Cindy & Kate is a collaborative and trust-based informal network between a group of grassroots cultural spaces, venues and Baltic promoters.

Cindy & Kate role is logistic support to Baltic venues and artists to connect with each others and to facilitate engagement with stakeholders in the region and beyond.

Our objective is to increase cooperation, exchange of know-how, and mobility to back up the efforts of the Baltic-Nordic grassroots cultural ecosystem.

The project is supported by the Nordic Culture Small Network Funding.

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Purpose/common goals/Mission/objective:

To encourage mobility, knowledge exchange and cross-country collaborations in the Baltic region and beyond
To cooperate between Grassroot venues/promoter/cultural spaces to book artists otherwise not possible for a single show
To support artists to connect with multiple venues and plan a minitour in the Baltics, making more diverse programming possible for small locations

Values:

fair treatment of musicians
focus on the quality of production and flawless logistics
transparency and collaborative approach
supporting and believing in the value of the grassroots cultural scene
diversity in all its forms
youth involvement
environmental awareness

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Nordic Culture Fund Application submission: 28.02.2023
Funding confirmation: 24.04.2023
Final project timeline: 01.10.2023 - 31.21.2024

7 November - Online Session Kick Off
Kick-off meeting: presentations and introductions (20 participants)

December 2023 - Online Session
Co-curation process of Cindy&Kate stage TMW 2024 via shared spreadsheet (6 artists selected by 15 curators from the network: 2 artists per each Baltic country)

14+15 December 2023- First in-person meeting
Physical meeting in Riga @ Kaņepes Kultūras Centrs (20 stakeholders).
- In-person presentations, sharing of challenges and experiences
- focus on getting to know each other through the ‘Penguin project’ workshop and breakout groups
- small venue tour of Riga.

15 January 2024 - online presentation
Online sessions with 3 guest speakers focused on diversity and sexism in nightlife.
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25 March 2024 - Online Session
Preparation for the 4 day residency during Tallinn Music Week (4-7 April)
Objectives:
- identifying relevant panels and receptions: e.g.Keychange, EMEE, Live Europe, and Music Export Offices.
- Connecting with potential partners in the Nordic region

4-7 April 2024 - Tallinn @ Tallinn Music Week - In-person meeting
PROGRAM

4- Day residency, internally discussing values and communication approaches
attending Tallinn Music Week, various panels
- ‘The future of grassroots venues’
- ‘Keychange pledge - going beyond gender’’
- ‘Put your own oxygen Mask on First! Building resilience and mitigating stress’
- Private Q&A with Music Estonia Live, EEnlarge, Thrust Productions
- Visit of multiple venues in Tallinn
- C&K stage (6 Baltic artists performed at the Cindy&Kate showcase stage at TMW)
29 April 2024 - Online Session
Tallinn Music Week / Internal discussions debriefing:
- agreeing on basic value definition (survey for consensus)
- Definition of workgroups
- Collaborative booking approach for organizing tours text goes here

June - Online work
- Set up of a common digital workspace
- Dedicated work group: bookings
- Publishing webpage as a first online presence

Mon 29 July - Online Session:
- Evaluation of booking effort and use of coworking platform
- Planning the next online session
- Update venue mapping

July
- Co-curation of Cindy & Kate stage @ Loftas Festival / What’s Next in Music

Mon 26 August - Online Session
- General update
- Presentation green touring & environmental considerations for riders and venues
- Dissemination

September
preparation meeting before Loftas?
- tbc if we feel this is necessary
5-7 September - Loftas Festival - Whats Next in Music / Vilnius in-person meeting
- Internal round table: Whats next?
- Panel 'Cindy&Kate – building a network of grassroots venues in the Baltics.'
- WNIM Panel talks 'Music in the Face of Environmental Challenges', 'Gender Inequality in the Music Industry: What the Numbers Tell Us and How to Make a Change?', 'Unlocking Opportunities: Thriving in the Polish Music Market'
- Cindy & Kate stage
- Vilnius venue tour
October - final online session Nordic Culture Small Network Fund supported project
- Learnings so far and roadmap forward?
- Can the collaborative approach grow beyond the project funding?
- Do participants feel the project should continue? Future funding calls/partnerships?
- How can we expand the network to other Nordic and neighboring countries?
Submission of the final report to Nordic Culture Fund
3 in-person meetings + tbc nr of online sessions + panel participation/presentations + nr of bands on stage