Cultural future: 1.5 million for the Werra-Meißner district!

Cultural future: 1.5 million for the Werra-Meißner district!

There is exciting news in the heart of Germany: The Werra-Meißner district has been selected to be part of the federal program “Aller.Land – shaping together. Strengthening structures.” to receive funding of 1.5 million euros. This was recently announced by the Minister of State for Culture Wolfram Weimer in Berlin. The program aims to strengthen social cohesion in rural areas through cultural, artistic and creative projects. Over the next five years up to 2030, a total of 45 million euros will be made available for 96 regions, with each region receiving 1.5 million euros, supplemented by co-financing from the state and municipalities of 10 percent, as [meineregion365.de](https://meineregion365.de/kultur- Veranstaltung/werra-meissner-kreis-wird-foerderregion-3029472) reports.

The “WMK – Wir.Machen.Kultur” initiative aims to actively shape the cultural future of the Werra-Meißner district. The core points of the project are exchange, dialogue and participation with the local population. Addressing young people is particularly important, with offerings such as writing workshops for students in eighth to tenth grade. The planned cultural projects range from creative workshops to the “Good Hour” to the mobile democracy swing, which will visit schools, festivals and public events.

Focus on community and creativity

The entire project is sponsored by the Werra-Meißner-Kreis and the Association for Regional Development Werra-Meißner e.V., which are jointly developing the “KulturLand:schaft” concept. In this development phase, which starts in 2024, viable regional concepts are to be developed. From 2025, the actual implementation phase will begin, in which a maximum of 30 regions will be selected by a jury. This program offers an excellent platform for local artists to develop creative formats that address socially relevant topics and establish participation systems, according to vfr-werra-meissner.de.

A highlight will be the public final event “Aller.Land – KulturLand:schaft” on October 8, 2024 at the E-Werk in Eschwege. The progress and initial results of the numerous initiatives are presented here. The Werra-Meißner-Kreis surprises with a comprehensive funding program and opens its doors to creative minds and artists who want to contribute to cultural design with innovative ideas.

The importance of cultural offerings

Cultural offerings are a crucial location factor for villages and communities. In addition to local and medical care as well as educational offerings, cultural diversity contributes significantly to the attractiveness of rural regions. With the LandKULTUR funding measure in 2017, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture demonstrated how important cultural participation is for the development of rural areas. Such initiatives are intended not only to promote creative forms of expression, but also to strengthen social cohesion, as bmel.de explains.

With the new projects in the Werra-Meißner district, the actors are providing a powerful impetus for rural cultural development. The foundations laid promise to create a lively and active art and culture scene that actively involves young people in particular and opens up new ways of cultural participation. Now it's time to pick up the momentum of the funding program and put your own creative ideas into action - because together, great things can come from the deep connection with the region and its culture!