Sister Cities - Connecting Places
“Sister Cities – Connecting Places” seeks to strengthen transatlantic relations through fostering cultural exchange and dialogue at the civil society level. The project builds on the long-standing tradition of German American sister city partnerships, which were established after the Second World War to promote international understanding. This initiative aims to encourage sister city partnerships to leverage the power of art and culture through jointly-developed projects to build bridges between communities.
The call targets small and medium-sized cities (with a population of up to 750,000 for U.S. city) located in the central regions of the United States with existing sister city partnerships in Germany. The call requires that submitted proposals are jointly developed by American and German sister cities in close collaboration with partnering arts, culture and/or community organisations. The final successful five to six projects, to be selected by an independent jury, will have fulfilled expectations of artistic/conceptual quality, a forward-thinking mindset, and the promise to engage broad, diverse and young audiences in both the U.S. and Germany.
The Goethe-Institut and its partners Sister Cities International and Deutscher Städtetag (Association of German Cities) believe that the openness, innovation and creativity inherent in Arts-focused practices offers unique possibilities for dialogue, participation, and mutual understanding. We are also excited to be bringing this opportunity to the interior (non-coastal) regions of the United States. The initiative Sister Cites – Connecting Places is committed to strengthening transatlantic ties—one city, one cultural project at a time.
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SISTER CITIES - CONNECTING PLACES wird in Kooperation mit Sister Cities International und Deutscher Städtetag realisiert.
