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Riga - European Capital of Culture 2014 candidate

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ecc yearorganisationECC OfficeTo ensure administration <strong>of</strong> the project, anECC <strong>of</strong>fice will be created in <strong>Riga</strong> Council’sDepartment <strong>of</strong> <strong>Culture</strong> (RC DC). <strong>Riga</strong> Council’sDepartment <strong>of</strong> <strong>Culture</strong> is responsible forthe implementation <strong>of</strong> <strong>Riga</strong>’s cultural strategy,co-ordinating structures involved and supervisingthe implementation <strong>of</strong> the strategy. Atthe same time, the DC is a structure with manyyears <strong>of</strong> vast experience in organising eventson a grand scale: the annual <strong>Riga</strong> Festival,annual <strong>European</strong> “White Nights“ in <strong>Riga</strong>, <strong>European</strong>traditional art and culture forum “Europeade”in 2004, co-organiser in the largest nationallevel cultural event, the Song and DanceCelebration (39,000 participants), the “Festival<strong>of</strong> Light” (new long-term initiative in 2008)and others. RC DC is also responsible for citydesign. RC DC is the organisation in the city <strong>of</strong><strong>Riga</strong> whom <strong>Riga</strong> Council has tasked with securinginternational cultural connections andimplementing international projects, in creatingthe image <strong>of</strong> <strong>Riga</strong>. Taking the aforementionedinto account, the creation <strong>of</strong> the ECC<strong>of</strong>fice, as the principal process managementstructure, in the RC DC is a logical step.The ECC <strong>of</strong>fice functions will include:• preparation <strong>of</strong> all documentation required for the ECC nominationprocess;• contact with the <strong>European</strong> Commission, especially during thesurveillance phase;• organisation <strong>of</strong> competitions and selections as necessary;• operation <strong>of</strong> financial flow;• supervision <strong>of</strong> implementation process <strong>of</strong> the infrastructuredevelopment projectsECC Artistic CouncilTo ensure the development <strong>of</strong> an independent concept <strong>of</strong> culturalevents for the programme for the <strong>European</strong> <strong>Capital</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Culture</strong>year, an ECC Artistic Council will be created. The Council will be incharge <strong>of</strong> the programme composition and its implementation. Itsstructure will include 3 directors (Artistic Director, Programme Director,Communications and Marketing Director), who will be chosenby way <strong>of</strong> selection process, as well as independent expertsin pr<strong>of</strong>essional fields according to the specifics <strong>of</strong> the composedprogramme. RC DC envisages that the fulfilment <strong>of</strong> event organisationfunctions will be carried out by both physical (individual)and legal persons.The Artistic Director’s task will be to develop a programme that reflectsthe guidelines <strong>of</strong> the drafted application. The Artistic Directorwill recommend and the Artistic Council will determine the criteriafor inviting artists and project implementers. Technically, selectionprocedures will be carried out by RC DC, which has many years <strong>of</strong>positive experience, regularly advertising for project applicationsfor the division <strong>of</strong> city budget resources for the implementation <strong>of</strong>creative cultural projects.The Artistic director will be selected in 2009. Criteria for selectingthe Artistic director:• in-depth knowledge <strong>of</strong> current trends in the Latvian and <strong>European</strong>cultural field;• ability to analyse and justify opinions about topical culturalprocesses and events;• interdisciplinary and social vision about society processes;• experience in management positions or process management;• foreign language skills and experience in international cooperation.ECC Supervision CommitteeThe ECC Supervision Committee will include representativesfrom all the institutions involved in ECC (Ministry <strong>of</strong> <strong>Culture</strong>, <strong>Riga</strong>Council, regional cooperation partners, support committee managementetc.). Sigulda Regional Council has <strong>of</strong>ficially declared itswillingness to cooperate with the city <strong>of</strong> <strong>Riga</strong> in the organisation <strong>of</strong>the <strong>European</strong> <strong>Capital</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Culture</strong> year. Its chosen representative willbe included in the Supervisory Committee.The tasks <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Committee are to:• monitor the progress <strong>of</strong> the project preparation and implementation;• perform the monitoring <strong>of</strong> finances;• resolve all strategic management matters.Organisational structure <strong>of</strong> Project <strong>Riga</strong> – the <strong>European</strong> <strong>Capital</strong> <strong>of</strong><strong>Culture</strong> included in the appendix <strong>of</strong> the book.172 173

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