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BSR Cultural Pearls, Rathausmarkt 1, Schleswig (2026)

15/04/2026

🌱 BECOME A 2027 CULTURAL PEARL AND LEARN TO GROW WITH THE POWER OF CULTURE

For the fourth year in a row, the Cultural Pearls accelerate growth by enabling small- and medium-sized town and cities to strengthen resilience through creativity and culture.

💡 And it works: Through co-creation and tailored solutions, Cultural Pearls titleholders have seen their communities grow stronger, more involved, and developing a deeper sense of belonging. The impact has been tangible and lasting – felt both locally and regionally.

📣 The call for 2027 Cultural Pearls is still open – providing a unique opportunity for your town or city to gain international visibility, access to peer-learning opportunities, expert sessions, and a transnational network committed to fostering resilient and active communities.

Ready to take the first step and indicate your motivation to join this transformative journey? The call for applications is open until April 30.

Learn more, find helpful materials, and apply: culturalpearls.eu

10/04/2026

📣 CULTURAL PEARLS 2027: OPEN CALL

The call for Cultural Pearls 2027 is open until April 30 ✒️

Since its beginnings in 2023, the Cultural Pearls initiative has built a transnational network across the Baltic Sea Region, fostering stronger and more resilient communities by harnessing the power of culture and creativity.

🏆 Annually, we welcome local authorities in the region to join a transformative journey and develop action plans for community engagement and culture-driven resilience. The BSR Cultural Pearls title is awarded to towns and cities with the most outstanding and impactful action plans.

💡 The call is a unique opportunity to strengthen your city or town through peer-learning, expert sessions and regional exchanges. As an applicant, you gain access to webinars, networking opportunities and useful tools to foster the development of resilience in your community.

Learn more, find inspiration, and apply ⏩ culturalpearls.eu

16/03/2026

📣 CALL FOR 2027 CULTURAL PEARLS OPENS

The BSR Cultural Pearls initiative proudly announces the opening of applications for the 2027 Cultural Pearls Title!

The call is a unique opportunity to strengthen the resilience and community cohesion of your city or town through culture and creativity.

💡 Building upon the success of three years of Cultural Pearls, applicants gain access to peer-learning opportunities, expert sessions and a regional network, guiding them in the development of their own Culture and Resilience Action Plan (CuReAP).

🏆 The BSR Cultural Pearls Title, awarded to the most convincing and successful CuReAPs, is a sign of recognition for your city or town – giving you international visibility and accelerating your growth.

📝 Ready to harness the power of culture? Applications for the pre-selection are open from March 16 until April 30.

Learn more, find helpful materials, and apply: https://culturalpearls.eu/call-for-applications-for-bsr-cultural-pearls-2027-opens/

ARS BALTICA
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Schleswig-Holstein
Loov Eesti
Österbottens förbund - Pohjanmaan liitto
Dansk Kulturinstitut / Danish Cultural Institute
Nadbałtyckie Centrum Kultury w Gdańsku
Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture - NDPC
Vidzemes plānošanas reģions
Alytaus miesto savivaldybė
Council of the Baltic Sea States
Danish Cultural Institute in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Interreg Baltic Sea Region

26/02/2026

🌟 CULTIVATING RESILIENCE – CULTURAL PEARLS 2025: YEAR IN REVIEW

The 2025 Summary Report is here! 🎉 Dive into another prolific year of the Cultural Pearls initiative, with highlights from the journeys of the six 2025 titleholders: Smiltene 🇱🇻, Helsingborg 🇸🇪, Peipsiääre 🇪🇪, Płock 🇵🇱, Alytus District 🇱🇹, and Kaskinen – Kaskö 🇫🇮. Discover how their Culture and Resilience Action Plans (CuReAPs) transformed challenges facing their municipalities into opportunities, strengthening their communities through culture.

The report also recaps an enriching 2025 Network programme – featuring dozens of webinars, two Cultural Pearls Network Conferences, the Culture for Resilience Forum, RESCOM Learning Labs and more.

It finally offers a glimpse into the year ahead, as four new Cultural Pearls have joined the Network in 2026: Glücksburg 🇩🇪, Kristinestad – Kristiinankaupunki 🇫🇮, Krosno 🇵🇱, and Schleswig 🇩🇪, now embarking on their own title year full of peer learning and exchange.

💡Ready to join the Cultural Pearls Network? The 2027 call for applicants opens in March!

📖 Explore the full report and get inspired: https://culturalpearls.eu/report-cultivating-resilience-2025-in-review/

ARS BALTICA
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Schleswig-Holstein
Loov Eesti
Österbottens förbund - Pohjanmaan liitto
Dansk Kulturinstitut / Danish Cultural Institute
Nadbałtyckie Centrum Kultury w Gdańsku
Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture - NDPC
Vidzemes plānošanas reģions
Alytaus miesto savivaldybė
Council of the Baltic Sea States
Danish Cultural Institute in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Interreg Baltic Sea Region
Kristinestad - Kristiinankaupunki
Krosno Miasto Szkła
Helsingborgs stad
Kaskisten kaupunki/Kaskö stad
Płock
Smiltenes novada pašvaldība

17/02/2026

⭐ NOW AVAILABLE: IMPACT EVALUATION OF THE BSR CULTURAL PEARLS PROJECT

🏠 Imagine a small town where cultural activities bring people together, boost local pride, and create lasting change. This is happening right now in the Baltic Sea Region, where the BSR Cultural Pearls project is using culture to help small cities and towns become more connected, resilient, and innovative.

📖 The Final Evaluation Report developed by the Brussels-based consultancy KEA European Affairs delves into the progress of the BSR Cultural Pearls project, the challenges faced, and recommendations for future development. It highlights how culture can be a powerful tool for creating more resilient, thriving communities in the Baltic Sea Region.

📐 In our most recent Networking Event, KEA European Affairs also presented the Self-Assessment Tool, which helps cities track progress and learnings before, during, and after the implementation of their Culture and Resilience Action Plans (CuReAPs).

⏩ Read more and explore the Final Evaluation Report and the Self-Assessment Tool here: https://culturalpearls.eu/impact-evaluation-of-the-bsr-cultural-pearls-project-community-resilience-and-cultural-innovation/

ARS BALTICA
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Schleswig-Holstein
Loov Eesti
Österbottens förbund - Pohjanmaan liitto
Dansk Kulturinstitut / Danish Cultural Institute
Nadbałtyckie Centrum Kultury w Gdańsku
Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture - NDPC
Vidzemes plānošanas reģions
Alytaus miesto savivaldybė
Council of the Baltic Sea States
Danish Cultural Institute in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Interreg Baltic Sea Region
Kristinestad - Kristiinankaupunki
Krosno Miasto Szkła

06/02/2026

⭐ NEW PUBLICATION AVAILABLE: PRACTICAL TOOLKIT & CASEBOOK

📖 The brand new publication “Culture-Driven Social Resilience: A Practical Toolkit & Casebook for Municipalities to Take Action” from the BSR Cultural Pearls project gives municipalities a clear, practical method for using culture to build stronger, more resilient communities.

The casebook section documents pilot projects across the Baltic Sea Region, including youth-led heritage initiatives in Estonia, a large-scale community mural in Germany, and intergenerational workshops in Latvia. These examples show how even small, well-designed cultural actions can activate residents and build trust between communities and municipal authorities.

The publication is released by Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture - NDPC and produced by Creative Insights Studio.

⏩ Explore the publication and read more: https://culturalpearls.eu/culture-driven-social-resilience-a-practical-toolkit-casebook-for-municipalities-to-take-action/

📸 Zane Kaķe / Karl Fredy Kruup

ARS BALTICA
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Schleswig-Holstein
Loov Eesti
Österbottens förbund - Pohjanmaan liitto
Dansk Kulturinstitut / Danish Cultural Institute
Nadbałtyckie Centrum Kultury w Gdańsku
Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture - NDPC
Vidzemes plānošanas reģions
Alytaus miesto savivaldybė
Council of the Baltic Sea States
Danish Cultural Institute in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Interreg Baltic Sea Region
Kristinestad - Kristiinankaupunki
Krosno Miasto Szkła

30/01/2026

SAVE THE DATE 📅

Join the 2nd BSR Cultural Pearls networking webinar:

From Plans to Learning with BSR Cultural Pearls: Evaluation and the Self-Assessment Tool

Wednesday, 11 February 2026 | 13:00–14:30 CET

Presented by KEA European Affairs, this session will show how cities can prioritise outcomes, track progress, and support learning before, during, and after implementing their Culture and Resilience Action Plans (CuReAPs).

KEA will also present key findings from their analysis of the project’s value creation, offering practical insights on how the Self-Assessment Tool can be applied in practice.

👉 Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQEZmksYvfZd3mmQQHxPmIuDLwJ3sjP91dXdXiM2YnryNIOA/viewform?usp=dialog

ARS BALTICA
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Schleswig-Holstein
Loov Eesti
Österbottens förbund - Pohjanmaan liitto
Dansk Kulturinstitut / Danish Cultural Institute
Nadbałtyckie Centrum Kultury w Gdańsku
Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture - NDPC
Vidzemes plānošanas reģions
Alytaus miesto savivaldybė
Council of the Baltic Sea States
Danish Cultural Institute in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Interreg Baltic Sea Region
Kristinestad - Kristiinankaupunki
Krosno Miasto Szkła

27/01/2026

🚀 THE 2026 CULTURAL PEARLS HAVE STARTED THEIR CULTURE FOR RESILIENCE JOURNEY!

🎉 On January 20, the 2026 Cultural Pearls title year was officially inaugurated in an online kick-off event. After months of preparation work, awardees 🇩🇪 Glücksburg, 🇫🇮 Kristinestad-Kristiinankaupunki, 🇵🇱 Krosno and 🇩🇪 Schleswig are eager to put their Culture and Resilience Action Plans (CuReAPs) into practice!

🤝 The roadmaps for the title year recognize the potential of cultural initiatives, bringing people together, involving citizens and developing a deeper sense of belonging and togetherness in the process.

🧩 Their challenges are diverse, but culture offers a connective force for engaging people and building resilient communities: Thematic city walks, integrative neighbourhood picnics, street festivals, labs and creative workshops, bar camps, digital tools and more.

💡 The new Pearls can look forward to peer-learning across Pearl cities from previous years, expert interventions and networking opportunities.

⏩ Save the date for February 11 as well, when KEA European Affairs showcase the added value of three years of the BSR Cultural Pearls Initiative. Registration details will be shared soon. Join us!

🔗 Read more about the 2026 Cultural Pearls journey: https://culturalpearls.eu/2026-cultural-pearls-have-started-their-culture-for-resilience-journey/

Photo credit: Ewa Strozniak

ARS BALTICA
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Schleswig-Holstein
Loov Eesti
Österbottens förbund - Pohjanmaan liitto
Dansk Kulturinstitut / Danish Cultural Institute
Nadbałtyckie Centrum Kultury w Gdańsku
Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture - NDPC
Varde Kommune
Vidzemes plānošanas reģions
Alytaus miesto savivaldybė
Council of the Baltic Sea States
Danish Cultural Institute in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Interreg Baltic Sea Region
Kristinestad - Kristiinankaupunki
Krosno Miasto Szkła

05/12/2025

CELEBRATION OF THE BSR CULTURAL PEARL 2026 SCHLESWIG 🎉🦪

The award ceremony for the BSR Cultural Pearls 2026 was one of the highlights of the Culture for Resilience (C4R) Forum in Varde, Denmark, during the last week. Meet our fourth Cultural Pearl 2026 and let us present some insights into their Culture and Resilience Action Plan: Welcome Schleswig (Germany)!

🚧 Main challenges:
🔹 Social fragmentation
🔹 Inclusion of hard-to-reach groups
🔹 Vacant urban spaces

🎯 Main goals
🔹 Promoting cultural participation and interaction between different social groups
🔹 Creating identification with the city and local neighbourhoods
🔹 Strengthening social cohesion and inclusion

📣 Main activities
🔹 Digital neighborhood exploration tour
🔹 Establishing a gaming community and holding a gaming event
🔹 Co-Creative street art
🔹 Street festival on the “Cohesion in Diversity” Day

We look forward to Schleswig starting their title year and putting plans into practice towards social resilience through culture, congratulations and the best wishes for the path ahead!

Explore further via culturalpearls.eu

Animation credit: Simon Lous / Ewa Strozniak

ARS BALTICA
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Schleswig-Holstein
Loov Eesti
Österbottens förbund - Pohjanmaan liitto
Dansk Kulturinstitut / Danish Cultural Institute
Nadbałtyckie Centrum Kultury w Gdańsku
Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture - NDPC
Varde Kommune
Vidzemes plānošanas reģions
Alytaus miesto savivaldybė
Council of the Baltic Sea States
Danish Cultural Institute in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Interreg Baltic Sea Region
Kristinestad - Kristiinankaupunki
Krosno Miasto Szkła

04/12/2025

CELEBRATION OF THE BSR CULTURAL PEARL 2026 KROSNO 🎉🦪

Last week, the award ceremony for the BSR Cultural Pearls 2026 took place within the Culture for Resilience (C4R) Forum in Varde, Denmark. Gain insights into the Culture and Resilience Action Plan of the third of the four newest Cultural Pearls: Welcome Krosno Miasto Szkła (Poland)!

🚧 Main challenges:
🔹 Demographic changes, outflow of young people
🔹 Poor social integration, including growing migrant community
🔹 Low sense of residents’ agency, limited participation in public life

🎯 Main goals
🔹 Strenghten local identity and youth engagement
🔹 Strengthen social and intercultural integration
🔹 Strengthen civic participation and residents’ sense of agency

📣 Main activities
🔹 Youth Participatory Budget
🔹 Improvement of Civic Budget
🔹 Implementation of „Intercultural Guide”
🔹 Thematic city walks
🔹 Joint tree planting by residents
🔹 Ethnograpic event promoting local heritage
🔹 Integrative neighbourhood picnics

We look forward to seeing Krosno's plans enhancing social resilience through culture put into action, congratulations and the best wishes for this endeavour!

Explore further via culturalpearls.eu

Animation credit: Simon Lous / Ewa Strozniak

ARS BALTICA
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Schleswig-Holstein
Loov Eesti
Österbottens förbund - Pohjanmaan liitto
Dansk Kulturinstitut / Danish Cultural Institute
Nadbałtyckie Centrum Kultury w Gdańsku
Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture - NDPC
Varde Kommune
Vidzemes plānošanas reģions
Alytaus miesto savivaldybė
Council of the Baltic Sea States
Danish Cultural Institute in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Interreg Baltic Sea Region
Kristinestad - Kristiinankaupunki

03/12/2025

CELEBRATION OF THE BSR CULTURAL PEARL 2026 KRISTINESTAD - KRISTIINANKAUPUNKI🎉🦪

Officially announced mid of November, officially awarded as of last week: The BSR Cultural Pearls 2026 were honoured in their award ceremony that concluded the Culture for Resilience (C4R) Forum in Varde, Denmark. We present the second of the four awardees with some insights into their Culture and Resilience Action Plan: Welcome Kristinestad - Kristiinankaupunki (Finland)!

🚧 Main challenges:
🔹 Declining awareness of and engagement with the Cittaslow concept
🔹Lack of educational materials and structured integration of Cittaslow values in schools
🔹 Absence of participatory platforms for citizens to explore and experience Cittaslow in everyday life

🎯 Main goals
🔹 Raise awareness and clarify the Cittaslow concept across all sectors
🔹 Integrate Cittaslow principles into cultural education at all levels
🔹 Promote public engagement through creative and inclusive cultural experiences

📣 Main activities
🔹 Developing pedagogical materials as part of the city’s cultural education curriculum
🔹 Launching Cats’ Night of Culture: a festival celebrating local identity and sustainability
🔹 Organizing Slow Labs and creative workshops, hosting citizen forums using co-creative methods to foster dialogue and participation

We look forward to Kristinestad - Kristiinankaupunki's title year, congratulations and the best wishes for the journey!

Explore further via culturalpearls.eu

Animation credit: Simon Lous / Ewa Strozniak

ARS BALTICA
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Schleswig-Holstein
Loov Eesti
Österbottens förbund - Pohjanmaan liitto
Dansk Kulturinstitut / Danish Cultural Institute
Nadbałtyckie Centrum Kultury w Gdańsku
Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture - NDPC
Varde Kommune
Vidzemes plānošanas reģions
Alytaus miesto savivaldybė
Council of the Baltic Sea States
Danish Cultural Institute in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Interreg Baltic Sea Region
Krosno Miasto Szkła

02/12/2025

CELEBRATION OF THE BSR CULTURAL PEARL 2026 GLÜCKSBURG 🎉🦪

Last week the BSR Cultural Pearls 2026 were officially awarded their title in the award ceremony taking place in the framing of the Culture for Resilience (C4R) Forum in Varde, Denmark. Presenting the first of four with some insights into their Culture and Resilience Action Plan: Welcome Glücksburg (Germany)!

🚧 Main challenges:
🔹 Seasonal tourism dominates city life
🔹 Financial constraints and budget consolidation pushing non-subsidized cultural offerings into the background
🔹 The cultural scene has so far worked in parallel rather than in a network

🎯 Main goals
🔹 Strengthen the visibility and networking of local cultural actors
🔹 Enabling cultural participation for all – even outside the tourist season
🔹 Making communal spaces and identity visible (again)

📣 Main activities
🔹 Culture Barcamp
🔹 Establishment of a central events calendar to highlight local cultural events
🔹 Creating low-threshold, appealingly designed information channels – digital & analog
🔹 Citizen participation events for shaping cultural life

We look forward to seeing Glücksburg's journey unfold, congratulations and all the best!

Explore further via culturalpearls.eu

Animation credit: Simon Lous / Ewa Strozniak

ARS BALTICA
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Schleswig-Holstein
Loov Eesti
Österbottens förbund - Pohjanmaan liitto
Dansk Kulturinstitut / Danish Cultural Institute
Nadbałtyckie Centrum Kultury w Gdańsku
Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture - NDPC
Varde Kommune
Vidzemes plānošanas reģions
Alytaus miesto savivaldybė
Council of the Baltic Sea States
Danish Cultural Institute in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Interreg Baltic Sea Region
Kristinestad - Kristiinankaupunki
Krosno Miasto Szkła

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