Discursive Dinners: KULTURRÄUME IN DER STADT

What do cities need for a diverse cultural scene to thrive and what state is the cultural landscape in Dortmund in? The Depot invites a wide range of players from urban planning, the cultural sector, the independent scene and, of course, you to the TREIBHAUS DEPOT to talk about this. On two dates, we will chop, cook and discuss together. While the kitchen team will be using fresh vegetables from Grünfrau GmbH and ingredients from Frau Lose e.V.'s food rescue service, invited experts will provide professional input between courses. The (vegan) food is on us, drinks are available to buy at the bar.

Moderation: Prof. Tim Rieniets

Topics & guests:

Discursive Dinner I - What does a city need for a vibrant cultural scene?
Date: 08.06.2024 / Time: 17:00 - 19:45

Impulses from:

Tim Rieniets is a professor at the Institute for Design and Urban Planning at Leibniz Universität Hannover. Trained as an architect, he is concerned with researching and communicating current issues in architecture and urban development. Among other things, he is interested in the role of cultural and creative professionals in urban development.

If you look at which building the best ideas and most successful projects are created in, you come to a surprising conclusion: it's the garage. But why is this simple building so successful and what can we learn from it? With a look at the history and architecture of the garage, Tim Rieniets tries to unravel the mystery and find inspiration for contemporary art and cultural spaces.

Isabel Maria Finkenberger is Professor of Urban Planning, Transformation and Process Design at the Department of Architecture at Aachen University of Applied Sciences and owner of STUDIO if+. Office for Urban Development and Spatial Transformation in Cologne. She works on topics such as urban development for the common good and at the interface between urban planning, artistic practices and cultural institutions.

Cultural and educational institutions are central places of negotiation in a vibrant urban society. Unlike the independent art and culture scene, they have secure financial and human resources, while the buildings themselves often appear underused. Artistic practice, on the other hand, holds catalytic moments that complement or even reinforce issues of urban development geared towards the common good and can thus provide important impetus. In her lecture, Isabel Maria Finkenberger formulates theses on possible interfaces.

Stephan Willinger is an urban researcher at the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) and project manager of the National Urban Development Policy. He conducts research on creative urban development, urban governance, co-production processes and the importance of narratives.

The increasingly complex challenges in urban development can no longer be dealt with by individual organizations. Co-production - long called for but rarely implemented - is the task of the hour. However, leaving well-worn routines requires courage. Creative ecosystems shake up established thought patterns. In his keynote speech, Stephan Willinger shows how cities can benefit from this.

Discursive Dinner II - Taking stock: What is the state of cultural spaces in Dortmund?
Date: 15.06.2024 / Time: 17:00 - 19:45

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Ralf Ebert is a spatial and urban planner, co-founder of Künstlerhaus Dortmund, scholarship holder of the Institute for Cultural Studies in Essen, research assistant at the University of Dortmund. Head of the project "Nordstadtbilder". 1991 Foundation of the STADTart office. Conducted studies on the cultural sector and the cultural and creative industries (including Dortmund and the Ruhr region).

Impulse topic: Cultural and creative industries in Dortmund: structural features, challenges, opportunities

Based on Dortmund's importance as the "powerhouse" of the cultural and creative industries in the Ruhr region, Ralf Ebert describes their structural characteristics in the city (including with regard to the submarkets). Against this background, the advantages of the location and the challenges facing the sector are outlined, which culture and the cultural and creative industries face as part of an integrated development approach in Dortmund.

Lisa Scholz is co-founder of Tonbande e.V., an umbrella organization that ran the REKORDER as a subcultural venue in Dortmund's Nordstadt district for many years.

Formats, financing, organization - in her keynote speech, Lisa Scholz reports first-hand and from years of experience on the challenges faced by cultural workers beyond the mainstream when they want to create a realistic and feasible programme.

Jan-Paul Laarmann develops the topic of cultural and creative industries for the business development agency KölnBusiness. In 2023, he was elected spokesperson for the Germany-wide support network for the cultural and creative industries. This brings him into contact with a wide variety of cultural and creative spaces - from Hamburg to Munich, but also from Pforzheim to the Capital of Culture Chemnitz. His career began in the highly cultural reuse of industrial buildings at the Ruhrtriennale and led him to Tourismus NRW, where he was responsible for international creative tourism projects. In his current role, he primarily supports players from the fields of design, music, art and advertising - including their often difficult-to-fulfil space requirements.

Impulse topic: Projects, actors and instruments. From protection to development? - Perspectives on the development of cultural and creative spaces

Participation in the two dinner formats is free of charge, but due to the limited number of places, only possible after binding registration and confirmation! The events build on each other, but can also be attended independently of each other.

Please registerby 03.06. using the following Google form: Registration Discursive Dinner / TREIBHAUS DEPOT