Gävle Meets the Jury for European Capital of Culture 2014
On Tuesday, 9 December, Gävle will meet the jury that will decide which cities continue to the finals for European Capital of Culture 2014. Read more...
12/5/2008
Karlskoga declared Culture Municipality 2009
The trade union SKTF has declared Karlskoga as Culture Municipality 2009. Gävle was Culture Municipality in 1998, the same year that Stockholm was European Cultural Capital. Read more...
12/4/2008
More cool things in Gävle
A pink variant of the Gävle Goat – a symbol for the rich cultural life in Gävle and for Everyman's cultural Right – hovered over the Visby harbour during the politicians’ w Read more...
11/28/2008
The year’s youth culture and music stipends
On Friday 28 November, at 19.00 in Café Spegeln in Gävle, this year’s Youth Culture and Youth Music stipends will be awarded. The event will be attended by all the young people who have received the awards and Inga-Lill Hemström, who is chairman of the stipend committee.
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11/26/2008
Jonas Hassen Khemiri visits Gävle
The author Jonas Hassen Khemiri has published two novels, “Ett öga rött” (One Red Eye), 2003 and Montecore, (2006). His novels have been highly praised by both critics and readers and have been translated into a number of languages. His latest book, Invasion, (2008) is a collection of stories, plays Read more...
11/26/2008
Gävle Theatre in New Form of Cooperation with the National Swedish Touring Theatre and Dramaten
Gävle Theatre has embarked upon a new form of cooperation with the National Swedish Touring theatre and Dramaten, which will extend over a three year period. The aim of this cooperation is to make Dramaten’s various activities more accessible to a broader public outside of Stockholm. Read more...
11/22/2008
Member of Arts Committee Visits the Gävle City Library
Esabelle Dingizian, Green Party member of the Arts Committee in Sweden’s parliament, has been in Gävle this week. She is also convenor of the Gender Equality Committee and is especially interested in library questions. Read more...
11/22/2008
Gävle attending Liverpool conference
On 27-28 November, Cultural Contact Point is arranging a conference in Liverpool, this year’s cultural capital, on the theme “Capital of Culture Experience”. Read more...
11/21/2008
Meaningful Encounters between Children and Culture
Meaningful Encounters between Children and Culture is the name of a conference and seminar that investigates ways of creating meaningful encounters between pre-school children and culture, focusing on the visual arts and theatre. Read more...
11/19/2008
Liverpool comes to the Gävle Video Art Festival
The 2009 Video Art Festival, taking place on 7-8 May at Silvanum, will be attended by a lecturer/curator from FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) based in Liverpool, the present (2008) Cultural Capital of Europe. Read more...
11/17/2008