“common|mean countryside” (“gemeines land”) –  workshop series

Multi-part workshop series to redefine the commons

When people talk about the “development of rural regions”, they usually mean economic development, the establishment of industry and the creation of jobs. This understanding of “development” – just like the associated models of work, mobility and services of general interest – is geared towards growth and prosperity. It does not do justice to the challenges of our time.

The focus is now increasingly shifting towards rural culture.

Its mission: to strengthen cohesion and community.

But what does “community” actually mean? What does it mean to live, work and create together in rural areas? And how can new and sustainable forms of community be developed, tested and implemented with the help of art and culture? And don’t we first and foremost need exercises in empathy?

The “gemeines land” series deals with these questions in an exemplary manner and tests methods and models of the common.

For cultural actors, administrative staff, politicians and committed local people.

In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Expected implementation 2025/26