Sweden Festivals - new orientation, new board
Swedish Music Festivals has transfered to SWEDEN Festivals and adapted to a broader membership!
From an organization for Swedish music festivals with the main task to do marketing for its members, it is now broadening its focus. The association is a cooperation and advocacy organization for Swedish festivals in all areas of the art. As we enter 2016, Sweden Festivals have new members among film- and theatre festivals and festivals with multiple cultural expressions.
"-Sweden is trailing behind Finland and Norway and the rest of Europe when it comes to recognizing the festival as an important art form. We see the festival as a growing and obvious carrier of culture in the national and local cultural offerings, "says Peter Eriksson, president of the association Sweden Festivals and artistic director of Saxå Chamber Music Festival, when he presents the organization's new platform.
Sweden Festivals is working to ensure that arts festivals play an evident part in Swedish cultural politics
Sweden Festivals gather and distribute festival knowledge to people in Sweden and abroad
Sweden Festivals promotes the exchange of ideas between festival organisers through training, workshops and cultural policy meetings
Sweden Festivals is a European player who, through the European Festivals Association, has direct contact with 2000 festivals in 40 countries
The organization has a new board as from April 2, 2016
Peter Eriksson, President, Saxå Chamber Music Festival
Gerd Román Hall, Vice President, Lund Choral Festival
Urban Rosengren, Secretary, Nosaby-Kristianstad Choir & Organ Festival
Mats Eriksson, Board Member, Change Music Festival
Elisabeth Axdorph, Board Member, Kullabygden Music Festivaö
Noomi Hedlund, Board Member, independent
Agneta Mogren, Board Member, Tempo Documentary Festival
Ulrika Josephson, Board Member, The Ingmar Bergman International Theatre Festival
Sten Johannisson-Thörne, Board Member, Dalhalla Opera Festival and Stålboga Kulturfestival
Peter Pontvik, Deputy, Stockholm Early Music Festival
Erik Palm, Deputy, Umeå Jazz Festival and MADE
Per Forsström, Deputy, independent
Anna Eklund Tarantino, Deputy, Royal Festivals and Dala-Floda Opera Festival