Cultural life - Theme year for children and young people

Why is children's culture important? What does the adult world say - and what do the children think? A lecture based on the Convention on the Rights of the Child about how children's rights to culture and the arts have changed over time and what trends and tendencies we can see today. The lecture is given by Carin Helander, professor of theatre studies and teacher at the Center for Children's Culture Research, the Department of Child and Youth Studies and the Department of Culture and Aesthetics at Stockholm University.

Since 2020, the Youth Up North project has played a central role in the work of creating vibrant rural areas where young people not only want to live and reside, but also have an active role in social development. In the project's latest initiative, Youth Up North is collaborating with the municipalities of Haparanda, Jokkmokk, Sorsele, Vindeln and Åsele. By involving civil society, business and municipalities, new methods are being created to strengthen trust in young people's competence and commitment. During the workshop, challenges and future prospects for Norrbotten will be discussed.

Övertorneå Municipality works with the inclusion of young people in society through organizing and culture with the KulturCrew model. The concept is that young people learn to plan and carry out cultural events and Övertorneå will talk about their experiences with the initiative.

Kulturbron was launched in the fall of 2024 and is a catalog of offerings where you can find information about and order art and culture for schools in Norrbotten. Kulturbron is intended to facilitate the provision of art and culture to Norrbotten's schools and provide a broad, fair range of professional art and culture to all children and young people throughout the county.