The city of Linz will put in a bid for the title of "European Culture Capital" during the first decade of the third millenium. The unique independence of the culture city of Linz and the cultural region of Upper Austria is based on a well-established and ever-improving cultural infrastructure and on a range of outstanding talent in the artistic and cultural scene. With Artists in Residence programmes and cultural and artistic activities in future culture capitals, Linz and the cultural region of Upper Austria should achieve enhanced international status and profile, laying the foundation for the project "Linz – European Culture Capital".
All activities towards achieving this goal (making the bid, projects in the culture capitals, cultivating international cultural partnerships with specific exchange programmes etc.) are to be developed and carried out in co-operation with the provincial government. A joint working group from the province of Upper Austria and the city of Linz will be set up for planning and implementation, and we will seek the involvement of creative and performing artists, as well as experts on economy and tourism, to enrich the input of ideas and concept development.
We will request the Republic of Austria to support these efforts on a national and international level.
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Linz - European Culture Capital
Cultural Development Plan