VI Annual Session of the UBC Commission on Culture

COMMISSION ON CULTURE 6^TH ANNUAL SESSION

During the 5^th Session of the Commission on Culture in Espoo and Helsinki on the theme "Art Education in the Baltic Cities", there was decided to continue this topic in occasion of the next CoC meeting. Riga City agreed to be a host of the Commission on Culture 6th Annual Session, 11-13 April, 2002 titled "Culture Education in Latvia and the Significance of International Collaboration in Music and Art Education". The Session was open by Ms Karina Petersone, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Latvia. In the debates almost 40 persons from 8 Baltic countries took part.

Session in Riga was divided into three topics: Music, Folk Music and Visual Arts. During two days 19 speakers, experts in the subject, presented different aspects of art education in the Baltic region both on the state and municipal level. There were interesting debate on numbers of problems connected with art education and also, were presented international projects initiated by schools. Participants of the Session were present on the concerts within the 15th International Music School Festival and visited Bolderaja Art School and Riga Art School which are the most vivid art centres for children and youth in Riga.

Next Annual Session of the Commission on Culture will be organised in Szczecin and the main purpose will be election of a new Culture Commission Board and discussion about the theme: "Contemporary Art Galleries in the Baltic Cities".

The Secretariat of the Culture Commission will keep informing all the member cities on preparations for the election and session in 2003.

Further information available from:
Commission on Culture
City of Szczecin
Marlena Chybowska
e-mail: mchybow@um.szczecin.pl

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