Cultiva

About Cultiva

The Cultiva Foundation seeks to secure jobs and good living conditions in Kristiansand through support for art, culture and projects based on knowledge.

20 years ago, Cultiva was established, by the municipality of Kristiansand. The purpose of the foundation is to secure jobs and good living condition by the means of art, culture, and knowledge. Cultiva support projects that are contributing to innovation, development, or knowledge building.

With a capital base of NOK 2,4 billion/EUR 240 million in a town of 112 000 inhabitants, the local experiences and ambitions are high in believing the change maker potential of art and culture. 

When revising the strategy last year, the board stated that Cultiva's purpose is just as relevant as 20 years ago. It is a demanding task, but it is important for further renewal of Kristiansand. Among the new ambitions for Cultiva is to contribute to digitalisation of art and culture, inspire to sustainability, and stimulate to exploring the role of art and culture in public space.

Call: Diversity, public space and digitalisation

Together with Agder KunstsenterKristiansand kommuneFri Agder and Skeive Sørlandsdager we announced a call "Diversity, public space and digitalisation". As a result of this call the summer of 2021 in Kristiansand will be filled with exhibitions, performances, debates and other activities within arts and culture!

Program and project descriptions.

A new strategic guideline "Room for opportunities" 2021-2024 was approved by the board on the 7th of December 2020.

Personvernerklæring Cultiva ivaretar personvern ved å etterleve den norske personopplysningsloven og det sameuropeiske regelverket for personvern som loven implementerer i norsk rett (GDPR). Mer info
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