 2030. The encouraging development shows that rural areas are very important in cultural policy and that citizens can actively shape their living environment.
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