KKOSZ — the national association of cultural centres of Hungary, expert in cultural management and methods!
KKOSZ coordinates and supports the work of the most significant Hungarian community centres and cultural houses. With 78 full members and 18 honorary members, KKOSZ covers the entire Hungarian territory. The association uses the possibilities that derive from the multifunctional activity of their members to address the challenges of the whole cultural territory, including community centres in small villages and the people who are involved in cultural activities.
Since: 1997
Staff members: 0 (only volunteers)
Expertise: Cultural management and methods
Target groups: They reach the community in its diversity.
Areas of work: Sociocultural activities & cultural mediation — Community & civic activities — Local / regional / national projects — Event management — Evaluation — Capacity building activities / Courses / Trainings / Lifelong learning activities — Dissemination of information / awareness raising activities — Coordination of a network — Networking / cooperation — Consultancy — Advocacy / Policy
Fields of work: Theatre — Music — Street art — Amateur art — Folk culture, traditions, etc. (intangible culture heritage) — Film, video — Craftwork
Topics of work: Intergenerational relations & ageing — Children (0-12 years old) — Young people (13-30 years old) — Participation / audience engagement — Impact of cultural activities — Good governance — Cultural management & methods — Cultural policy — Cultural rights —Conditions of cultural workers, labour right & human resources — Territorial development on regional level, in non-urban and urban areas — Sustainability — Voluntary art / work — Tourism — Gastronomy
Priorities for the network: Training — Projects — Connection with other organisations on international level
