2020
Small Festivals Accelerator Associazione Glenn Gould (IT)
Associazione Culturale Glenn Gould (IT), Raum 3 Konzertveranstaltungs Gmbh (DE), Password Production Doo Skopje (MK), Mittetulundusuhing Music Estonia (EE), Melting Pro Learning Società Cooperativa (IT), Turismo Vivencial SL (ES)
State of the art When it comes to peripheral areas, problems grow dramatically for small festivals: the lack of infrastructures, the difficulty for the public to reach the event, the aging of the local audience, the shortage of qualified professionals, as well as the lack of their continuity due to emigration.
Description of the project Small music festivals in Europe are considered incubators for emerging artists and professional talent, but they struggle in facing rapidly changing market trends, concentration of live music sector among few operators, the lack of institutional support or the difficulties of renewing audiences. The SMA! project is an accelerator supporting small boutique festivals in peripheral areas. SMA! main result will be the production of a development model that has the goal of sustainability, including environmental sustainability, in its own nature. This model will offer a consistent method to establish environmental goals, a reasonable planning to accomplish them and evaluation methods to measure improvements. The project complements regional and national environmental actions by proposing a festival format which ensures environmental sustainability.
#music
#festivals
#peripheries
We are aware that festivals often provide the participants a short while (a weekend, a week) where their lifestyle changes, where they can get used to a different way of consumption. Creative Europe’s support Support from Creative Europe allows to deal directly with highly specialized environmental organizations to include in festivals programs. Secondly, it pushes partners to establish new cooperation with local and national environmental NGOs
#new business models
#evaluation
Beyond Environmental Sustainability
Contact
SMA ! is above all a project about accessibility for non-urban citizens. It harnesses the power of culture for social cohesion through community development actions and facilitates the access to live music festivals for people with mobility problems.
www.ypsigrock.it/en/sma
#consumption models
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