Project support for CreaTeME and UiA projects from Cultiva Digital Year 3 // Digital Transformation
In a recent board meeting, the Cultiva Foundation announced the allocation of 10 million Norwegian Kroner (NOK) to 19 selected projects in response to their “Cultiva Digital Year 3 // Digital Transformation” initiative.
The response to the call for proposals was overwhelming, with a total of 58 applications spanning a wide range of cultural fields and showcasing impressive collaborative efforts and consistently high quality. The cumulative requested funding reached a substantial 30.9 million NOK, with a total budget, including self-funding and supplementary financing, amounting to 88.1 million NOK. These numbers underscore the profound interest and innovation occurring within the cultural sector in the quest for digital transformation.
The 19 supported projects can be categorized into 8 developmental projects and 11 mature projects. These selections were made meticulously by the Cultiva board, aiming to ensure that the most promising ideas for digital transformation receive the support they need to thrive. This approach reflects the foundation’s commitment to nurturing both early-stage initiatives and more established projects that have already demonstrated a level of success.
Cultiva’s support for CreaTeME’s project Love your Latency is vital. The support allows us to artistically explore an online-onsite hybridization of musical performance spaces. The project will contribute to both technological and artistic development, locally, and facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration in Kristiansand, nationally and internationally, says Ivar Grydeland, leader of Workpackage #2 in CreaTeME and Associate Professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music.
Projects from CreaTeME with project support from Cultiva:
Applicant: CreaTeMe w/UiA ETEM:
Project: Education Toolbox for Entrepreneurship in Music
Amount: 850 000 NOK
Applicant: CreaTeMe w/UiA
Project: Love your Latency
Amount: 750 000 NOK
Conditions attached to grants:
a) Cultiva’s contribution is intended for activities in Kristiansand.
b) The grant is subject to the condition that the project is organized through a legal entity approved as a recipient of funds from Cultiva. Intellectual property rights in the project must be clarified as a first milestone within a framework of NOK 200,000 to trigger the remaining funds.
c) Cultiva’s contribution is intended for activities in Kristiansand.
d) The grant is subject to the condition that the project is organized through a legal entity approved as a recipient of funds from Cultiva.
e) Cultiva’s contribution is intended for the development of technology clarification and equipment procurement.
f) Cultiva’s contribution is intended for activities in Kristiansand.
g) Cultiva’s contribution is intended for activities in Kristiansand.
About Cultiva:
Cultiva – Kristiansand Municipality’s Energy Foundation – was established by the Kristiansand municipality in 2000. Its purpose is to secure employment and enhance the quality of life in Kristiansand by supporting projects in the fields of art, culture, and creativity.
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As of August 2023, the foundation has an investment capital of approximately 2.4 billion Norwegian Kroner. The real return on investments is to be used for fulfilling the foundation’s objectives.
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Since its inception, we have invested around 527 million Kroner in various projects in Kristiansand. In addition, in 2010, we established the “Foundation for Large Cultural Facilities in Kristiansand” and transferred 350 million Kroner in foundation capital. In accordance with its mission, the foundation distributed its entire capital to projects and was dissolved in 2018.
Photo source: Cultiva.no