PLOVDIV 2019

PLOVDIV 2019
European Capital of Culture / Bulgaria
"We Are All Colors"
01.01.2019 - 31.12.2019

MISSION, VISION, VALUES
Plovdiv is proud of its ancient heritage and its status as one of the oldest European cities. The identity of the city and its citizens are marked by deep layers of the past. The meeting between different cultures, communities and groups has always been the biggest challenge, as well as the best drive for the city’s development. “Together” is more than a path to a more integrated community, it is our vision for making culture more accessible so that it can make our lives more meaningful, our city more vibrant and attractive.

SHARE THE DIFFERENCES
We search for the crossing points between different social groups, in order to rethink the stereotypes and find out how we can benefit from our differences.

TRANSFORM THE CITY
We transform forgotten urban spaces, as well as peoples’ mindsets, in order to make Plovdiv a better place to live in and a more attractive tourist destination.

CREATE HERITAGE FOR THE FUTURE
We turn past into future, also through new technologies, in order to create a bridge between eras, generations and cultural and archeological layers.

MASTER THE ART OF LIVING
We include slow food, sport, music, the bohemian lifestyle, in order to learn how to live completely and sustainably, to enjoy art and nature to the fullest.

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TEAM PLOVDIV 2019

The structure of the Plovdiv 2019 Foundation organises the team into several departments according to their field of activity and mastery, thus covering artistic and production management and development, marketing and promotion, international and public relations, administrative, financial and the legal fields.

The implementation of an initiative as amazing as the project European Capital of Culture project requires a team that is ready to meet the challenges of the road, to offer expert solutions and creative approaches, to work hands-on, to communicate with all partners, to constantly cultivate and to pass on the baton to the next engaged and loving :) The Artistic Director and the CEO share one level in the management structure in the entity, which guarantees the equality of the priorities and activities in the team. The structure of the team is set and follows the description in the bid book and the structure of the programme. Four project managers and the experts in the artistic team are responsible for the four platforms in the programme of Plovdiv 2019. Each project in the programme has its coordinator from the team of the Foundation.

The Plovdiv 2019 Foundation also works closely with external collaborators - financial controllers, legal advisors, monitoring experts, curators, translators, photographers and designers..

An important aim of the artistic team is the development of the volunteering programme which has a specific coordinator, working in full collaboration with the people responsible for the projects and with the production team.

The offices of Plovdiv 2019 are on the fourth and fifth floors in SKLAD - the ex tobacco warehouse in the Tobacco City - 16 Ekzarh Yossif Str.